The Flex

Flexible furnished-apartment rental and corporate-housing company (formerly Flex Living): move-in-ready stays from nights to a year across London, Paris, Lisbon, and Algiers. 150+ corporate partners.

Services PropTech / Flexible Living / Corporate Housing
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London, UK (operations in multiple cities; remote eligibility role-dependent) HQ
51-200 company size
2019 founded

What is The Flex?

The Flex (formerly Flex Living) is a flexible furnished-apartment rental and corporate-housing company. It offers move-in-ready furnished apartments that people can book for a single night, a few weeks, or up to a year, and leave when it suits them, an alternative to both hotels and rigid long-term leases. Its main markets are business travel, employee relocation, and insurance-claim accommodation, alongside individual travelers, and it works with landlords by managing their properties and paying out rent. Apartments come furnished and equipped (bedding, amenities, fast Wi-Fi, smart TVs), with self-check lockbox access, dedicated account managers for corporate clients, and 24/7 support. The Flex was founded in 2019 by Michael Buggy and Raouf Yousfi, who came from banking and consulting backgrounds and started the company after seeing colleagues spend long stretches in unsatisfactory hotel stays. It is headquartered in London and operates in London, Paris, Lisbon, and Algiers, with launches planned for cities including Casablanca, Milan, Cairo, and Berlin. It counts more than 150 corporate partners, including large employers, and manages a growing portfolio of properties and tenants. This is a scaling, operations-heavy company, so treat headcount as modest and expanding.

Mission & values

Give people move-in-ready, flexible places to live in cities around the world, so travel, relocation, and temporary stays feel like home instead of a hotel.

Qualifications

The Flex hires the mix a scaling flexible-living and property-management company needs. Operations and guest-facing roles are core: property and operations management, guest experience and 24/7 support, housekeeping and maintenance coordination, and city launch teams, many of which are tied to the cities it operates in (London, Paris, Lisbon, Algiers, and new markets). It also hires corporate and commercial roles: business development and corporate-housing sales, account management, revenue and pricing, marketing, finance, and people, plus technology and product (its booking and property-management software). Application flow lives at theflex.global (careers) and its LinkedIn page. Guest support and some corporate, commercial, and tech roles can be remote or hybrid, while property operations and on-the-ground roles are city-based. Local language matters for city operations (for example French for Paris, Portuguese for Lisbon, Arabic or French for Algiers). Check each posting for location and remote eligibility.

Leadership

M

Michael Buggy

Co-Founder

Co-founded The Flex (formerly Flex Living) in 2019 after a banking and consulting background, to solve the problem of professionals living for long stretches in hotels.

R

Raouf Yousfi

Co-Founder

Co-founded The Flex in 2019 alongside Michael Buggy, building the flexible-living and property-management business from London.

Hiring process

  1. 1

    Apply at theflex.global careers

    Browse operations, guest experience, corporate sales, tech, and city-launch roles and submit through The Flex careers page or LinkedIn.

  2. 2

    Recruiter screen

    Confirms role fit, city and language, remote/hybrid vs on-site expectations, and pay.

    About 7 days

  3. 3

    Role-specific interview

    Operations/guest: scenario and service interview. Corporate/sales: a case or role-play. Tech: coding or product exercise.

    About 7 days

  4. 4

    Hiring manager and team interviews

    Conversations on depth and fit for a fast-scaling, operations-heavy company.

    About 10 days

  5. 5

    Offer

    Offer in local currency aligned to role and city, with commission for sales roles.

    About 7 days

Funding

Investors
Privately held, scaling flexible-living company

Awards & recognition

  • 150+ corporate partners across major cities · 2026

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  • Expanding to Casablanca, Milan, Cairo, and Berlin · 2026

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Company information

  • Industry: PropTech / Flexible Living / Corporate Housing
  • Location: London, UK (operations in multiple cities; remote eligibility role-dependent)
  • Founded: 2019
  • Company size: 51-200
  • Website: theflex.global ↗
  • LinkedIn: Company page ↗

Frequently asked questions

What does The Flex do?
The Flex (formerly Flex Living) provides move-in-ready furnished apartments for flexible stays from a night to a year, focused on business travel, relocation, and insurance-claim accommodation, and manages properties on behalf of landlords. Apartments come furnished with amenities, Wi-Fi, and 24/7 support.
Who founded The Flex, and where is it based?
Michael Buggy and Raouf Yousfi, who came from banking and consulting, founded it in 2019. It is headquartered in London and operates in London, Paris, Lisbon, and Algiers, with more cities launching.
Who are its customers?
Primarily corporate clients (it has 150+ corporate partners, including large employers), plus individual travelers and relocating professionals, and landlords whose properties it manages.
Is The Flex remote-friendly?
Partly. Guest support and some corporate, commercial, and tech roles can be remote or hybrid, while property operations and on-the-ground roles are tied to the cities it operates in. Local language helps for city operations. Check each posting.
What roles does The Flex hire?
Property and operations management, guest experience and 24/7 support, city launch teams, corporate-housing sales and account management, revenue/pricing, marketing, finance, and technology and product for its booking and property-management software.

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