Publiée 14 juin 2026
Area Director - Lyon
IWG plc
Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 69007, France
CDI
Area Director
About IWG
IWG is the world's largest provider of flexible workspace, with more than 5,000 locations across 120 + countries. We bring together leading brands such as Regus, Spaces, HQ and Signature, as well as digital marketplace platforms such as Instant Offices, Easy Offices and Coworker. For over 35 years, we've enabled organisations of every size-from start-ups and scale-ups to 83% of the Fortune 500-to work more productively, flexibly and sustainably.
Our purpose is simple: help everyone have a great day at work-while protecting people and the planet. We offer carbon-neutral workplaces worldwide and are moving towards achieving Net Zero emissions.
In 2025, IWG delivered record system-wide revenue of $4.5B driven by rapid expansion of our capital-light partnership model. We set a record with over 1,000 new centre deals signed and nearly 800 openings. We are accelerating toward our long-term ambition of 30,000 centres worldwide.
Join us- www.iwgplc.com
Job Purpose
This is a high-profile leadership position that is critical to our success. You will lead a large team across a portfolio of our centres to deliver outstanding customer service and results. As a hands-on leader you will inspire your team and foster a culture of accountability and excellence.
Key Responsibilities
Required Qualifications, Experience, Behaviours
You need previous experience of having led a customer focused team to consistently achieve sales targets. Equally importantly is that you have the right leadership skills and mindset to inspire and challenge others;
How will I know if I am doing a good job?
We use KPIs to help you measure your performance. You will be expected to make a positive impact on:
What we can do for you
You are reading the right advert if you are looking for:
Recruitment process
Our recruitment process is transparent and objective, because we care about your experience with us. We will respond to you within a few days to let you know if you are moving to the interview stage. This usually starts with a 30-minute conversation with our Global Recruitment Team, giving you the chance to learn more about us and the job. If we both feel there's a good fit and connection, you will progress through one or two further stages, depending on the level of the position. IWG is proud to be recognised as a Leading Employer, every year since 2022.
About IWG
IWG is the world's largest provider of flexible workspace, with more than 5,000 locations across 120 + countries. We bring together leading brands such as Regus, Spaces, HQ and Signature, as well as digital marketplace platforms such as Instant Offices, Easy Offices and Coworker. For over 35 years, we've enabled organisations of every size-from start-ups and scale-ups to 83% of the Fortune 500-to work more productively, flexibly and sustainably.
Our purpose is simple: help everyone have a great day at work-while protecting people and the planet. We offer carbon-neutral workplaces worldwide and are moving towards achieving Net Zero emissions.
In 2025, IWG delivered record system-wide revenue of $4.5B driven by rapid expansion of our capital-light partnership model. We set a record with over 1,000 new centre deals signed and nearly 800 openings. We are accelerating toward our long-term ambition of 30,000 centres worldwide.
Join us- www.iwgplc.com
Job Purpose
This is a high-profile leadership position that is critical to our success. You will lead a large team across a portfolio of our centres to deliver outstanding customer service and results. As a hands-on leader you will inspire your team and foster a culture of accountability and excellence.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage financial performance across a portfolio of up to 50 of our business centres.
- Drive sales conversion and occupancy to improve revenue.
- Drive efficiency so costs are managed tightly without impacting performance.
- Build a high performing team and foster a collaborative and results driven culture.
- Ensure all centres operate flawlessly to deliver the immaculate centre.
- Build a strong community that delivers value to customers and drives retention.
- Review each cluster and centre to celebrate success and ensure they have a plan to improve performance.
- Successfully open new centres on time and budget.
- Ensure centres quickly reach full occupancy to drive ROI for IWG and our partners.
- Optimise workforce planning to match the supply of employee hours to the demand of our customers.
Required Qualifications, Experience, Behaviours
You need previous experience of having led a customer focused team to consistently achieve sales targets. Equally importantly is that you have the right leadership skills and mindset to inspire and challenge others;
- The drive and passion to be successful.
- A strong track record of having consistently exceeded sales and profit targets.
- Highly customer focussed, you have a relentless focus on delivering outstanding service.
- A positive and resilient attitude with the ability to deal with ambiguity.
- The drive to be your best every day - and the determination to continuously improve.
- Good at setting priorities, putting plans in place and using data to review performance.
- Understands and manage levers that maximize revenue and profitability including price and enquiry conversion.
- Professional and clear communication skills coupled with the ability to build strong business relationships.
- Well organised, good at setting priorities for self and others.
- Consistently delivered results, above expectations
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence in a matrix environment
- Confident decisionmaker who demonstrates sound judgement
- Collaborative team player and a commitment to excellence
- Analytical mindset with the ability to solve problems g and improve processes. Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
How will I know if I am doing a good job?
We use KPIs to help you measure your performance. You will be expected to make a positive impact on:
- Achieve area EBIT target.
- Sales revenue growth.
- Margin growth.
What we can do for you
You are reading the right advert if you are looking for:
- A fun, challenging, and rewarding career.
- Award-winning induction training and excellent ongoing learning and development.
- Fantastic career progression opportunities.
- Access to a comprehensive selection of flexible, personalised workplace benefits that support your mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
Recruitment process
Our recruitment process is transparent and objective, because we care about your experience with us. We will respond to you within a few days to let you know if you are moving to the interview stage. This usually starts with a 30-minute conversation with our Global Recruitment Team, giving you the chance to learn more about us and the job. If we both feel there's a good fit and connection, you will progress through one or two further stages, depending on the level of the position. IWG is proud to be recognised as a Leading Employer, every year since 2022.
