We are recruiting on behalf of a private San Francisco family seeking a polished, proactive, and highly organized Personal Assistant to provide dedicated support across personal, household, property, travel, and lifestyle needs. This is a wonderful opportunity for a thoughtful, resourceful professional who enjoys creating order, anticipating needs, and becoming a trusted partner within a warm, down-to-earth family environment. The ideal candidate is positive, hardworking, emotionally intelligent, and comfortable taking ownership with minimal direction.
Key Responsibilities
- Personal Support: Provide comprehensive day-to-day support to the Principal, managing personal requests, appointments, projects, and priorities.
- Household & Property Coordination: Coordinate vendors, deliveries, repairs, and service providers while tracking maintenance and ensuring tasks are completed efficiently.
- Multi-Residence Support: Assist with household organization, records, inventories, and preparations across multiple residences.
- Errands & Lifestyle Support: Manage personal shopping, shipping, errands, and other lifestyle-related requests as needed.
- Travel Coordination: Assist with travel planning, preparation, itineraries, and trip-related logistics.
- Events & Entertaining: Support occasional gatherings, entertaining, and related vendor coordination.
- Art & Collections: Assist with the organization and logistics of the family’s art collection.
- Pet Care: Coordinate care for the family’s two dogs, including veterinary appointments, grooming, and communication with the dog walker.
What We Are Looking For
- Experience: 3+ years of experience as an Executive Assistant, Personal Assistant, Household Assistant, or in a similar support role.
- Organization: Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail and strong follow-through.
- Proactive Approach: Naturally anticipates needs, takes initiative, and is comfortable moving priorities forward independently.
- Adaptability: Flexible and comfortable wearing many hats in an evolving role.
- Personality: Positive, personable, curious, teachable, and low ego, with a genuine willingness to jump in wherever needed.
- Judgment & Discretion: Emotionally intelligent with sound judgment and the ability to handle personal and confidential matters with discretion.
- Household Experience: Experience supporting high-net-worth individuals, executives, entrepreneurs, or private families is preferred.
- Technology: Comfortable learning and using technology, systems, and organizational tools.
- Hospitality Mindset: Service-oriented with a thoughtful, responsive approach to supporting the family.
Location & Culture
- Location: San Francisco, CA, Pacific Heights
- Schedule: Full-time, onsite
- Travel: The family maintains several residences and travels throughout the year. Occasional travel support may be required.
- Environment: Warm, down-to-earth, and low-maintenance, with an emphasis on trust, discretion, simplicity, and genuine connection.
- Annual Bonus: Discretionary
This is an excellent opportunity for a dependable, service-minded professional who takes pride in being the person behind the scenes who keeps a busy family’s day-to-day life organized and running smoothly.