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Le Collectionist

Luxury vacation rentals with concierge services

Head of Transformation & Strategic Projects - m/w/x, Permanent contract, Paris

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/18/2026
No salary listed
Senior
Bachelor's
Île-de-France, France
HybridUp to two days of remote work per week.
Business & StrategyBusiness Operations

About the job

Requirements
  • At least 6 years and up to 8 years of overall professional experience, including successful experience in a strategy, transformation, or audit consulting firm at Senior Consultant or Manager grade; ideally complemented by operational experience in Operations, Project Management, or Program Management in a company or scale-up.
  • Higher education at Bac+4/5, from a business school, engineering school, or equivalent.
  • Proficiency in English.
  • Methodological rigor in audit, benchmarking, structuring, business cases, and return-on-investment analysis.
  • Deep understanding of business issues and cross-unit impacts.
  • Ability to prioritize and measure impacts before and after implementation.
  • Strong interest in working with Product.
  • Transversal leadership and ability to collaborate with the executive committee and all departments.
  • Sensitivity to excellence and customer-experience standards in the hospitality and luxury sector.
Responsibilities
  • Participate in defining company strategy with the executive committee and lead the associated projects in a company transformation context.
  • Own overall company governance across its various bodies and prepare associated decision-making materials.
  • Govern strategic executive-committee projects end to end, including scoping, defining milestones, and organizing steering committees.
  • Ensure project timelines are met from audit through implementation, follow execution, and manage iterations and optimization.
  • Coordinate strategic-project teams across departments, arbitrate resources, and maintain overall coherence across the portfolio.
  • Audit organizations, operating models, and processes; identify optimization opportunities, points of friction, and interdependencies across departments.
  • Benchmark internal and external practices, including the market, sector, and competitors; build business cases and model initiative return on investment to inform prioritization.
  • Define and maintain the transformation roadmap by translating executive-committee vision into structured, sequenced, prioritized projects, and arbitrate initiatives according to business impact and strategic alignment.
  • Execute complex projects involving multiple teams and business units.
  • Design and deploy new operating models by reshaping organization, processes, and flows between business units to improve efficiency and scalability.
  • Partner closely with Product teams to align transformation work with the product roadmap and use the product to improve operational efficiency.
  • Lead change management for each transformation by engaging teams, structuring adoption, and supporting departments as they transition to new models.
  • Continue to own projects while supervising and developing the Project Management team, ensuring its work stays connected to operational realities and helping the team take an industry-wide perspective and lead change.
  • Define operational and financial key performance indicators for each strategic initiative.
  • Analyze and quantify actual impacts before and after implementation to validate strategic objectives.
  • Report regularly to the CEO and executive committee on progress and value created, adjusting and prioritizing initiatives and demonstrating return on investment over time.
Desired Qualifications
  • Ideally, operational experience in Operations, Project Management, or Program Management in a company or scale-up.

About the company

Le Collectionist curates premium vacation rentals and pairs them with high-end concierge services for affluent travelers. Its Iconic Collection features exclusive homes handpicked for exceptional quality and charm. Guests book luxury properties that include services like in-house massages, spa access, private pools, and tailored concierge planning from booking through stay. The company's goal is to offer a seamless, personalized luxury travel experience that blends rare homes with bespoke services for high-net-worth clients.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Early VC

Total Funding

$78.2M

Headquarters

Paris, France

Founded

2013

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What believers are saying

  • Le Collectionist raised €60 million from Highland Europe to fund expansion and acquisitions.
  • Les Echos reported 2025 revenue above €150 million, confirming meaningful scale.
  • The company said in 2023 it planned 15 to 20 acquisitions by 2026, accelerating growth.

What critics are saying

  • Revelio Labs shows headcount fell to 511 in March 2026, signaling operating leverage pressure.
  • The acquisition spree demands integration discipline; one bad purchase destroys service quality by 2027.
  • Luxury travel is a trust business; sustained customer complaints would damage repeat bookings fast.

What makes Le Collectionist unique

  • Le Collectionist couples luxury villas with private concierge service across 30 destinations.
  • Its 2026 magazine still markets curated wellness, family, and destination-specific experiences.
  • The brand’s acquisition-led platform consolidates fragmented local luxury operators, including Bramble Ski and The Greek Villas.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Meal Benefits
  • Commuter Benefits
  • Company Social Events

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

4%

1 year growth

-3%

2 year growth

-6%
Ezy Travel Hub
Sep 24th, 2025
Le Collectionist raises €60M for expansion

Le Collectionist, a luxury travel company, has raised €60M in funding led by Highland Europe, with participation from business angels and private investors. The Paris-based company plans to use the funds for further acquisitions of local rental property specialists. Le Collectionist offers upscale vacation rentals and personalized experiences, boasting 1,800 properties across 30 destinations. The company has grown through acquisitions, including Bramble Ski and The Greek Villas.

ShortTermRentalz
Nov 9th, 2023
Le Collectionist opens first US office in St Barts

Le Collectionist opens first US office in St Barts.

LawGov
Dec 12th, 2022
Zepos & Yannopoulos Advises Le Collectionist on The Greek Villas Acquisition | Law Gov

Zepos & Yannopoulos, working with Gide Loyrette Nouel, has advised France’s Le Collectionist on its acquisition of local luxury accommodation operator The Greek Villas.

TTG Media
Dec 5th, 2022
TTG

Le Collectionist has been named one of the best holiday companies in the world by Conde Nast Traveller for the past three consecutive years.

ShortTermRentalz
Dec 2nd, 2022
Le Collectionist secures €60m to accelerate acquisition strategy

France: Luxury holiday rental brand Le Collectionist has announced that it has raised €60 million in a growth funding round to accelerate the expansion of the business through acquisitions.