Early career Rose started his career as assistant coach and player of Mainz's second team in the 2010–11 season. For the 2012–13 season, he joined Lokomotive Leipzig, but terminated his contract after one season.
Red Bull Salzburg in 2018 Rose joined
Red Bull Salzburg's U16 team in the 2013–14 season. When U18 coach
Thomas Letsch joined
FC Liefering, Rose succeeded him as U18 coach. The team won the Austrian U18 championship in his first season and the
UEFA Youth League in April 2017 beating
Benfica 2–1 in the final. For the 2017–18 season, Rose succeeded
Óscar García as head coach of RB Salzburg. In his first season, the team won the Austrian championship and reached the semi-finals of the
Europa League, beating teams like
Borussia Dortmund and
Lazio. The final of the Austrian cup against
Sturm Graz was lost. In the second season, RB Salzburg started the league with ten wins which broke the previous record of the league. In the
Europa League, they reached the quarter final against
Napoli. Rose never lost a home game during his tenure as head coach of Salzburg.
Borussia Mönchengladbach For the 2019–20 season, Rose joined
Borussia Mönchengladbach. Gladbach led the Bundesliga table after 14 games and went into the winter break in second place, and eventually finished fourth. However, they were eliminated from the
Europa League at the group stage, losing their opening game 4–0 to
Wolfsberger AC, Gladbach's highest European defeat at home. In the
2020–21 UEFA Champions League, Gladbach beat
Shakhtar Donetsk 6–0 and 4–0 in the group stage, finishing in second place ahead of
Inter Milan. They were eliminated in the first knockout round by
Manchester City. Gladbach's form dipped after the announcement, losing four games in a row, and ultimately finished 8th, failing to qualify for Europe.
Borussia Dortmund In the 2021–22 season, Rose led Borussia Dortmund to a second-place finish in the
Bundesliga but failed to qualify from their
Champions League group and were then eliminated from the
Europa League by
Rangers. After one season in charge, the club and Rose mutually agreed to part ways on 20 May 2022.
RB Leipzig On 8 September 2022, Rose was appointed as new
RB Leipzig head coach. Two days later, he won his first match 3–0 against his former club Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga. On 3 June 2023, he won his first title at the club, after a 2–0 victory over
Eintracht Frankfurt in the
DFB-Pokal final. A month later, on 28 July, he extended his contract until 2025. In June 2024, he signed a one-year extension until 2026. Rose was sacked by the RB Leipzig board on 30 March 2025 after heavily underperforming in the Bundesliga and UEFA Champions League.
Bournemouth On 20 April 2026, it was announced that Rose would succeed
Andoni Iraola as head coach of Premier League club Bournemouth for the 2026–27 season, with Iraola deciding to depart the club after three years, at the end of his contract. ==Managerial style==