Country Lead Germany
We’re on a mission to become the go-to destination for students across Europe to find a trusted home away from home. We make every step of the rental journey simple and seamless, so students can focus on what really matters: studying, exploring, and growing.
With HousingAnywhere, Kamernet, and Studapart under our roof, we’re Europe’s largest student rental platform.
You’ll find us in Rotterdam, Paris, and Cergy, always guided by our four core values: Ownership, We are enablers, We are changemakers, and We are connectors.
Join us in empowering students to unlock their potential through a safe, online, rental experience.
Your role
As the new Country Lead Germany, you will be responsible for setting the regional strategy, running daily operations, and ultimately delivering our strategic and financial objectives in the DACH region.
You will lead the local commercial team and partner closely with global functional leaders to shape our go-to-market approach, optimize performance, and deliver an exceptional experience for tenants and landlords. You will also be the face of HousingAnywhere in your markets, representing the company with key partners, universities, and institutional landlords.
Key responsibilities
- Own the country strategy and P&L, translating global goals into local execution plans with clear KPIs and targets.
- Drive topline growth through localized go-to-market strategies, optimising supply acquisition, university partnerships, marketing effectiveness, operational performance, and customer satisfaction.
- Lead and inspire a commercial team, ensuring accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Monitor and steer performance through data-driven decision-making, using weekly and quarterly business reviews (WBR/QBR) to course-correct and accelerate impact.
- Partner with global functional heads (Marketing, Product & Engineering, Finance, People) to adapt global playbooks and ensure regional execution excellence.
- Champion the customer experience, ensuring landlords and tenants receive consistent, high-quality service and support.
- Build strong external relationships with key partners such as universities, property operators, and professional landlords to strengthen brand reputation and retention.
- Identify growth opportunities by tracking market trends, competitive moves, and local regulatory changes in the rental landscape.
- Represent HousingAnywhere externally as a trusted industry voice and internally as an advocate for country insights and priorities.
Your team
Reporting to the Commercial VP, you will lead a dynamic commercial team focused on driving growth in the DACH region, comprised of Account Managers, Account Executives, and University Partnership Managers. You will also maintain a strong dotted-line relationship with our Customer Services and Booking Operations teams to ensure seamless execution and an excellent customer experience.
Your profile
- Experience leading business units or regional operations within a high-growth marketplace or platform company.
- Comfort with data-driven management and working with analytical dashboards and forecasts.
- Passionate about improving the rental experience for landlords and tenants.
- Strong track record of meeting or exceeding targets with P&L responsibility.
- Skilled in building trust, motivating teams, and fostering accountability, innovation, and high performance.
- Ability to balance global priorities with local market realities.
- Multilingual skills, English and German required.
We are looking for someone with a strong entrepreneurial drive, analytical mind, sales background and who can have a passion for improving the rental experience!
What’s in it for you
- Unlimited paid holidays, minimum-based, not maximum!
- Position based in our Rotterdam office with a hybrid working policy (2 office days).
- Flexibility to work remotely in another country than the Netherlands for up to 2 months per year!
- 1,000 EUR per year personal development budget.
- Complete coverage for commuting.
- Personal equipment, including a laptop and ergonomic setup.
- Gym membership discount with GoVital or OneFit.
- Dutch/English classes budget.
- Variable pension scheme.
- Diverse international community (46+ nationalities).
- Pet-friendly office in Rotterdam city centre.
- Team-building events and after-work drinks every Friday.
What can you expect from our hiring process? Read more here.