Strategy & Planning Manager

ppWe’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. /p pWith 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. /p h3Your role /h3 pWe are looking for a bStrategy Planning Manager /b to help shape our strategic agenda and support high-impact business decisions. As our multi-brand marketplace scales, we are tackling complex, high-stakes challenges, ranging from pricing strategy to international city expansion and the One Platform integration. /p pIn this role, your mandate is to bring structure to ambiguity and the "so-what" to the evidence. This is not an advisory role just focused on producing decks; you will be driving actual decisions, building the go/no-go business cases for strategic bets, and running the planning cycles for our Executive Leadership Team. /p pIf you excel at taking complex marketplace dynamics and translating them into clear commercial strategies and operational playbooks, this is your sandbox. /p h3Responsibilities /h3 ul liStrategic problem-solving. Frame the biggest open questions facing the group - monetization pricing strategy, market/city strategy, the One Platform integration, and drive each to a recommendation the Director and exec team can act on. /li liStrategic projections. Size opportunities and build the go / no-go case for strategic bets - Insurance rollout, integration sequencing, new monetization levers - before they're committed. /li liFrameworks playbooks. Own the design of the operating playbooks and the decision rules behind them, optimizing for profitable growth. /li liStrategic Planning. Support the Executive Leadership Team on monthly, quarterly and annual operating and budget planning. Build the frameworks, growth projections and long-range plans that guide investment decisions across our products and markets. /li liCompetitive market intelligence. Own the synthesis and the strategic implication of what competitors and the market are doing - turning scattered signals into a point of view that informs the agenda. /li /ul h3Your team /h3 pYou will join the Strategy Ops department, which bridges the gap between high-level strategy and on-the-ground execution at HousingAnywhere Group. The department includes the Analytics team and two Program Managers, all of whom collaborate closely with the rest of the business. You will join as a Senior Individual Contributor, reporting directly to the Director of Strategy Operations. /p h3Required Experience /h3 ul li4-6 years' experience, with a strong base in management consulting or a strategy/BizOps function inside a tech company - marketplace or platform business strongly preferred. This is the structured-problem-solving foundation the role runs on. /li liDemonstrated ownership of strategy and planning cycles — annual operating plans, OKR/target-setting, or quarterly planning - not just contributing analysis into someone else's process, but running the process and owning the output. /li liStrong structured problem-solving: can take an ambiguous, high-stakes question and turn it into a clear, defensible recommendation. Evidence of driving a decision, not just producing a deck. /li liStrong commercial and quantitative judgment: fluent reading, interrogating, and pressure-testing analysis and models - without needing to build them. Comfortable with unit economics, funnel/conversion metrics, and take-rate mechanics. /li liExcellent written synthesis in English - the recommendation is only as strong as how clearly it lands with an exec audience. /li /ul h3Preferred Experience /h3 ul liExperience setting or restructuring pricing - pricing strategy, monetization, take-rate or fee-structure design. Ties directly to the monetization/take-rate scope, so a real differentiator rather than a nice-to-have. /li liExposure to MA integration or post-merger integration — relevant to the One Platform work. /li liFamiliarity with two-sided marketplace dynamics (supply/demand balance, liquidity, host/guest or landlord/tenant economics). /li liAdditional European language useful given the DE/IT/ES/FR/NL footprint, but not required. /li /ul h3What’s in it for you /h3 ul liUnlimited paid holidays, minimum-based not maximum! /li liPosition based in our Rotterdam office with hybrid working policy (2 office days). /li liFlexibility to work remotely for up to 2 months per year! /li li1,000 EUR personal development budget. /li liComplete coverage for commuting. /li liPersonal equipment, including laptop and ergonomic setup. /li liGym membership discount with GoVital or OneFit. /li liDutch/English classes budget. /li liVariable pension scheme. /li liDiverse international community (46+ nationalities). /li liPet-friendly office in Rotterdam city centre. /li liTeam-building events and after-work drinks every Friday. /li /ul /p #J-18808-Ljbffr