Personal Assistant (Travel Required) to High-Net Worth Principal

Hawthorne Lane; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Hawthorne Lane in Washington, DC seeks a highly organized Personal Assistant to provide executive support to the Principal. You will coordinate personal, household, travel, and health matters with discretion and high emotional intelligence, enabling the principal to focus on work and relationships.

You will manage travel itineraries, vendor coordination, and daily operations, with flexibility to adapt to changing needs and a proactive, solution-oriented approach.

Qualifications

• At least two years of personal assistant experience supporting a high-level principal.
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to changing daily needs.
• Discretion and mature, professional demeanor in ambiguous environments.
• Go bag ready with willingness to travel domestically and internationally; driver's license preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive personal and logistical support to ensure smooth daily priorities.
• Coordinate schedules, meetings, appointments, communications, and travel with detailed itineraries.
• Support health and well-being by managing appointments and logistics.
• Oversee household operations, including vendor/contractor management, invoicing, and inventory.
• Manage personal errands, shopping, gifts, mail, pet care, and clothing care.
• Collaborate with colleagues to provide event support and day-of logistics.
• Ensure an organized, efficient environment enabling the principal to focus on work and well-being.

Skills

Personal assistant experience

Discretion

Flexibility

Emotional intelligence

Proactive approach

Travel coordination

Job description

A private foundation in Washington, D.C. is seeking an eager and enthusiastic personal assistant to provide high-end executive support to its founding Principal. As the Personal Assistant to this Principal, you will serve as a trusted partner, providing seamless support across personal, household, travel, and health matters. This role requires exceptional flexibility, discretion, and emotional intelligence, with the ability to anticipate needs, pivot at a moment’s notice, and deliver personalized, white-glove service. Operating as a key team member with the principal, colleagues, and vendors, you will be a crucial resource and point of contact, fostering strong relationships and ensuring seamless coordination across all aspects of daily life.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide comprehensive personal and logistical support to ensure the smooth management of daily personal priorities.
• Coordinate schedules, meetings, appointments, communications, and travel included detailed itineraries, adapting plans and logistics as needs change.
• Support health and well-being by managing appointments and related care and logistics.
• Oversee household operations, including vendor and contractor management, expense tracking, invoicing, purchasing, household inventory, and overall maintenance of both personal and office space.
• Manage personal errands, shopping, gifts, mail, pet care, clothing care, and other day-to-day personal responsibilities.
• Collaborate with colleagues to provide event support, assisting with space preparation, and day of logistics.
• Ensure an organized, efficient, and well-supported environment that enables the principal to focus on work, relationships, and overall well-being.

Why You'll Love Working Here:

• Employees enjoy competitive compensation and generous benefits which include health insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and more.
• This opportunity is fully onsite in a residential style office in Washington, D.C. and candidates must be flexible to travel both domestically and internationally with the Principal as required.
• The office culture is highly collaborative, dedicated and dynamic, and animal friendly. Comfortability working in an environment with pets will be essential.

What We're Looking For:

• Career personal assistant. You have at least two years of prior personal assistant experience supporting a high-level principal and strong understanding and appreciation for the flexibility and adaptability the role requires.
• Versatile and forward-thinking. Regardless of formal job responsibilities, you are eager to jump in and assist anytime and anywhere, anticipating needs and actively addressing them to ensure daily life runs seamlessly.
• Calm, cool, collected. You take a mature approach to work and operate well in an ambiguous environment, ready to tackle the ebbs and flows of every day with care and consideration.
• Go bag ready. You are ready to hit the ground running whether this be for running errands locally to traveling domestically and internationally. While having a car is not required, currently holding a valid driver’s license is highly preferred.

The salary listed reflects the anticipated compensation range for this position. Actual compensation will be determined based on relevant experience, qualifications, location, business considerations, and internal equity. Final offer amounts are determined at the employer’s discretion.

Essential to Hawthorne Lane's successis our ability to attract talent from a range of backgrounds. Our network reflects the diverse community around us, and we believein a workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to succeed. Applicants will not be discriminated againston the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.