Portfolio Operations Director

Progress Residential - Memphis, TN

Full-time - Mid Level

Memphis, TN

Real Estate

About the position

Looking for an opportunity with a dynamic, fun, and goal-oriented company? Progress Residential® is the largest provider of high-quality, single-family rental homes in the United States. With more than 90,000 homes across some of the fastest-growing markets, our residents appreciate the flexibility, freedom, and convenience of living in a single-family home without the obligations of home ownership. Progress is committed to making the home rental process easy and enjoyable for the residents we serve by empowering our team members and investing in innovative systems and technology. Our portfolio has continued to grow substantially over the past few years, and we see increasing demand for professionally managed single-family rental homes and anticipate continued growth. The Portfolio Operations Director coordinates the management operation of assigned properties within the guidelines of the quality standards, operating objectives, and goals established by the Company and the property management department. This position provides leadership and daily management over an assigned area and team responsible for single-family rental homes and the residents who occupy them. Portfolio Operations Directors are involved in all aspects of field-level property management, including but not limited to marketing, showings, application gathering and review, rent collections, resident inquiries, profit and loss (P&L), reporting, as well as maintenance, turn and construction operations, and general management of the resident experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage development of Property Management staff across leasing, cash collection, service, turns and construction in assigned market(s).
• Maintain intimate awareness of market/industry conditions and trends.
• Establish environment that promotes teamwork and cohesion with Operations team in order to drive P&L performance.
• Recruit, hire, and train qualified, dynamic, high performance property management and maintenance personnel.
• Enforce policies to enable assigned portfolio to function according to quality standards and operating objectives.
• Understand and possess the ability to train team on fiduciary duty.
• Lead team in assigned market(s) to always make decisions based on the best interests of the business.
• Ensure that the policies and procedures are followed.
• Drive optimal P&L performance of assigned portfolio: assist in establishing budgets, ensure adherence to budgets, and report on variances in deviations from approved budget.
• Maintain >95% occupancy, 75% lease renewal rate on stabilized portfolio in assigned market(s).
• Analyze processes and procedures to ensure optimum efficiency levels.
• Be knowledgeable of provisions in standard lease documents and maintain a working knowledge of resident rules and regulations.
• Carry out other duties as assigned that are in the best interests of the company.
• Work closely with central operations to ensure corporate initiatives are met.
• Oversee all day-to-day property management functions in assigned region, including but not limited to marketing, showings, application gathering and review, lease renewals, rent collection, profit & Loss (P&L), maintenance, and general resident management.
• Lead property management team in maintaining a high degree of customer service and competency level in all resident interactions, whether over the phone or email, through formal written communication or in person.
• Lead property management team in developing and maintaining positive relations with local community and real estate groups/associations.
• Conduct periodic inspections and follow up calls to residents to ensure standards of home care are maintained and the Company's customer care program is executed.
• Oversee process of conducting and accounting for initial property inspections of all newly internalized rental homes in assigned market(s).
• Ensure that all resident-caused or owner-responsible HOA violations and/or citations are cured in a timely fashion and that fines are not incurred.
• Ensure compliance with guidelines and stipulations of the Property Management Agreement.
• Assist in creation and circulation of weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reporting.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in business or related work experience.
• 5 or more years of previous property management experience in either the single family or multi-family rental industry.
• At least 3 or more years of supervisory experience.
• Real Estate license/Broker license preferred.
• Proven track record of achieving budgeted P&L objectives.
• Ability to build and maintain positive relationships internally and externally.
• Possesses strong organizational skills and is detail oriented.
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-changing, growth environment.
• Holds team accountable for results and provides timely feedback.
• Completes annual performance review process for direct reports and oversees review process for all property management personnel in assigned region.
• Fosters teamwork and mutual respect throughout the company.
• Interacts productively in person and through technology with co-workers, team members.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Computer literacy, ability to comfortably navigate new technology and competency in MS Office suite a must.
• Previous use of Yardi Voyager a plus.

Benefits

• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave