Director of Portfolio Operations

Independent engagement  ·  Paris  ·  Approximately 2 days per week initially, with scope to grow  ·  French & English

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Lead the operational backbone of a growing group of exceptional Paris residences — an independent engagement of approximately two days a week to start, with real scope to grow as we scale.

Fractional France is a growing business built around high-quality, privately held residential properties in France. Our work centres on property standards, maintenance, building coordination, systems and the administration that keeps everything running well — within the applicable ownership and governance structures. We’re active across several Paris properties today, with more under development and plans to expand selectively across France.

We’re looking for a senior operations leader to help turn a founder-led operation into a scalable, well-documented operating framework — and to grow with it.

WHY THIS ROLE IS DIFFERENT

This isn’t a maintenance position. You’ll build the standards, controls and operating rhythm that let a portfolio of exceptional properties scale while holding consistent quality and clear accountability throughout.

It’s an independent engagement — approximately two days a week to begin with, by design — with genuine autonomy and room to expand substantially, by mutual agreement, as the France-based organisation develops. As the operating structure matures, the role is expected to grow beyond portfolio oversight into broader coordination of Fractional France’s France-based operating and administrative activities.

It’s an unusual opportunity for an accomplished operator who wants real responsibility and the chance to shape the next phase of a growing business without a full-time commitment from day one.

You’ll work directly with the Founders and provide senior operational oversight to our Property Operations Manager.

WHAT YOU’LL LEAD

•   Portfolio operating standards, priorities and management rhythm

•   Annual budgets, cost controls and clear reporting to the Founders

•   Coordination and oversight of major vendors, contractors and approved capital projects, within delegated authority

•   Coordination of building, syndic and copropriété relationships across the portfolio, within the applicable governance framework

•   Portfolio-wide operational standards and the resolution of sensitive or escalated property matters

•   The development of the Property Operations Manager

•   The operational setup and integration of new properties as the portfolio grows

•   Support for sourcing and evaluating new properties for potential fractional conversion — from viewings and on-site assessment through to follow-through

All responsibilities are exercised within written, entity-specific authority. Material commitments and matters reserved to a property-owning or governance entity, or to a regulated professional, remain subject to the appropriate approval.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

•   Seven or more years in luxury residential property operations, private residences, luxury hospitality or comparable multi-site operations

•   A track record leading operations across multiple properties or locations, and developing a team

•   Confidence with budgets, vendors, contracts and significant renovation or capital projects

•   Strong familiarity with Paris residential buildings and syndic or copropriété relationships

•   A strong practical grasp of French business administration, and confidence coordinating with accountants, lawyers, tax advisers, insurers, banks and public administrations

•   Professional fluency in French and English

•   The judgement to know when to lead, delegate, intervene or escalate

•   The ability to provide professional services in France through an appropriate independent structure

A bachelor’s degree or higher (or equivalent) in business, commerce, economics, law or a related discipline is a strong advantage. Familiarity with relevant French regulatory and administrative frameworks would be a strong advantage.

WHAT’S ON OFFER

•   A senior independent engagement with genuine professional autonomy, within agreed budgets and written mandates

•   An initial commitment of approximately two days a week, with scope to increase substantially by mutual agreement as the role and organisation develop

•   The opportunity to build and improve the operation — not simply maintain an established one

•   A central part in shaping a distinctive luxu