Real Estate - Business Development Associate
Blueground, Turkey
Job Description
At Blueground, we are guided by a vision to make people feel at home wherever they choose to live. By offering fully-furnished apartments that are move-in ready in the world’s most vibrant neighborhoods, we provide our guests with the opportunity to simply #ShowUpStartLiving. Behind the scenes, we strive for a tech-powered living experience that guests love, homed in an organization where great people are proud to work.
We’ve grown a lot since our founding in 2013. We are now hosting guests in more than 3,500 homes in 14 cities. We have raised $78m in funding to date and that’s just the beginning.
What drives our success is how each of our team members applies our core values. To our team, Time is everything, and we cherish it greatly. For us, Excellence isn’t simply a standard, but an exciting way to look at life. We Care deeply about our clients and colleagues and never lose sight of the human element, which goes hand-in-hand with Transparency which we believe makes our day-to-day easier.
We are looking to recruit a Real Estate - Business Development Associate based in Istanbul to help us find apartments according to Blueground specifications and standards. You will focus on visiting selected areas in the city to identify the right housing for on-boarding in order to grow our business further in the local market.
What you will focus on:
- Research and source qualified properties via market investigation (real estate agencies, property adds, etc)
- Establish B2B relationships with real estate developers and real estate funds to secure bulk deals
- Present Blueground's value proposition, the essence of our business and the benefits our product and services offer to landlords, real estate brokers and developers
- Communicate with landlords and real estate partners, negotiate prices and payments terms and administrate contracts according to company procedures
- Manage pipeline overall business growth through a combination of cold calling, email campaigns, networking and local market sector knowledge to increase supply
- Contribute to marketing efforts to expand our reach and relevance in landlord, real estate broker and developer communities
What we are looking for:
- Degree from a top-tier university
- At least 2 years of work experience preferably in the area of business development (real estate or construction industry experience is a major plus)
- Fluency in English and computer literate
- Demonstrated strategic thinking and problem solving skills
- Strong written and verbal communication and relationship building skills (negotiation experience is a plus)
- Entrepreneurial curiosity and can do attitude suitable in a fast-growth, startup environment
Your benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Flexible paid time off
- Enhanced parental leave
- Dynamic working environment with talented people
- Complimentary accommodation in Blueground locations. Think summer in LA and winter in Dubai!
At Blueground we are proud to have Diversity and Inclusion at the center of everything we do. We are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity regardless of race, colour, national origin, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion.