Chief Operating Officer, Houst

Salary not provided

Expert level

London

3 days a week in office

Short-term rental hosting services

Job no longer available

Short-term rental hosting services

101-200 employees

PropertyHospitalityB2BRentingOutsourcing

Job no longer available

Salary not provided

Expert level

London

3 days a week in office

101-200 employees

PropertyHospitalityB2BRentingOutsourcing

Company mission

To empower clients to rent their properties and create more opportunities for Airbnb users to explore new areas and adventures.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Houst is looking for someone with experience in delivering results across an organisation

What the job involves

This ideal COO candidate will lead the senior leadership team and focus on the key operational deliverables and reaching profitability
This will leave the Founder to focus on fundraising and other strategic initiatives

Salary benchmarks

Our take

The property sharing market has exploded in the last few years, driven primarily by Airbnb. Host management services are trying to make it easier for consumers that want to let out their properties, by taking the hassle of it away charging a cut of the rental fees.

Formerly known as Airsorted, Houst was one of the first companies in this space, which enabled it to expand quickly and capture a large portion of the market. Hostmaker, a rival to Houst, went bust and Houst acquired a portion of Hostmaker’s non-UK operations, mainly in France, Portugal, Spain, and Italy, as well as the UK accounts.

These are operationally complicated businesses, so scaling will be challenging. After a difficult few years, re-establishing itself and moving forward will be the main focus of the company. Houst is currently active in 23 cities with more than 8,000 listings.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

50% female employees

Trustpilot (4.7)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)

Jun 2020

$3.4m

CONVERTIBLE

Jun 2019

$2m

CONVERTIBLE

Total funding: $24m

Company benefits

Wellbeing. A hub with fitness, nutrition, mediation, talking therapy. Betterhelp coverage for mental health support.
Employee Discounts. Money off at a whole range of restaurants, cafes, gyms and cinemas with the Perkbox app
Snacks. The lauded snack cupboard. And no, it’s not all bananas and apples (although we have them too!)
Culture. From team social events to 5-a-side, we’ve put time into getting our work culture just right
Parental Leave. Family comes first. We offer enhanced leave to spend time with your new child, regardless of your gender
Pawternity. We encourage proud parents of new pets to work from home to help their new member settle in

Company HQ

Haggerston, London, UK

Leadership

James Jenkins-Yates

(CEO)

Airbnb Host and Entrepreneur. They are a Chairman & Investor of UnderstockMe and Chairman of the Board of Property Services Company. They are also a Certified Mortgage Advisor.

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