TRAVELLING DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL RESIDENCES & OPERATIONS FOR EUROPEAN PROPERTY PORTFOLIO Location: Italy with regular travel to Switzerland and France\nSalary: €110,000 gross p.a. (D.o.E)\nContract: Full-time, 12-Month FTC, Rolling & Renewable (Contractor/Freelance Structure)\nLanguages: English essential | French and Italian a strong advantage\nStart Date: As soon as possible The Opportunity\nA warm, private, and highly respected international family are seeking their first dedicated Travelling Director of Residences & Operations. This is a newly created role - one that has been designed to bring professional structure, genuine calm, and consistent excellence to the management of a wonderful portfolio of private properties across Italy, Switzerland and France.\nThis is a growing family who are mobile, fast-paced, and deeply engaged with the way their homes are run. Both principals are warm, generous and very much hands-on, with high standards and a genuine appreciation for people who bring excellence to what they do. Their Chief of Staff handles the commercial and corporate side of the family's affairs; this role is its domestic counterpart.\nThe incoming Director will take ownership of everything from household operations, staff management and contractor relationships, to the oversight of active renovation projects and a childcare team of multiple nannies. Critically, the systems are currently fragmented, and one of the most exciting early tasks will be to build the operational bible from scratch. This is a rare chance for an experienced private household operator to come in, make something their own, and grow with a family who genuinely values excellence. REQUIREMENTS Must-Haves\nProven multi-property private household management experience at UHNW or equivalent level – Properties Manager, House Manager, Multi-Estate Manager or similar. This is not a step-up role; candidates must demonstrate a strong track record at this level.\nExperience managing dedicated housekeeping and household staff across multiple residences - comfortable setting standards, managing rotas and holding teams to account across different locations.\nProject management experience – ideally overseeing renovations, builds or large-scale property refurbishments, acting as the principal's representative with architects and contractors.\nEU passport holder or existing right to live and work in Italy, Switzerland and/or France.\nGenuinely mobile – comfortable travelling weekly with the family across three countries and adapting to an evolving schedule.\nEnglish at a fluent or native level.\n24/7 mindset – responsive and available without the expectation of being physically on-call around the clock.\nDiscreet, self-sufficient and solutions-focused – someone who brings calm and answers, not problems.\nStrong Advantage\nFrench language – a significant advantage.\nItalian language – the majority of the role is based in Italy.\nExperience coordinating childcare teams or indirectly managing nannies.\nBackground in building operational systems or a household manual from scratch.\nPreferred Background\nPrivate household, family office or Royal household background at a senior level.\nFlair or genuine passion for interiors, design and the detail of beautifully run homes – formal qualifications are not required.\nExperience in a newly created or standalone role – comfortable with ambiguity and building from the ground up. Why This Role\nA blank canvas – build the operational systems, processes and household manual from scratch in a newly created position.\nPrincipals who are warm, grounded, and genuinely appreciative of outstanding talent.\nA travel-rich lifestyle across beautiful properties in Italy, Switzerland and France.\nReal scope and autonomy – no micromanagement, an opportunity to work as part of a team.\nAccommodation provided in each location, at the private properties or arranged nearby, depending on the candidate preference.\nCompetitive contractor package, which is open to discussion for – and can be structured to suit – the right candidate. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Household Management\nFull ownership of all residences: utility payments, maintenance schedules, seasonal upkeep and property inspections across Italy, Switzerland and France.\nDay-to-day management of dedicated housekeeping staff based at each residence, as well as cleaning teams across all properties – including rotas, standards and performance.\nContractor sourcing, briefing and management across all sites.\nBuilding and maintaining a centralised household manual and operational bible – codifying all systems and processes from scratch.\nActing as the single point of accountability for anything property, operations or contractor-related across the estate. Special Projects & Renovations\nOverseeing two active renovation projects across the estate – acting as the family's representative on the ground\nLiaising with architects and project managers; translating progress into clear, confident updates for the principals\nC