Business Development Manager
Location: London or Manchester
About uhomes.com
uhomes.com is a leading global housing platform dedicated to helping international students and young professionals find quality accommodation with ease and confidence. We partner with property providers worldwide to offer a diverse and reliable portfolio of housing solutions. As part of our continued growth, we are seeking a Business Development Manager to expand our property portfolio and strengthen our provider network in the UK and Europe.
Position Overview
The Business Development Manager will play a pivotal role in driving the strategic expansion of uhomes.com's property ecosystem across the UK and Europe. Moving beyond traditional PBSA, this role focuses on sourcing, onboarding, and scaling high\-value partnerships within the Build\-to\-Rent (BTR), Co\-living, and portfolio HMO sectors. The ideal candidate will leverage an existing network of institutional operators, asset managers, and property management companies to accelerate inventory growth and establish uhomes.com as a preferred channel for young professionals and international students.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Origination: Identify, target, and secure portfolio\-scale partnerships with BTR operators, Co\-living developers, and established HMO management companies across major UK cities.
- Commercial Negotiation: Lead commercial discussions, structure competitive commission/listing frameworks, and execute partnership agreements that deliver long\-term commercial value.
- Account Management: Nurture and scale existing provider relationships, tracking performance metrics to optimize utilization rates and ensure partner retention.
- Cross\-Functional Collaboration: Partner with internal Product, Tech, and Onboarding teams to streamline data integration, ensuring new property portfolios are rapidly live and optimized on the platform.
- Market Intelligence: Conduct continuous market analysis on UK rental trends, competitor positioning, and geographic growth corridors to identify untapped supply pipelines.
- Asset Positioning: Conduct asset evaluations to synthesize unique selling points (USPs) and commercial insights, translating them into actionable data for internal sales enablement.
- Team Management: Develop, manage and mentor junior business development executives, fostering a high\-performance culture, guiding daily pipeline activities, and ensuring team alignment with broader UK and European expansion targets.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Business, or a related discipline from a top university.
- Experience: 5–7 years of proven business development, partnership management, or commercial acquisitions experience within the UK residential property, BTR, or co\-living sectors.
- Network: An established, active network of contacts among UK property operators, institutional landlords, or specialized residential agencies.
- Commercial Acumen: Exceptional negotiation skills with a track record of closing B2B corporate agreements and managing fast\-changing sales cycles.
- Communication: Excellent interpersonal, presentation, and relationship\-building skills, with total fluency in English.
- Drive: A proactive, self\-starting mindset with the ability to manage a pipeline independently in a fast\-paced environment.
- Familiarity with API integrations and mainstream Property Management Systems (PMS).
- Experience of the student living sector in major European countries, such as Germany, France, and Spain etc.
- Fluency in other European languages
- Competitive salary and performance\-based incentives.
- Opportunities for career development in a fast\-growing international company.
- Collaborative, diverse, and supportive work environment.
- Training and professional development opportunities.
Work Location: In person
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