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Aviary is an independent real estate consulting firm providing recruitment services, career coaching, organizational advisory and networking services across Europe. We operate across Europe within the investment, asset management, development, finance and proptech spaces.
Candidates can find our latest job opportunities within the industry. We also offer tailored coaching services and counselling for a number of purposes, such as career starts, jobhunting, career changes, promotions, building career skills and professional development. We provide them advice to make their search more effective. We also publish career advice and relevant articles that will help them to orient their career and manage the recruitment process.
We provide to our clients’ high-quality services in talent acquisition and organizational strategy advisory. For each assignment we offer the most suitable candidates for their business and the best quality of services.
We are a growing multilingual team with a deep industry knowledge. We understand the latest trends as well as the market conditions. Our main mission is to deliver to our clients’ First Class services and maximize their return on investment in human capital.
Our knowledge combine technologies and human expertise to provide our clients and candidates the best quality of services.
Thomas has 15 years of cross-boarder experience in real estate transaction services and executive search.
Prior to founding Aviary, he was Head of Pan-European for a global real estate recruitment company covering the real estate investment, asset management, finance industries. He ran a large number of searches in the United Kingdom, Nordics, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Spain, Portugal, and Italy.
Before that, he worked for 5 years within a Big Four in real transaction services.
Thomas received an MSc in Real Estate and Wealth Management from Kedge Business School and a Bachelor in Law from Lyon II University.
Thomas is naturally curious, creative with strong attention to detail. He developed a very strong entrepreneurial mindset and attitude. He always does the extra mile to provide the best level of service.
He developed a strong awareness of sustainability, the environment, and new technologies.
Over the past 3 years, I’ve had the privilege of partnering with some of the most impactful start-ups, scale-ups, and post-IPOs—placing 40 high-impact candidates, billing £500K, and building a network of over 5,000 incredible professionals.
What drives me? Connecting top-tier talent with game-changing real estate innovators across Europe and North America. From mid-senior roles to leadership positions, I’ve placed CxOs, Heads of Department, Country Managers, Account Executives, Analysts, Engineers, Consultants and more—helping companies thrive as they scale and expand globally.
I didn’t expect to fall in love with real estate, recruitment, and tech (SaaS, IoT), but here I am, fully immersed in reshaping the future of this industry. 🚀 Along the way, I’ve learned the power of strong relationships—working with visionary clients and candidates who share my passion for transformation.
Vanessa has 13 years of experience in recruitment including 5 years covering the real estate investments and asset management sectors across Europe. She has a focus on the French, Spanish and Dutch markets
She received an MSc in Business Administration and Management from ESC Amiens and a Bachelors degree in Economics and Management from University Pantheon Sorbonne.
Vanessa is fluent in French, English, and Portuguese.
Her approach to recruitment is based on methodical research, strategic thinking, and attention to detail. She works with consistency, honesty and always keeps a high level of quality and integrity. Her ability to understand a company’s need and connecting them with the right people for the job is what makes the difference in her work.
She is passionate about helping people to achieve their career goals and to partner with businesses in bringing on the most talented people.
Driving global decarbonisation by helping ConTech companies reduce the 38% of carbon emissions from construction—one key hire at a time, for a cleaner, more sustainable future.
Career highlights:
🏉 Pro rugby player experience in South Africa & Scotland (2008-09)
🏠 Founded Student Haus (2013-19)
🛠️ Invested & refurbished 5 properties in UK (2014 – Present)
🌍 Led 30 hotel openings across Europe. (2021-23)
🧑💼 Restructured Numa’s HR function (2022-23)
🛏️ Founded a tech-driven micro hostel concept (2023)
🎯 Transitioned to ConTech recruitment (2024 – Present)
Industry familiarity:
Contech | RE | Construction | Commercial & Residential Property Management | Hotels & Serviced Accommodation
Experience & skills acquired:
Recruitment | Change Management | Entrepreneurship | People Management | Creating structure from scratch | Scaling functions & start ups | Stakeholder Management | Public Speaking | Property Management | Leadership | Mentoring | Sales | EQ | Cross-functional team leadership
Trilingual business development specialist with 15+ years of experience in Hospitality, ESG, Real Estate, and Proptech.
Dedicated to driving business growth by identifying top talent and expanding client portfolios through strategic recruitment partnerships. Expert in understanding client needs and delivering tailored recruitment solutions to fill critical vacancies efficiently and effectively.
Proficient in managing high-value accounts, fostering long-term relationships, and utilising cutting-edge technology to streamline the recruitment process. Fluent in French, English, and Spanish, with a proven track record of success in the UK and EU markets.
Let’s collaborate to build high-performing teams that drive your business forward. You may reach out to me at slemlin@aviaryconsulting.com.
Each consultant gets the tools and support to deliver superior results. Performance means delivering the right candidates to our clients and partnering with them on the long term.
Industry knowledge is at the heart of our business. When we deliver to our clients, we strive for quality and reliability.
Everyone will have autonomy and is invited to come up with new ideas that will improve our way to perform. Our consultants are invited to take responsibility of their career. We are also more productive and creative as a team.
We believe in the power of creativity and innovation. With the rise of new technologies, we are anticipating the new trends.
We act with trust toward our clients, candidates and colleagues.
We are sharing the same passion and we will succeed in this industry by attracting talents having different experience and background.
Aviary is a growing company and we are looking for talented individuals who are self-disciplined to join our team.
We aim to succeed by investing in our people. We want to create a great company where our people can learn, accomplish their goals and care about one another.
We reward employees for their results, professionalism, engagement and initiative. We help them to grow professionally while providing the best services for our clients.
At Aviary our consultants are encouraged to be autonomous, collaborative, creative and supportive. Employees are evaluated on their achievements instead of hours worked. Each consultant will be in charge of his own career and you will be given some flexibility in order to achieve the best results. We are looking for thinkers and doers to join our mission.
We are committed to be diverse and we welcome people from different background. We believe that diversity is the best way to get superior results. Everyone has a voice and will be given the opportunity to make a difference.
We take care of our people and we provide them the best environment to work in order to be happy, inspired and balanced.