Private Household Staffing

Residential Security and Executive Protection for Private Households

About This Role

Security for High-Profile Families and Private Households

For high-profile families, corporate leaders, public figures, and the family offices that serve them, security is not a discretionary consideration. It is a structural one. The same visibility that comes with success, influence, and wealth creates exposure that extends well beyond the principal themselves to their spouse, their children, their daily routines, and their digital lives.

My Household Managed places residential security and executive protection professionals with families who understand this. Candidates are introduced for long-term private household placements, not contracted shift coverage. They integrate into the household the way every trusted member of the team does: with discretion, professional judgment, and a genuine understanding of what private service demands.

The scope of residential security at this level extends from physical protection of the property and the family to the digital environment that surrounds them. My Household Managed introduces candidates across both dimensions and works with family offices to ensure the placement is structured appropriately for the household’s specific risk profile.

Who Engages This Role

Private Security for the Principals Who Need It Most

Security needs are not uniform. The profile of the household determines what form protection takes and who is placed to provide it. My Household Managed works with each principal and family office to understand the specific risk picture before any search begins.

High-Profile Families and Public Figures
Residential and Close Protection
Executives, entrepreneurs, public figures, and their families whose visibility creates physical exposure at the property and beyond. My Household Managed introduces candidates who provide residential security at the estate, close protection during travel and public appearances, and the kind of low-profile professional presence that does not draw attention to the family it protects.
Corporate Leaders with Families
School, Travel, and Daily Movements
For principals whose corporate profile extends risk to their family members, security integrates into daily life without disrupting it. Candidates placed in this context may serve in a dual capacity as a security-trained chauffeur who handles school pickups and daily transportation with a protective brief, or as a close protection professional who accompanies family members to events, appointments, and travel.
Family Offices
Whole-Family Protection and Cyber Risk
Family offices managing the affairs of UHNW principals are increasingly focused on security that covers not just physical protection but digital exposure across the entire family. My Household Managed works with family offices to introduce candidates who understand the full risk picture: physical security of the household, device security, cybersecurity awareness, and the monitoring of digital environments that affect every member of the family.
Principals Who Travel Internationally
Travel Security and Advance Work
For principals who travel frequently, domestically or internationally, a residential security professional who travels with them provides continuity of protection regardless of location. Candidates at this level conduct advance work, assess the security environment of each destination, coordinate with local security contacts, and maintain the principal’s protection through every leg of travel.
The Wider Threat

The Family Is the New Attack Surface

For executives and high-profile individuals, the corporate perimeter has never been the only vulnerability. Today, threat actors targeting a UHNW principal are as likely to begin with a family member’s social media account as with a corporate network. A teenager’s Instagram post tagging a regular location. A spouse’s email with a weak password. A household device connected to an unsecured network. Each one is a potential entry point.

What this means practically is that residential security for high-profile families cannot stop at the gate. My Household Managed introduces candidates who understand the digital dimension alongside the physical one. These professionals assist with device security protocols across all family members, monitor children’s social media for patterns that could signal vulnerability to kidnapping risk, social engineering, or targeted harassment, and work alongside the family office to ensure that the household’s digital environment reflects the same standard of protection as its physical one.

Doxxing campaigns, swatting incidents, and social engineering attacks have all been used against high-profile families with documented consequences. The children of executives are frequently the least protected members of the household digitally. The right residential security professional understands this and addresses it as part of their brief.

Capabilities

What Residential Security Professionals Bring

Scope is established during the Consultation Call and built around the specific needs of the household. The following capabilities represent the range of what My Household Managed introduces candidates for across residential security placements.

Residential Protection
Estate and Property Security
Physical security of the property including perimeter monitoring, access control, visitor screening, and coordination with household staff. The candidate maintains an ongoing awareness of the household’s security environment and responds to incidents appropriately.
Close Protection and Escort
Bodyguard and Travel Security
Personal protection for the principal and family members off-property: at events, during travel, and during any movement where the principal’s physical safety requires a dedicated protective presence. Candidates at this level bring law enforcement or military backgrounds.
Security Chauffeur
School Pickup, Daily Movements
A security-trained driver who provides protected transportation for the principal and family. Particularly valuable for school pickups and daily movements where children are transported. The candidate holds both advanced driving and close protection credentials and operates with full situational awareness.
Security Systems and Surveillance
Cameras, Monitoring, Breach Detection
Behind-the-scenes installation and management of residential security camera systems, intrusion detection, and monitoring infrastructure. The candidate configures and monitors the system, identifies potential security breaches, and works with specialist technology vendors to maintain the household’s physical security environment.
Children’s Digital Safety
Social Media Monitoring and Online Protection
Monitoring of children’s social media activity for patterns that signal vulnerability: location disclosure, contact from unknown individuals, or content that reveals household routines. The candidate works with the family office and parents to establish appropriate protocols and responds to identified risks proactively.
Device and Cyber Awareness
Family Office Digital Security
Supporting device security across all household members, including protected devices, secure networks, and cybersecurity hygiene protocols. For family offices, the security professional works alongside IT and cyber specialists to ensure that the household’s digital infrastructure does not become the vulnerability point for a broader family office or corporate breach.
Scope of Work

