Head of Short-Lets

Savills Limited; United States; Hybrid; USD 119,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career and Professional Development

25-30 Days Annual Leave

Life Assurance

Private Medical Scheme

Virtual GP

Global Mobility Scheme

Rewards Platform

Company Pension Scheme

Enhanced Incremental Annual Leave

Job summary

Savills is recruiting a Head of Short-Lets to lead and develop its Short-Lets offering within the Lettings network. The role requires commercial acumen, adaptability, and the ability to turn ideas into action while shaping strategy and building a market-leading proposition.

The successful candidate will communicate credibly with clients and colleagues, bring energy and entrepreneurial drive, and contribute to growth across the lettings business. London-based with hybrid working options.

Qualifications

• Ambitious and entrepreneurial individual to lead Short-Lets across Lettings network.
• Commercially minded and adaptable with ability to turn ideas into action.
• Confident communicator able to pitch to clients and colleagues alike.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop Savills' Short-Lets offering across the Lettings network.
• Help shape strategy, identify opportunities, and build a market-leading short-let proposition.
• Collaborate across the Lettings team to unlock opportunities and generate new business.

Job description

Head of Short-Lets

Exciting new opportunity!

Role Overview

We are looking for an ambitious and entrepreneurial individual to lead and develop Savills' Short-Lets offering across our Lettings network.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to take real ownership of a developing area of the business. The successful candidate will have input to help shape our strategy, identify opportunities, challenge existing ways of working and build a market leading short-let proposition.

The role does not come with a blueprint. We expect it to evolve as the business grows, so we are looking for someone who is commercially minded, adaptable and comfortable turning ideas into action.

You will need to be a confident and credible communicator, able to pitch effectively to clients and colleagues alike. Just as importantly, you will bring the energy, hunger and entrepreneurial instinct to create opportunities rather than wait for them.

Job Description

Head of Short-Lets Job Spec

Team Overview

The role will sit within a wider team focused on business development and identifying growth opportunities across the Lettings business. This will provide a highly collaborative and commercially focused environment, with colleagues who are similarly tasked with developing new relationships, unlocking opportunities and generating new business.

Company Overview:

Savills is a global, market leading real estate powerhouse with over 40,000 people working across 70+ countries and a £2 billion UK turnover. We're proud to have been named The Times Graduate Employer of Choice for Property for 19 years running and have also received recognition for our commitment to diversity and inclusion, including being a Top Employer for Women and earning the Investors in People Gold accreditation.

In our lettings division, you'll join close-knit, collaborative teams covering everything from residential lettings to client accounts and property management. The culture here is supportive and hands‑on, with excellent training and mentoring to help you build your skills and take on responsibility quickly. It's a place where teamwork really shines and your career can thrive.

We encourage you to take a look at our website to find further information on Savills

What we offer you:

• Career and Professional Development
• 25-30 Days Annual Leave
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Scheme
• Virtual GP
• Global Mobility Scheme
• Rewards Platform
• Company Pension Scheme
• Enhanced Incremental Annual Leave

Find out more about Savills offer

Recruitment agencies

Savills only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and that agency has been previously contacted and directed by a member of our recruitment team. We do not pay agency fees when speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to Savills or any of our employees other than via our careers website and through our recruitment process. If this is not adhered to, agency fees will not be paid.

Submission of any unsolicited CVs or proposals to Savills will be deemed evidence of full and unlimited acceptance of this approach.

Job Specifics

• Business area: Residential
• Role: Residential Lettings
• Location: Margaret Street, London
• Contract Type: Full time
• Remote Status: This role offers some working from home
• Salary: Competitive

Colleagues

We are looking for an ambitious and entrepreneurial individual to lead and develop Savills' Short-Lets offering across our Lettings network. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to take real ownership of a developing area of the business. The successful candidate will have input to help shape our strategy, identify opportunities, challenge existing ways of working and build a market leading short-let proposition. The role does not come with a blueprint. We expect it to evolve as the business grows, so we are looking for someone who is commercially minded, adaptable and comfortable turning ideas into action. You will need to be a confident and credible communicator, able to pitch effectively to clients and colleagues alike. Just as importantly, you will bring the energy, hunger and entrepreneurial instinct to create opportunities rather than wait for them.

Savills is a global, market leading real estate powerhouse with over 40,000 people working across 70+ countries and a £2 billion UK turnover. We're proud to have been named The Times Graduate Employer of Choice for Property for 19 years running and have also received recognition for our commitment to diversity and inclusion, including being a Top Employer for Women and earning the Investors in People Gold accreditation.

• Career and Professional Development
• 25-30 Days Annual Leave
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Scheme
• Virtual GP
• Global Mobility Scheme
• Rewards Platform
• Company Pension Scheme
• Enhanced Incremental Annual Leave