Operations Strategy Specialist - Expansion and Real Estate

Our client is a fast-growing international company operating in the mobility and experiential tourism sector, with a strong digital presence and operations across several European countries. With a young, dynamic, and innovation-driven culture, this organization places a strong emphasis on technology, sustainability, and customer experience as key drivers of growth.

It offers an informal, multicultural, and agile environment where autonomy, initiative, and adaptability to constantly changing contexts are highly valued. The company is currently in a phase of consolidation and expansion, making it the ideal time for professionals who want to have a direct impact on the business and contribute to building scalable processes and practices.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As the Expansion & Real Estate Specialist within the Operations Strategy team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and scaling our global footprint. This central role focuses on developing and executing strategies related to market research, depot expansion, network design, and the real estate operating model - ensuring alignment with broader operational, financial, and customer experience goals.

You will be responsible for designing data-driven expansion plans, evaluating location performance, coordinating end-to-end real estate programs, and developing scalable frameworks and processes that empower our regional leadership to support the compay rapid and sustainable growth.

Reporting directly to the Operations Strategy Director, this role requires close collaboration with key stakeholders across regional functions and direct engagement with local teams to ensure the successful rollout of initiatives across countries.

MAIN RESPONSABILITIES

• Drive Network Expansion Strategy Lead the strategic planning of depot growth across regions, identifying priority geographies, optimal site typologies, and expansion timing based on business projections and operational needs.
• Own Location Evaluation Models Develop and refine decision-making frameworks and tools (e.g., demand models, breakeven and ROI analyses, lease-vs-buy evaluations) to guide real estate and expansion decisions.
• Coordinate Real Estate Projects Work cross-functionally to manage site opening projects from concept to go-live, ensuring alignment across regional functions and local operations.
• Design Standard Frameworks Create and maintain scalable operating models, guidelines, and playbooks covering location rollout, fit-out standards, zoning/permit processes, and lease negotiations.
• Monitor Performance and Optimize the Network Track location-level KPIs to evaluate network performance and recommend reconfigurations, upgrades, relocations, or closures as needed.
• Mentor and Lead Provide guidance to regional operations analysts involved in expansion and real estate initiatives, fostering their development and ensuring high-quality execution.
• Drive Cross-Regional Collaboration Ensure central strategies are effectively tailored to regional and local contexts through close coordination with regional directors and on-the-ground teams.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR

• A degree in Business, Engineering, Economics, or a related field.
• 6 - 8 years of experience in strategic consulting, corporate strategy, private equity, or a similar role within a fast-paced, asset-heavy, or real estate-intensive environment.
• Strong experience in multi-site or real estate expansion projects, ideally in the retail, logistics, mobility, or hospitality sectors.
• Advanced analytical and modeling skills, with a track record of leading or supporting complex location and investment decisions.
• Solid operational understanding of lease management, permitting, zoning, and capex project coordination.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management abilities, with experience working cross-functionally and across cultures.
• Highly organized, results-driven, and capable of bringing clarity and structure to complex challenges.
• Fluency in English is required; additional languages are a plus.

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