Area Manager, Paso Robles

Bullpen Capital; Paso Robles (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous company-sponsored insurance (

Complimentary and discounted stays at

Generous paid time off

Wellness stipend

Cell phone stipend

Mileage reimbursement

Paid parental leave

Job summary

AvantStay in California is seeking an Area Manager to oversee daily operations of our short-term rental properties. You will lead market staff, coordinate with maintenance, housekeeping, and operations, and ensure guest satisfaction across multiple sites.

This role requires frequent travel within the designated area, strong leadership, and the ability to meet tight deadlines while upholding AvantStay standards and safety protocols. Weekend availability is expected.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of property management experience with multi-site locations
• 2+ years of experience in people management
• 2+ years of experience in homeowner relations
• Ability and availability to work weekends, holidays, and flexible schedule
• Ability to stand, walk, and drive between properties
• Ability to bend, squat, kneel, lift over 25 lbs.
• Ability to perform light maintenance tasks
• Strong self-management and ability to meet tight deadlines
• MS Office (Excel/Word/PowerPoint); CRM knowledge is a plus

Responsibilities

• Supervise market staff, including hiring, training, coaching, and evaluating performance.
• Establish and cultivate relationships with property owners and review owner statements.
• Oversee and resolve guest and homeowner issues within designated timeframes.
• Meet AvantStay standards and metrics related to owner satisfaction.
• Coordinate housekeeping and routine maintenance tasks at each property.
• Collaborate with teams to evaluate maintenance, groundskeeping, and housekeeping operations.
• Perform essential administrative duties to support daily operations.
• Maintain inventory levels of consumables and linens for the market.
• Conduct regular property inspections for compliance with AvantStay standards.
• Address guest and homeowner concerns via emails, calls, texts, and tickets.
• Travel daily to properties within the area to oversee operations.
• Be available on-call after-hours for market support.

Skills

Property management

People management

Homeowner relations

Flexible schedule

Walking/standing/driving

Physical endurance

Self-management

Office software

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel/Word/PowerPoint)

CRM systems

Job description

Who We Are

AvantStay delivers world class, authentic, tech-enabled short-term rental (“STR”) group experiences targeted at the millennial generation. We are venture funded and growing rapidly in the explosive $100+ billion dollar STR industry. We deliver a customized end-to-end experience that is tailored just for groups and powered with technology at every layer.

Who We Are

AvantStay delivers world class, authentic, tech-enabled short-term rental (“STR”) group experiences targeted at the millennial generation. We are venture funded and growing rapidly in the explosive $100+ billion dollar STR industry. We deliver a customized end-to-end experience that is tailored just for groups and powered with technology at every layer.

What We Are Looking For

As an Area Manager, you will oversee all daily operational activities related to our AvantStay properties, working cross functionally with the maintenance, housekeeping, and operations teams. This role will require the ability to supervise others and adhere to strict deadlines to ensure guest needs and expectations are met and exceeded.

This position requires close proximity to the market with frequent travel to various sites within the designated area.

What You’ll Do

You will be responsible for the following duties and responsibilities, which may not be an exhaustive list:

• Directly supervising and managing market staff, including hiring, training, coaching, and evaluating performance and delegating tasks to field operations personnel.
• Serving as the main point of contact to establish and cultivate relationships with the owners of AvantStay properties by effectively communicating with them, reviewing their owner distribution statements, and keeping apprised of the status of their property.
• Supervising the progress and rectification of guest and homeowner issues and escalations, ensuring they are resolved within the designated time frame. Monitoring the quality of the resolution and taking appropriate actions as needed to ensure customer and homeowner satisfaction.
• Meeting and maintaining AvantStay standards and metrics related to owner satisfaction.
• Supervising and coordinating housekeeping or routine vacation rental maintenance tasks, such as changing linens, moving furniture, changing light bulbs, troubleshooting cable, or addressing wifi issues.
• Collaborating with other teams and evaluating maintenance, groundskeeping, and housekeeping operations at each property within the select market.
• Carrying out essential administrative duties to support daily operations and assigning tasks to team members as necessary.
• Ensuring all homes have appropriate inventory levels of consumables and linens for the select market.
• Conducting regular inspections of properties to ensure compliance with AvantStay standards and regulations.
• Addressing guest and homeowner concerns by responding in a timely manner to emails, calls, texts, Slack messages, and tickets.
• Traveling daily to various properties within the designated area to oversee operations and ensure compliance.
• Being available “On Call” after-hours for market support.

What You’ll Bring

• 4+ years of property management experience with multi-site locations and exposure to working with decentralized teams
• 2+ years of experience in people management
• 2+ years of in homeowner relations
• Ability and availability to work weekends, holidays, and with an overall flexible schedule to fit current business needs
• Ability to spend a majority of working time standing, walking, and driving to properties
• Ability to regularly bend at the waist, squat, kneel, climb, carry, reach, stoop, and occasionally push, pull, and lift more than 25 lbs.
• Ability to execute on light maintenance needs
• Excellent self-management skills, and the ability to prioritize and deliver work to meet tight deadlines and work in a fast paced environment
• Basic skills in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word & PowerPoint); CRM knowledge is a plus

Compensation

• The role has a salary range of $75-80k a year + generous performance bonus + equity
• