Area Director - North London

As the UK’s largest choice of properties for sale and to rent, our aim is to give everyone the belief they can make their move. To help us achieve this, we’re looking for an Area Director to join our team.

Area Director – North London

Location: Field Based

Reports to: Phil Daniel

Salary: £75,000 - £85,000 + £10,000 OTE (capped)

The role

As an Area Director at Rightmove, you'll guide and motivate your team by sharing a clear vision, creating a supportive atmosphere, and demonstrating great behaviour to hit account plans and goals. You'll strategically map out plans, set goals, and help your team develop their own strategies to boost performance and reach targets. Using performance reviews, coaching, and good leadership, you'll make sure team members are working towards business goals while building strong connections with important customers and stakeholders to grow and succeed in your area.

What you’ll be doing

• Inspire your team by communicating a clear vision of what is expected, role modelling the required behaviours, and creating the right environment for your team to deliver the account plans and achieve targets / objectives.
• Have a plan, set objectives & help your team define their own area plans to achieve targets and objectives.
• Appraise the performance of individual team members to ensure they are focused on activities that support great account management & regional objectives that add value to the business and that of our customers.
• Identify and maintain resource requirements for own area in relation to turnover, absence, recruitment to meet resource plan and succession planning.
• Develop relationships with key customers and influencers in your area.
• Conduct regular and effective coaching & 1-2-1’s and performance management.
• Develop your team through identification of learning needs to enable them to reach their full potential in line with company objectives.
• Provide an on-going training programme as needed to drive the business plan and develop individuals.
• Manage the day-to-day relationships with external parties in support of company objectives and policy.
• Identify and maintain resource requirements for own regional area

What you’ll bring to the role

• Experience of managing a team through a life cycle.
• A working knowledge and experience of coaching to maximise the potential of your team.
• A growth mindset to actively engage with the day-to-day challenges of driving the business forward whilst dealing with ever changing circumstances.
• Experience of constructively challenging peers to enhance the performance of the business and individuals.
• The ability to inspire and motivate a high performing team.
• Property experience isn't mandatory, but eagerness to learn is essential.

About Rightmove

Our vision is to give everyone the belief they can make their move. We aim to make moving simpler, by giving everyone the best place to turn to and return to for access to the tools, expertise, trust and belief to make it happen.

We're home to the UK's largest choice of properties, and are the go-to destination for millions of people planning their next move, reading the latest industry news, or just browsing what's on the market.

Despite this growth, we’ve remained a friendly, supportive place to work, with employee #1 still working here! We’ve done this by placing the Rightmove Hows at the heart of everything we do. These are the essential values that reflect our culture, and include:

• Be approachable and appreciate what others do
• Make complex things as simple as possible
• Build great teams, because Rightmove is people
• Drive improvement, we can always be better
• Share early, honestly and often

We believe in careers that open doors, and help our team develop by providing an open and inclusive work environment, offering ongoing training opportunities, and supporting charity fundraising events. And with 88% of Rightmovers saying we’re a great place to work, we’re clearly doing something right!

If all this has caught your eye, you may well be a Rightmover in the making...

What we offer

People are the foundation of Rightmove - We’ll help you build a career on it.

• Cash plan for dental, optical and physio treatments
• Private Medical Insurance, Pension and Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Plan
• 27 days holiday plus two (paid) volunteering days a year to give back, and holiday buy schemes
• Hybrid working pattern with 2 days in office
• Contributory stakeholder pension
• Life assurance at 4x your basic salary to a spouse, family member or other nominated person in your life
• Competitive compensation package
• Paid leave for maternity, paternity, adoption & fertility
• Travel Loans, Bike to Work scheme, Rental Deposit Loan
• Charitable contributions through Payroll Giving and donation matching
• Access deals and discounts on things like travel, electronics, fashion, gym memberships, cinema discounts and more

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Rightmove will never discriminate on the basis of age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, or sexual orientation.

At Rightmove, we believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce leads to better innovation, productivity, and overall success. We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all employees, regardless of their background or identity, to develop and promote a diverse culture that reflects the communities we serve.

Ultimately, we care much more about the person you are, and how you think and approach things, than a list of qualifications and buzzwords on a CV. Even if you can’t say ‘yes’ to all the above, but are smart, self-motivated and passionate about this role, then get in touch.