Housing Lead

We're looking for a proactive and solution-oriented Housing Lead to help build and grow our housing practice. This is a new role with plenty of opportunity to shape how we work and improve the experience for international employees relocating to the Netherlands.

If you enjoy solving problems, working with people from different cultures, have great communication skills, and love building processes from the ground up, we'd love to hear from you.

At Setly, we’re on a mission to create a world where everyone feels  partner with some of the coolest start-ups and scale-ups to support their international talent from immigration to settling in, and beyond

As a dynamic, fast-paced start-up, we thrive on ownership, innovation, and adaptability. Particularly as we embrace emerging technologies like AI to reimagine how we work and support our clients across the globe.

Make an impact now - Get the most out of every moment by maximizing your impact and going above and beyond for the ultimate client experience

Stay humble - We practice what we preach and walk the talk (no time for politics)

We are passionate - We love what we do and we do what we love

Doing the right thing - Act fair and with integrity. In particular when nobody is watching

Always developing - Embrace change, innovate, take risks and continuously encourage yourself and those around you to grow and develop

In this unique and newly creating role, you'll play a critical part in making the employees of our clients feel at home with a focus on housing.

What you will be doing:

• Support our clients and their international employees relocating to the Netherlands with housing-related questions and solutions.
• Own a portfolio of end-to-end client housing searches and monitor ongoing housing cases from start to finish.
• Build, manage, and maintain strong relationships with housing providers, landlords, agents, and other external partners.
• Resolve escalations and answer key housing questions of users and clients.
• Monitor vendor performance and help improve quality, availability, and service levels.
• Stay up to date with developments in the Dutch housing market and relevant housing legislation.
• Advise internal teams on housing-related topics and best practices.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, customer experience, and operational efficiency.
• Train and update clients and recruitment teams on housing regulations, developments, and how to manage expectations.
• Help establish and scale Settly's housing practice as the business grows.
• Handle escalations and complex housing situations with professionalism and empathy.
• Collaborate closely with our Relocation and Customer Success teams.

• 3-5 years of experience within the Dutch housing market
• Strong communication skills with the ability to build trust with both clients and partners.
• Excellent customer service skills and a genuine desire to help others.
• A proactive, solution-driven mindset and the ability to think creatively when challenges arise
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Comfortable working independently while collaborating across teams.
• Native-level English (spoken and written).
• Living in or around Amsterdam.
• Full driver's license. Comfortable cycling around the city to visit properties or clients when needed.

Bonus points (not a must have)

Experience in relocation/global mobility

Previous experience in start-up or scale-up environment

Don't worry if you don't tick every box. We're looking for great people, not perfect CVs. If you're excited about the role and think you could be a good fit, we'd love to hear from you.

• Work with a talented, high-performance & value driven team
• Once in a lifetime opportunity to help shape and grow a new HR startup
• Make a meaningful impact to the lives of others who will be grateful forever
• Flexible and remote working arrangements