Our Approach

We do not simply fill roles. We place the right person in the right world.

Every search we conduct is built on fifteen years of working inside the environments we now recruit for.

Meet Lynsay

Lynsay Kilbane has spent over 15 years working within private households at the highest level.

From principal residences across the Middle East to estates in Europe, each placement she has made has been built on the same foundation. Not simply the right role. The right person. In the right environment.

It is that understanding, earned from years inside the world she now recruits for, that The Private Standard was built on. She knows what these households require because she has worked within them. She knows what a wrong placement costs because she has seen it. And she knows what a right one means, to a principal and to the individual placed, because she has been part of building those relationships from the very first day.

The Standard

The Private Standard was founded on a single observation. That the world of private household and family office recruitment was not being held to the standard the principals within it deserved.

A placement at this level is not a transaction. It is a decision that affects the way a household runs, the way a principal moves through their day, and in many cases the privacy and integrity of an entire family’s private life. It requires more than a search. It requires judgement, discretion, and a genuine understanding of the environment being hired for.

That is the standard we hold on every search we conduct. Without exception.

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Where we work

Specialists across the Middle East. Operating globally.

We hold a deep understanding of the regional landscape, the cultural expectations, and the hiring environment across the Gulf. Alongside this, we support principals across Europe, the UK, and beyond.

Wherever our principals are based, our approach remains the same. Discreet. Tailored. Personal.

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“The best governess I have had the privilege of working with! It’s brilliant to see you applying your expertise to your own agency.”
— PRINCIPAL, LONDON
"Working with you was an absolute dream! I highly recommend your service and will definitely go straight back to you anytime I need to hire household staff."
— PRINCIPAL, ABU DHABI
"We gave this job to multiple agencies and The Private Standard was the only one that gave us strong candidates that matched our very specific brief - which led us to hiring the perfect Family Office Associate."
— PRINCIPAL, DUBAI
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Outstanding recruitment for the world's most discerning principals.

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