Residential Security Responsibilities

Scope varies by placement type, property configuration, and household structure. Responsibilities typically include:

  • Access control and perimeter monitoring of the residential property
  • School pickups and protected daily transportation for family members
  • Coordination with household staff on security protocols and guest management
  • Visitor screening and management of entry to the property
  • Advance work and threat assessment for events, travel, and public appearances
  • Close protection during off-property movements and travel domestically and internationally
  • Vehicle security and secure transportation coordination
  • Security camera system installation, configuration, and monitoring
  • Identification and response to potential security breaches at the property
  • Monitoring of children’s social media for location disclosure and vulnerability signals
  • Device security protocols and cybersecurity awareness across family members
  • Coordination with family office IT and cyber security specialists
  • Emergency response planning and protocol development for the household
  • Coordination with local law enforcement and private security firms as appropriate
  • Discreet integration with household staff and daily household operations

Private Household Security Requires a Different Standard

A commercial security professional and a residential security professional serve different environments. The private household requires someone who understands that their presence is felt without being intrusive, that their behavior reflects on the family, and that their integration with the household staff is as important as their security capability.

Every candidate My Household Managed introduces for a residential security role brings verifiable experience in private household or executive protection environments. Their references come from principals and family offices. The security brief is established during the Consultation Call that follows. The placement is built around it.

Adjacent Roles

Related Household and Estate Roles

Estate Manager

On estates with a dedicated residential security professional, the estate manager oversees the security function alongside all other household operations. The estate manager sets protocols, coordinates with the security professional, and serves as the primary operational point of accountability for the household.

Learn about estate manager placement →
Chauffeur

A private chauffeur provides secure, discreet transportation for the principal and family. In households where a security brief includes daily movements and school pickups, a security-trained chauffeur fills both functions. My Household Managed can introduce candidates with both credentials.

Learn about chauffeur placement →
Executive Personal Assistant

For principals at the level where residential security is a household consideration, the executive personal assistant and security professional often coordinate closely on travel itineraries, public appearances, and the principal’s movements. The two roles form the operational core of a high-profile principal’s private team.

Learn about executive personal assistant placement →
House Manager

A house manager oversees the daily operations of the household. In residences where a security professional is in place, the house manager and security professional coordinate on access control, visitor management, and event protocols, ensuring the household runs securely without disruption.

Learn about house manager placement →
FAQ

Common Questions About Residential Security

The Discovery Call is the first step. From there, a dedicated Consultation Call covers the specific details of your household, the scope of the role, and what My Household Managed will look for in the search. If you don’t see what you’re looking for here, the Discovery Call is the right place to start.

What is the difference between residential security and executive protection? +
Residential security is focused on the property: access control, perimeter monitoring, and the security of the home environment. Executive protection is focused on the principal personally: accompanying them off-property during travel, public appearances, and daily movements. In many high-profile households, the same professional handles both. Which scope is appropriate is established during the Consultation Call, which follows the initial Discovery Call for families who are the right fit.
Can a security professional also serve as a chauffeur for school pickups? +
Yes. My Household Managed introduces candidates who hold both security credentials and advanced driving qualifications for households where protected transportation of family members is part of the brief. This is a common arrangement for corporate leaders whose children’s daily movements benefit from a security-trained driver. Scope and credentials are confirmed during the Consultation Call that follows the initial Discovery Call.
Does a residential security professional address digital and cyber threats? +
Many candidates My Household Managed introduces bring awareness and capability in digital security alongside physical protection. This includes monitoring children’s social media for location disclosure and vulnerability signals, supporting device security protocols across family members, and working alongside family office IT and cyber specialists. The specific digital scope is established during the Consultation Call based on the household’s risk profile.
How does a residential security professional work with a family office? +
Family offices engaging My Household Managed for residential security typically want a professional who understands the full risk landscape for a UHNW family: physical protection of the household, travel security, digital hygiene across family members, and coordination with the family office’s own security and IT infrastructure. My Household Managed structures these searches in close consultation with the family office to ensure the candidate’s profile matches the full brief.
Does a residential security professional need to be armed? +
Not necessarily. Whether a placement requires an armed or unarmed professional is determined by the specific security needs of the household and applicable state licensing requirements. My Household Managed discusses this during the Consultation Call. Licensing requirements vary by state and are factored into every search.
Does My Household Managed place residential security professionals in Palm Beach and South Florida? +
Yes. My Household Managed serves principals in Palm Beach, Jupiter, Wellington, Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, and Miami, as well as Chicago and select nationwide locations. Residential security and executive protection placements are available across all My Household Managed markets.
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