ABOUT GREYSTAR

Greystar is a leading, fully integrated global real estate platform offering expertise in property management, investment management, development, and construction services in institutional-quality rental housing. Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Greystar manages and operates over $300 billion of real estate in over 260 markets globally with offices throughout North America, Europe, South America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Greystar is the largest operator of apartments in the United States, managing more than one million units/beds globally. Across its platforms, Greystar has over $79 billion of assets under management, including approximately $36 billion of development assets and over $30 billion of regulatory assets under management. Greystar was founded by Bob Faith in 1993 to become a provider of world-class service in the rental residential real estate business. To learn more, visit www.greystar.com.

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

You will be responsible for a brand-new premium student residence (Canvas Paris Ivry) comprising 310 units. This includes managing the on-site team and the full scope of daily operational activities. The Property Operations Manager is accountable for meeting the asset’s financial targets. As the on-site leader, you set the tone to ensure Canvas Paris Ivry is a safe, welcoming community with the resident experience at its heart.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Key Role Responsibilities

• Acts as a role model at all times by demonstrating the core values
• Leads the team to create positive memorable experiences by exceeding expectations for all residents.
• Works in partnership with marketing to shape local marketing and leasing strategies based on relevant market data to achieve the property’s occupancy and revenue goals
• Ensures marketing campaigns, advertising and promotional activities are effectively implemented
• Establishes relationships with internal and external stakeholders (sales, marketing, groups, universities) communicating regularly with representatives, ensuring the community’s compliance with pertinent regulations and providing performance data and reporting
• Actively seeks interaction and contact with residents to proactively seek to improve service delivery and ensure community events enhance the overall resident experience.
• Meets targeted revenues by making rate recommendations based on market data and monitors payments.
• Prepares and forecasts annual budgets by analysing financial statements, reviewing marketing information, and accessing operational reports.
• Manages the financial performance; attending regular P&L reviews with stakeholders.
• Promotes investor satisfaction and retention through timely variance reporting in respect of budgeted and actual spending and on-going communication about the performance of the properties, and responds with urgency to client/owner concerns, questions, issues, and requests.
• Promotes resident satisfaction and retention by ensuring a timely response to questions, requests and complaints in a timely manner, and taking appropriate action to resolve and address service issues.  
• Assesses team member training needs and ensure thorough understanding of systems and adherence to policies
• Develops capability of team members in order to meet key performance goals and future succession requirements.
• Originates, approves and submits purchase orders and processes invoices from vendors, contractors and service providers for payment and manages communication with finance team members and other stakeholders as required.
• Oversees the tenancy management process by co-ordinating periodic apartment inspections, evicting residents, and imposing and collecting late fees and other charges within the terms of the agreement.
• Works hand in hand with Health & Safety to drive a safety culture by managing and monitoring the appropriate health & safety and compliance activities including the incident reporting system and ensures that the community operates in a safe and risk free environment.
• Ensures the operation of the community complies with Company policies and procedures and any laws and regulations governing housing operations and residential lettings.
• Manages planned and reactive maintenance and refurbishments engaging marketing and capital projects teams to ensure timely resident communication and completion to a high standard within agreed budgets and timescales.
• Conducts regular community walkabouts and inspections and takes appropriate actions to ensure that the physical aspects of the property, grounds, buildings, and amenities meet established standards for safety, cleanliness, and general appearance and appeal. 

Knowledge & Qualifications

• Higher education degree in real estate, business, or hospitality
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Experience with property management software (training provided)
• Knowledge of building safety regulations and compliance requirements
• Fluent in English and in French

Experience & Skills

Essential

• Proven experience in asset performance and operational management in real estate or similar sectors
• Demonstrated leadership with the ability to manage a team in an operational excellence environment
• Knowledge of landlord/tenant regulations
• Strong teamwork and ability to work independently
• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills
• Strong verbal and written communication
• Comfortable analyzing financial and operational data
• Ability to recruit, manage, and evaluate team members, including a Facility Manager
• Strong interpersonal skills and cultural adaptability when dealing with stakeholders
• Flexibility in a fast‑changing environment
• Passion for delivering exceptional, personalized resident experiences
• Proactive mindset focused on continuous improvement (self and team) to stakeholders and continuously improve knowledge of self and others.

Desirable

• Comfortable leading change initiatives

Important Notice: Greystar will never request your banking details or other sensitive personal information during the interview process. Greystar does not conduct any interviews via text or messaging, and all communication will come from official Greystar email addresses (@greystar.com). If you receive suspicious requests, please report them immediately to AskHR@greystar.com.