Welcome to Staycity Group

Staycity is an urban aparthotel brand, combining the freedom of apartment living with the quality and consistency of a hotel stay. With locations in major European cities such as Dublin, London, Paris and Edinburgh, we offer all the comforts of home in strategic locations in the city, ideal for the modern traveller.

Why Staycity?

We’re proud of our entrepreneurial spirit, our people-first approach, and our ambition to become Europe's leading aparthotel operator.

At Staycity, we believe in Kindness, Respect, Drive, Collaboration, and Curiosity. We’re a place where your ideas and individuality are valued, and where you can grow and thrive in a supportive environment.

Job Summary
As Regional Operations Director for Staycity’s French locations, you will lead six vibrant aparthotels across the iconic cities of Lyon, Paris, Bordeaux and Marseille. You will inspire teams to deliver exceptional service, create memorable guest experiences and champion innovation in every aspect of the business.

What We Offer:

• Generous holiday allowance
• Annual Bonus, based on your contribution and impact
• Discounted rates for overnight stays for you, your family, and friends
• Refer and earn scheme if you successfully refer a friend to work with us
• Cycle to work scheme to support a healthy lifestyle and our planet
• Volunteer days: 2 paid volunteer days per year to support causes in your local community
• EAP: Support for you and your family with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Long service rewards

What You’ll Do:

Lead and inspire our teams:

• Partner with General Managers to build engaged, high-performing, values-led teams
• Lead with empathy, energy and accountability
• Champion a culture of collaboration, recognition and hospitality excellence

Drive operational excellence:

• Set ambitious but achievable operational goals and lead your teams to exceed them
• Ensure day-to-day operations are seamless, efficient, and aligned to brand standards
• Lead audit, health & safety, and compliance performance across all French locations

Deliver standout guest experiences:

• Own the guest journey across all touchpoints
• Use guest feedback, data, and insight to continually elevate experience delivery
• Foster a culture of quality, warmth and proactive problem solving

Collaborate across the business:

• Work closely with central support teams — from People, Finance and Marketing to L&D, Tech and F&B — to drive the success of our French locations
• Be a brand ambassador, both internally and externally

Grow and develop talent:

• Identify, develop, and retain great people
• Support GMs to lead their teams confidently and consistently
• Build strong internal pipelines and succession plans

Own the numbers:

• Deliver strong commercial results across all sites
• Create and manage budgets, forecasts, and business plans
• Use data and insight to drive revenue, control costs, and improve margins

What we’re looking for

• Multi-site leadership experience
  At least 4 years leading multiple hospitality locations at GM or senior level
• F&B knowledge: A strong understanding of the F&B space — from concept to delivery
• Commercial and strategic mindset: Comfortable working with data, budgeting, forecasting and decision-making at scale
• People-first leadership: You engage, develop and inspire cross-functional teams with clarity and care
• Growth and innovation mindset: You love trying new things, challenging assumptions and raising the bar
• Fluent in French and English: Able to communicate confidently across all levels
• Legal right to live and work in France

Ready to take the next step in your journey?

• Apply now and be part of the Staycity story today!