Country Lead Germany - Remote Opportunity

About the Role

We are seeking a Country Lead Germany - Remote to join our mission at HousingAnywhere, where we aim to become the go-to destination for students across Europe seeking trusted homes. In this role, you will be pivotal in shaping our strategy and operations in the DACH region, ensuring that our objectives align with our vision of providing a seamless rental experience for students.

What You'll Do

• 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, optimizing 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.

Requirements

• 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.

Nice to Have

• Strong entrepreneurial drive and analytical mind.
• Sales background with a passion for improving the rental experience.

What We Offer

• Remote position from Berlin, with visits to the HQ for onboarding and our yearly All-Hands week.
• Unlimited paid holidays, minimum-based, not maximum!
• 1,000 EUR per year personal development budget.
• Sponsored Dutch or English language course.
• Personal equipment, including a laptop and ergonomic setup.
• Company-sponsored team-building activities.
• Diverse international community (46+ nationalities) based in the Netherlands, France, and remote.