Position: Chief Operating Officer (COO) / Business Partner
Company: Campusboard
Category: Other
Experience required: 3y
English level: fluent

Campusboard.co.uk is an online booking platform for university housing based in the UK. Thousands of students from all over the world use our service to rent housing every year. Our clients are large multinational real estate firms that advertise on our platform.

We are seeking an organized and strategically-thinking individual to join our team of 10 people and assume a pivotal role in our company's growth.

While the main role is that of a COO, in essence we are looking for a business partner, where you'll be working closely with the CEO in devising the business strategy and growing the business together. As such, the compensation includes a substantial stock options package in addition to the salary.

**Requirements**
- 2+ years of managerial experience (e.g.running a business / teams / departments).
- English proficiency: C1 - C2.
- Proficient knowledge of Excel.

**Skills We Are Looking For**
- Exceptional organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks during periods of high workload and uncertainty.
- Collaborative mindset, working seamlessly with the CEO and various teams to achieve common goals.
- Delegative mindset: Recognizes the value of delegation as a strategy to streamline business operations. Proficient in assigning tasks to the right individuals while maintaining accountability and ensuring effective outcomes.

**Key Responsibilities**
- In this multifaceted role, you will take on responsibilities that span operational, financial, partnership, and strategic realms. However, we envision you leading us toward a more streamlined and focused direction, where eventually these can be delegated to other individuals/teams within the business.

**Finance Responsibilities**
- Reconciling & invoicing our 20+ partners, maximizing invoice revenue.
- Running revenue & cash projections to ensure a healthy business operation.

**Partnership Responsibilities**
- Annual contract renewal: negotiate for the highest commission with our partners.
- Sign up new inbound partners (large real estate firms) who want to work with us, with occasional outreach to strategic new players in the market.

**Operational Responsibilities**
- Be the first point of contact for our Sales & Operation teams in resolving any operational issues.
- Oversee the team that keeps the website up-to-date.

**About the role**
- This is a fully remote role, ideally on a full-time basis.
- The schedule is 9:30am — 6pm on any European time zone (with some flexibility allowed).
- You can be anywhere in Europe, although the CEO is based in Warsaw (Poland), so geographical proximity is a plus for frequent face-to-face communication.

**Our benefits include**
- Salary, profit share scheme, generous stock options.
- Open, friendly & inclusive company culture.

**Why You Should Join**
In joining the Campusboard team, you will become an important part of a small but dedicated team on a mission to build the best way to book accommodation for the 45 million university students worldwide.

We strive to provide a sensible working environment that doesn’t ask for or encourage habitual overtime and we offer flexibility in schedule.

We believe that high-performing teams include people from different backgrounds and experiences who can challenge each other’s assumptions with fresh perspectives. To that end, we actively seek a diverse pool of applicants!

**Our Product**
https://www.campusboard.co.uk/student-accommodation