Managing Director Living France

Our purpose is to shape a better tomorrow by improving the way we live today. We are on a mission to rethink how people live together by giving our community an environment designed to create memorable moments of life. We provide flexible, fully furnished accommodations through a network of sustainable & community-driven shared homes. We currently own and manage over 4,000 bedrooms across 9 markets in Europe and the US. France is one of our core markets, with around 950 bedrooms in Paris and Marseille. We move fast, decide with data, say things as they are and take ownership of our results. And we never forget that behind every bedroom, there is a member. Cohabs is now organised in two businesses: Capital, which owns and invests in real estate, and Living, which operates it. To support this next step, we are looking for a Managing Director to run Cohabs Living in France. The role The Managing Director runs Cohabs Living in France and owns its P&L. You oversee everything that makes our homes perform: sales and revenue, property, community, finance, portfolio quality and legal risk. You do this for the homes Cohabs owns and for third-party owners who trust us with their assets. You lead the Paris team and the Operations Manager in Marseille. Working closely with Capital and the HQ departments, you make France the best-run and most profitable operation of the group, and you prove our model works, with numbers. What You’ll Be Doing Own the France P&L
• Manage revenue, operating costs and the reforecast, per home and per owner. Build the yearly budget and explain the gaps.
• Drive sales: occupancy, pricing, indexation and collection. Work with Marketing to fill the homes.
• Manage the properties: maintenance, contractors and upkeep capex, in line with Cohabs product standards.
• Report to the group, accurately and on time. Ensure The Quality Of Our Experience And Portfolio
• Lead community and customer experience, from move-in to move-out.
• Monitor the performance and condition of each asset, flag underperforming ones to Capital and propose a plan. Manage legal risk
• Handle leases, compliance, relations with authorities and neighbours, and disputes.
• Work with Legal to protect our operating model in France. Maximise sources of revenue
• Run third-party management: onboard new assets, deliver on contractual commitments and report to owners. Manage the local team
• Recruit, train and develop the Paris team and the Marseille Operations Manager.
• Promote the company's culture and values and ensure they are shared by all team members. What we’re looking for:
• Native French with excellent communication skills in written and oral French and English
• 7 to 10 years of experience, including at least 3 years owning an operating P&L (coliving, hospitality, managed residential or multi-site retail)
• Ambition to lead a team and take responsibility for it
• Entrepreneurial mindset and comfortable with unexpected and pressing situations
• Ability to interpret and challenge financial parameters
• Real affinity for product and customer experience, not only real estate
• Good knowledge of the French legal framework (leases, local regulations), or the ability to learn it fast
• Analytical mind with problem-solving aptitude
• Organizational and leadership skills Scope
• Portfolio: around 950 bedrooms, 700 in Paris and 250 in Marseille
• Team: around 7 people in Living France, growing as the portfolio grows Company description Cohabs was founded in Brussels in 2016, when rental homes for young people were missing two things: quality and connection. So we started over, designing homes where connection is built into the architecture, backed by services that genuinely take care of our members. In 2026, we’re celebrating ten years of turning that idea into reality. From our first home in Brussels, we’ve grown to New York, Paris, Madrid, Luxembourg, London, Milan, Washington DC and Marseille, and we’re a certified B Corp committed to choices that are better for people and the planet. And we’re just getting started: by 2030, we aim to reach 12,500 beds across 11 markets, with several new ways of living in the city. Every part of the business exists for one reason: to make our members’ lives easier, richer and a little less lonely. Our motto? Live like you mean it.