Travelling Butler / Executive Assistant Job

  • Sector: Private Households & Estates
  • Function: Butler, Personal Assistant
  • Contact: Andy Hodges
  • Contact Phone: +442072339950
  • Start Date: ASAP for the right candidate
  • Location: Singapore
  • Salary: $120,000 to $150,000 SGD GPA
  • Job Ref: 234805
  • Contact Email: andy@greycoatlumleys.co.uk

Travelling Gentlemen's Butler & Executive Assistant – Singapore based, Frequent travel throughout the UK /EU, Dubai and the USA

Role Overview

A private family office is seeking a highly sophisticated, exceptionally organised Travelling Butler / Executive Assistant. This role supports a high-profile, Ultra-High-Net-Worth (UHNW) Gentleman. The position is permanently based in Singapore. It requires extensive, high-frequency international travel between the EU, UK, and the USA.

The ideal candidate bridges the gap between traditional luxury hospitality and elite corporate support. You will ensure the Principal’s personal and professional life runs seamlessly across multiple continents. Premium accommodation is provided in Singapore and across all global travel locations.

  • Position: Travelling Butler / Executive Assistant

  • Location: Base in Singapore (with near-constant global travel)

  • Travel Schedule: Frequent rotation across EU, UK, and USA

  • Compensation: Highly competitive salary package, dependent on experience

  • Benefits: Full travel expenses covered, premium accommodation provided globally, health insurance.

Key Responsibilities

Part 1: Traditional Butler & Valet Services

  • Formal Service: Deliver impeccable, silver-service dining, beverage service, and general hospitality. Meet the highest global standards of etiquette.

  • Wardrobe Management: Oversee and maintain an extensive, high-end wardrobe. Ensure garments are meticulously cleaned, pressed, and inventoried.

  • Luggage & Packing: Manage packing and unpacking for highly fluid, multi-destination itineraries. Guarantee all wardrobe essentials are pre-positioned or packed precisely.

  • Event Management: Plan, set up, and oversee formal dinners, private business gatherings, and social events hosted by the Principal globally.

Part 2: Executive & Personal Assistant Administration

  • Travel Arrangements: Coordinate complex international multi-stop flight schedules, private aviation logistics, luxury vehicle transfers, and visas.

  • Venue Booking: Research and secure high-end venue bookings, VIP dinner reservations, private workspaces, and meeting rooms.

  • Family Office Liaison: Serve as the direct, trusted link between the Principal on the road and the central Family Office in Singapore to align financial, personal, and corporate actions.

  • Receipt & Financial Management: Keep precise records of all travel expenses, log corporate and personal receipts, and manage petty cash or card reconciliations.

  • Tech Support & Administration: Act as the Principal's dedicated digital troubleshooter while travelling. Set up local secure Wi-Fi networks, configure devices, manage roaming profiles, and handle urgent administrative tasks.

Candidate Profile & Requirements

  • Experience: Minimum of 3–5 years of experience wokring with a Private client as a butler, ideally with PA/EA experience 

  • Discretion: absolute commitment to confidentiality and data security. 

  • Tech Literacy: Highly proficient with productivity suites (Apple/iOS ecosystems, Microsoft Office, expense apps) and comfortable handling basic IT troubleshooting under time constraints.

  • Mobility: Must hold Ideally an EU passport (will consider those with a UK Passport) a B1/B2 US visa will be advantageous 

  • Attributes: Calm under intense pressure, highly adaptable to sudden schedule changes, and capable of reading the room with professional emotional intelligence.

Benefits 

  • Salary of circa $120,000 to $150,000 SGD per annum gross

  • Accommodation provided at all locations 

  • Full time long term contract  

Job No: 234805

Consultant: Andy Hodges