Sales Manager - Student and Young Professional Living

About the role

Greystar, a global real estate platform focused on institutional-quality rental housing, is looking for a Sales Manager for its student and young professional living portfolio in France. Reporting to the Senior Director France, you run the centralised B2C leasing team that fills the residences and the B2B strategy that reaches universities, relocation agencies and corporate clients. You are a member of the leadership team of the Property Management business in France and are accountable for occupancy, revenue and resident satisfaction.

Key responsibilities

• Build and lead a sales team of up to 8 people during peak season: a centralised B2C leasing team and a B2B team that builds the commercial pipeline.
• Forecast and manage staffing levels, shift patterns and headcount to control costs without compromising the customer experience.
• Own B2C leasing performance: manage the full funnel from lead to signed lease, oversee enquiries, keep the ready-to-move-in pipeline and availability data accurate, and work with central teams to maximise conversion.
• Take part in the leasing process: qualify prospects, prepare tenancy documents and manage move-ins, move-outs and notices to vacate.
• Define and execute the B2B commercial strategy, build relationships with ILS platforms, OTAs and agents, and close partnerships with corporates, universities and relocation agencies.
• Work with marketing on local leasing strategies, stay ahead of market and competitor trends, and design the central leasing infrastructure (call scripts, email templates, knowledge bases, CRM tools such as Yardi).
• Analyse commercial and operational reports, gather resident feedback, resolve issues quickly and drive retention.
• Keep investors and B2B clients informed with regular, transparent performance reporting.

Required profile

• Demonstrated track record of leasing performance in real estate, hospitality, student housing/PBS, coliving or a comparable sector in France.
• Thorough understanding of the French higher education system, the major student cities in the Île-de-France region and the student housing market.
• Understanding of the competitive landscape and key players in the French residential real estate market.
• Fluent French and English, written and spoken.
• Results-driven, highly organised, resilient and autonomous in a fast-paced environment.

Required skills

• Customer acquisition technologies and digital demand channels (ILS, OTA)
• CRM tools such as Yardi or Salesforce
• Budget management and interpretation of operational data