House Manager Jobs & Careers
You bring the presence. We build the system.
HUM Home is the placement agency built around the house manager. We design the home's operating system, set scope with the family, and advocate for the pay your work deserves — so you can walk in on day one and be present.
70+
Families placed across US metros
$30–35/hr
Typical placement, W-2
$0
House managers never pay a fee
Day one ready
A home manual built before you arrive
Why HUM Home
Most agencies forward your resume and disappear. We're built the other way around.
We ask where you want to be in three years and place accordingly. The right family today isn't always the right family forever.
We structure scope, hours, and routines so emergencies become part of the system instead of running it.
We advocate to the family for your rate. We never nudge you down to win the placement.
Clear scope. Clear boundaries. A family that's been briefed on what good employment looks like — before you arrive.
We build the family's HomeOS — vendors, routines, schedules — before you arrive. Day one feels like day ninety somewhere else.
We coach the family — what makes a great employer, how to give feedback, how to respect your time. That's what makes a placement last.
A different way to think about the role
Not the spreadsheets. Not the vendor lists. We build all of that. What only you can bring is presence.
What HUM Home builds
Before you arrive, the home has a manual, the vendors are documented, the routines are written down, and the family is briefed.
What you bring
With the system running underneath, you stop being the inventor and start being the steady, present person at the center of the home.
Every other agency hands you a family and a key. We hand you a family, a system, and an AI co-pilot.
Who you'll work for
Our clients are founders, partners at firms, and senior operators with families. Both adults are usually running operations of their own — which means they take good employment seriously and pay accordingly.
Founder households
CEO + spouse running a company. Need the home to disappear into the background.
Senior execs with kids
Partners, MDs, C-suite — high-demand schedules, school-age children, dual incomes.
Investors & partners
PE, VC, real estate principals. Multiple properties, complex logistics, high standards.
Open Roles
Every family here has signed our employer agreement and built a HomeOS manual with us. No day-one surprises.
No open roles published right now.
We're between postings — but the next family is almost ready. Apply to our talent network and we'll reach out as soon as a fit comes up.
Join the talent networkHonest about our process
Hundreds of applications a week means our AI does the first read on every one. If your profile fits a family, Diana or Jasmine picks it up from there.
We email everyone — yes or no. We'd rather connect with every house manager who applies; volume just doesn't always let us do it fast. If we don't move forward right away, we'll say why and keep your profile on file.
AI gets to you faster. A person makes the call.
From hello to first day
Two to three weeks, typically. You always know where you stand. We don't ghost.
A short form — your experience, your city, what you're looking for. No cover letter games. AI reads first. A person reads every promising one.
30 minutes with Diana or Jasmine. Not a screening — a conversation about what you've built, what you want next, and what we have that fits.
You see the family's HomeOS manual — scope, routines, vendor lists, expectations — before you ever meet them. No mystery, no day-one chaos.
Paid. Structured. A real working session. You evaluate them as much as they evaluate you. Both sides have to be sure.
W-2, payroll, benefits where applicable. The HomeOS manual and Mia are already running. You walk in on day one with the home already mapped.
Weekly check-ins. If something's off, we want to know early. We've placed 70+ families — we know where the friction usually hides.
A private toolkit for house managers in our network. Build a profile, prep for family interviews, and see real pay ranges for your scope.
Free. Yours to keep, even if you never place with us. Drop your email to be first in.
No spam. One email when it goes live. Unsubscribe any time.
Profile builder. Shareable anywhere.
Interview prep. The 20 questions families ask.
Market read. Real pay for your city & scope.
Our rubric. The scorecard families use.
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Who we're looking for
We'd rather tell you upfront than waste your time. Here's who thrives at HUM Home — and who's better placed somewhere else.
Calm under chaos
Steady when the day is loud
Anticipates
Sees what's coming, handles it
Brings presence
Felt in the room, without effort
Builds systems
Names routines, not just tasks
Discreet
The most private people we know
Reliable
If you said it, it's handled
The right person
Probably not a fit
Roughly 8 of every 100 applicants reach our bar. Most who do are already operating at this level — they just haven't been asked the right questions.
In their words
I'd been a house manager for eight years before HUM. They were the first agency that asked me what I wanted next — not just what the family needed.
Alantis S.
House Manager · Austin, TX · 8 yrs
On day one, the home manual was already built. Every other job, I'd spend the first three months reverse-engineering the household just to get my footing.
Imani S.
House Manager · San Francisco, CA · 12 yrs
When I asked for $35/hr, HUM went to the family and made the case. Every other agency I'd worked with quietly nudged me down to win the placement.
Elyse S.
House Manager · Bay Area, CA · 9 yrs
I've reclaimed 10–15 hours a week. I have space to think about the higher-level planning that always took a back seat.
Mahti P.
Family principal · Bay Area, CA
Every person I'd hired before struggled to keep up. Since HUM's systems with my house manager, everything runs smoothly.
Scott S.
Family principal · Austin, TX
We needed someone we could truly trust with our home and family. HUM delivered beyond expectations — from start to finish.
Tommy P.
Family principal · Miami, FL
Honest answers
Never. Families pay HUM for placement. As a house manager, the Career Prep Tool, interview prep, profile, market intel, and family introductions are 100% free, forever.
It's the family's home written down — vendors, routines, room-by-room standards, the kids' schedules, the dog's vet, the laundry preferences, the morning protocol. We build it with the family before you arrive, so on day one you're operating in a documented environment instead of reinventing one.
Mia is our AI co-pilot. She handles the small operational stuff in the background — reorder reminders, vendor follow-ups, schedule pings — so you can stop carrying it in your head. She's there to free you up, not replace you. The relationship, judgment, and presence are still yours.
Yes — and we'll tell you straight. The volume of applications means our AI does the first read on everyone. If your profile matches what a family is looking for, a real person on our TA team takes it from there. We email you either way, yes or no. We value the human conversation; the AI just lets us get to you faster.
Most house managers go from first application to a trial day with a family within 2–3 weeks. We don't ghost — you'll always know where you stand.
W-2 in nearly every case, with payroll, tax withholding, and benefits where applicable. HUM helps families do this legally — no under-the-table arrangements. This protects you.
We check in for the first 30 days, and we have a 45-day replacement guarantee with families. If something's off, we want to know early. You won't be stuck. We'll work to fix it or move you to a better-fit family.
Ready when you are
Apply once. AI reads first, a person reads every promising one. Either way, you'll hear from us.
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