“Zoku’s concept forgoes the bed as the typical hotel’s centerpiece.”

“New hotel concept provides global nomads with a local social life.”

“This futuristic hotel is like WeWork combined

with AirBnB.’’

“A new type of hotel is upping its game to compete

with AirBnB.’’

“ONE OF THE 25 COOLEST HOTELS IN THE WORLD”

Forbes, Selected by Tablet

REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT

MANAGER

REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

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Zoku, which is Japanese for family, tribe or clan, facilitates global living and working for the traveling professional. Zoku is a new category in the hotel industry: a flexible home/office hybrid, also suitable for long stays, with the services of a hotel and the social buzz of a thriving neighbourhood. You can live, work, relax and socialize with like-minded people – while getting wired into the city.

Zoku still feels very much like the high-energy and ambitious entrepreneurial start-up from its early beginnings; yet, it also benefits from strong financial backing and a professional set-up to “make it big”. Zoku is created by a small team of highly enthusiastic and engaged individuals who bring on board bags of enthusiasm and gumption. It describes itself as “a sprawling family thanks to an amazing group of people who have supported the company over the last few years”. To help spread the message about its story, founders and supporters, the Zoku team has put together an open letter – which can be accessed here.

After opening the first Zoku in Amsterdam in 2016, the team started the European expansion and has now several deals in the pipeline to open in 2020 and beyond.

Further information on Zoku can be found at www.livezoku.com, as well as by browsing its various social media platforms (e.g. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Youtube). It is also noteworthy to mention that Zoku became B-corp certified in August 2018. On its website, under the ‘Green Zoku’ page you can find an overview of Zoku’s social and sustainable responsibilities as well as its impact vision, i.e. the ‘why’ as it pertains to how we believe we can make a difference and create a positive impact on the world.

WHAT THE ZOKU?

In just a few months, Zoku will open new locations in Copenhagen and Vienna, followed by further pipeline projects in Paris and Brussels. This will grow the Zoku portfolio to five hotels in operation. Zoku’s ambition is to create a global network of Zokus, by focusing on large cities with an extensive creative community, that are innovative, tolerant and that have a large international network (with the likes of London, Paris, Milan, Berlin, Barcelona and Dublin).

To make this happen, Zoku is turning these cities upside-down, following leads for greenfield developments as well as conversions of existing buildings and create value for our target audience and other stakeholders. While reporting directly to one of the co-founders, the Real Estate Development Manager’s primary goal will be the closing of hotel development deals for Zoku in major European cities. You will be responsible for the identification, assessment and the acquisition process of new Zoku locations in Europe. The Real Estate Development Manager will contribute to Zoku’s success by developing, managing and executing the strategy for new hotel developments. The job is based out of Amsterdam and includes frequent travel.

WE LOVE PEOPLE WHO...

• Are willing to travel when needed • Have a relevant academic education

(hospitality or real estate related) • Have an existing network within European

real-estate • Have an entrepreneurial spirit, and like to

discover new things • Are reliable and stress-proof • Have strong communication skills • Have an international background, experience

in guest relations/people management are seen as a plus

• Are interested and have a passion for hospitality and innovation

• Are pro-active self-starters with a getting-things-done mentality

• Are highly communicative team players

MUST HAVES

HOW TO APPLY?

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

• A market conform salary package, in accordance with experience and know-how

• Full time (40 hours a week) position at “One of the 25 Coolest Hotels in the World” according to Forbes

• 25 holiday days to relax & unwind• Phone subscription and laptop from Zoku• Exciting on-the-job training opportunities• Cool Benefits

• You are fluent in English, and one other language

• You have a Bachelor or Master degree (or more) in Real Estate, Finance or Hospitality Management

• You love to work, because we need you full-time

• You have 3-4 years experience in a similar position

• You have the relevant analytical and financial skills

• You have an EU nationality or a valid working-residence permit

Does this sound like you? Up for the challenge? Make sure to apply through our website. We will get in touch with you soon.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

• You will have to understand local market fundamentals of Zoku’s target cities and build credible business cases

• You will source, assess, analyze and evaluate the feasibility of sourced leads

• You will attend relevant hospitality events and maintain a high profile within the industry

• You will work on continuously improving Zoku’s rollout approach and propose and implement new processes

• You will follow-up and own lead sources to build, foster and maintain an international network with key industry players

• You will prepare feasibility analysis in coordination with internal & external resources

• You will coordinate internal resources to prepare program definition, space allocations and investment budgets

• You will co-lead the negotiations of development, lease and management agreements