Private Estates Manager
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About the Role
We are hiring an operations leader to take full ownership of an international residential portfolio. You will combine hands-on property and asset oversight with leadership skills to build and manage high-performing teams across multiple locations.
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Responsibilities
- Direct leadership of all on site staff across locations, including scheduling, performance management, and employment decisions
- Oversight of maintenance, repairs, and asset lifecycle management across international jurisdictions
- Build operating manuals and standardised procedures to make operations scalable
- Single point of accountability for external service providers, contract negotiations, and cost control
Requirements
- Five or more years in private residential management, luxury hospitality operations, or comparable high service environment
- Experience leading and developing teams of ten or more
- Direct accountability for people operations including scheduling, performance management, and employment decisions
- Working fluently with AI tools in a professional setting
- Oversight of multiple properties across more than one country
- Experience working with or supporting high net worth principals
- Track record of building operational systems from scratch
- Strong vendor management and budget discipline
- Fluent in English
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The Role
- We are hiring an operations leader to take full ownership of an international residential portfolio.
- You will combine hands on property and asset oversight with the leadership skills to build and manage high performing teams across multiple locations.
What You Will Own
- People: Direct leadership of all on site staff across locations. Full accountability for scheduling, performance management, and all employment decisions.
- Property and Assets: Oversight of maintenance, repairs, and asset lifecycle management across international jurisdictions. Build operating manuals and standardised procedures.
- Vendors and Budgets: Single point of accountability for external service providers, contract negotiations, and cost control.
What You Bring
- Five or more years in private residential management, luxury hospitality operations, or a comparable high service environment.
- Experience leading and developing teams of ten or more.
- Direct accountability for people operations, including scheduling, performance management, and employment decisions.
- Working fluently with AI tools in a professional setting.
- Oversight of multiple properties across more than one country.
- Experience working with or supporting high net worth principals.
- Track record of building operational systems from scratch.
- Strong vendor management and budget discipline.
- Fluent in English. Additional languages are a plus.
Preferred
- Formal credentials in hospitality or residential management from a recognised institution.
- Experience in onboarding new properties into an established operational framework.
- Familiarity with property automation and smart home technology.
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