Business Development Manager - UK

Join our SmartRental team!

SmartRental Group, is a young company with great dynamism, dedicated to the operation and management of properties for the tourism and catering sector.

Our vision is to be the European leader in the market, providing diverse solutions and adapted to all accommodation needs.

With more than 10 years of experience, our activity focuses on hotels, apartments, hostels, student residences and luxury residences for the elderly.

Our portfolio has brands such as SmartRental Collection, Akeah, Malacuna, Live It, Suio, Evoca and Lemonade, covering various vertical markets in the Living and Hospitality sector.

We are looking for a profile based in UK to join our international business development team. Your main role will be to identify strategic opportunities, negotiate, manage and close contracts and coordinate the integration of these properties into the SmartRental's portfolio.

Your main responsibility will be to develop SmartRental's model with owners, investors, and developers to grow our pipeline of projects.

What will you do?

• Responsible for the international expansion of the SmartRental in Short Stay (Hotels, hostels and serviced apartments) and Mid-Stay (Colivings, Flex living and Senior Living) assets.
• Seek opportunities and create a network of partners in UK.
• Opportunity analysis, business plan and projects follow-up.
• Negotiate and close Management and Lease Agreements.
• Support in designing and executing the company's international expansion strategy.
• Prospecting other markets to find new opportunities.
• Support the strategic expansion plan according to the market potential and the company's needs.
• Represent SmartRental in different events and conferences.

What do we look for?

• Minimum 4-6 years of experience in expansion / consulting / investment funds (related to hospitality or commercial real estate).
• Bachelor Degree in Business Management, Hotel Management, Law or related fields.
• Strategic thinker with ability to manage and lead fast-growing projects.
• Good ability to define, organize and prioritize tasks and resources autonomously.
• Proactive, able to negotiate and close commercial agreements.
• Previous experience on the creation of new business opportunities and achieving targets.
• Availability to travel as required.

What do we offer?

• 🤝 Competitive salary.
• 🚀 We offer you a challenging, innovative and scalable project, participating from its initial phase. Your impact will be significant.We offer you the chance to work in a startup environment where execution speed and out of the box thinking are rewarded.
• 🎉 Discounts on our hotels, restaurants, and events. 

Join a leading company and execute different projects within the Hospitality and Living segments. No day is the same!