Area Director - North London

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Salary: £75,000 - £85,000 (dependent on experience) + £10,000 OTE

Location: North London

At Rightmove, we empower people to make their next move with confidence. As the UK's largest choice of properties for sale and rent, we're committed to innovation, growth, and delivering exceptional value to our customers. To help us achieve this, we're looking for an exceptional Area Director to lead a team of high-performing Account Managers in North London.

The Opportunity: Lead, Inspire, Deliver

Are you a dynamic leader with a proven track record of building and developing high-performing teams? Do you thrive in a structured, strategic environment where coaching and people development are at the heart of success? If so, we'd love to hear from you.

As Area Director, you will take ownership of a team of 6-8 talented Account Managers, driving their growth and performance while ensuring our Estate Agency partners receive outstanding value and service. Leveraging your expertise in people management and sales, you will inspire your team to exceed their goals and represent the Rightmove brand with confidence and pride.

What We're Looking For

To excel in this role, you'll bring:

• Proven Leadership Experience: You've successfully managed and developed high-performing teams, ideally in a SaaS, tech, or digital sales environment. You're comfortable and experienced in leading through structured frameworks like the GROW model to drive consistent results.
• A Passion for People Management: You're not just a manager - you're a mentor. You know how to unlock potential, grow talent, and create a culture of accountability and success.
• Commercial Acumen: With a strong understanding of business development and sales, you have a results-driven mindset that aligns team efforts with company goals.
• Coaching Expertise: You excel in motivating and guiding individuals, helping them overcome challenges and continuously improve.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: You're skilled at analysing data to uncover trends and delivering actionable insights that inform strategy and enhance performance.
• Resilience and Adaptability: You thrive in a fast-paced environment and tackle challenges with a proactive, solution-oriented mindset.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and Inspire: Develop, coach, and empower a team of Account Managers to exceed targets and deliver exceptional results for our customers.
• Foster Growth: Create and execute structured development plans that help your team achieve their full potential, using tools like the GROW model to ensure sustained success.
• Drive Commercial Success: Align team activities with business objectives, ensuring measurable value for both Rightmove and our clients.
• Collaborate Strategically: Work closely with peers, cross-functional teams, and senior stakeholders to drive continuous improvement and innovation.
• Deliver Insights: Translate complex data into compelling stories that guide decision-making and drive team performance.

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 87% 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.