Business Development Representative Italy

We’re on a mission to become the go-to destination for students across Europe to find a trusted home away from home. We make every step of the rental journey simple and seamless, so students can focus on what really matters: studying, exploring, and growing.

With HousingAnywhere, Kamernet, and Studapart under our roof, we’re Europe’s largest student rental platform.

You’ll find us in Rotterdam, Paris, and Cergy, always guided by our four core values: Ownership, We are enablers, We are changemakers, and We are connectors.

Join us in empowering students to unlock their potential through a safe, online, rental experience.

 

Your role

As a Business Development Representative (BDR) for the Private Landlord market, your primary mission is to expand HousingAnywhere's inventory by actively hunting and onboarding new property owners. 

The Private Landlord team is a key driver of our marketplate’s growth and is now expanding. We are looking for a new Business Development Representative to own the Italian market growth end-to-end. This role requires an entrepreneurial mindset, combining high-volume phone outreach with a data-driven approach to identify opportunities.

Key responsibilities:

• Outbound Acquisition: Identify, prospect, and acquire new private landlords primarily through cold calling and proactive outreach.
• End-to-End Onboarding: Educate landlords on product features, supporting them closely until they successfully score their first booking.
• Expectation & Objection Management: Confidently handle complex landlord objections while maintaining a professional partnership.
• Success & Revenue Optimization: Train landlords to use the product effectively to maximize their occupancy and revenue, while driving commercial growth.
• Relationship Management: Build strong, long-term relationships with landlords, acting as their trusted point of contact.
• Data-Driven City Strategy: Monitor your local portfolio performance, analyze the data and take action to improve your metrics.
• Product Advocacy & Problem Solving: Maintain a sharp eye for product issues in the user journey and proactively share actionable feedback. 
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Product and Customer Success teams to continuously elevate the landlord experience.
• Innovation: Proactively identify and support opportunities to improve processes through automation and AI.

 

Your profile

• Native Italian and fluent in English.
• Hunter Mentality: Proven experience or strong comfort with high-volume cold calling and managing a pipeline from scratch.
• Commercial Polish: Excellent communication skills to negotiate and build trust over the phone.
• Growth Mindset: Highly self-motivated and passionate about learning and improving.
• Resilience & Adaptability: Thrives in a fast-paced environment and stays positive through change and rejection.
• Analytical Mindset: Ability to look at data to identify opportunities and improve performance.
• Solution-oriented: Thinks creatively, overcomes objections, and finds practical solutions to customer challenges.
• Innovation Mindset: Embraces AI and automation to work smarter and improve team efficiency.

 

What’s in it for you 

• Depending on experience and qualifications, the compensation is ~33,6K gross per year (based on 40 hours, including Holiday Allowance), plus variable.
• Unlimited paid holidays, minimum-based not maximum!
• Position based in our Rotterdam office with hybrid working policy (2 office days).
• Flexibility to work remotely for up to 2 months per year!
• 1,000 EUR personal development budget.
• Complete coverage for commuting.
• Personal equipment, including laptop and ergonomic setup.
• Gym membership discount with GoVital or OneFit.
• Dutch/English classes budget.
• Variable pension scheme.
• Diverse international community (46+ nationalities).
• Pet-friendly office in Rotterdam city centre. 
• Team-building events and after-work drinks every Friday.

What can you expect from our hiring process? Read more here.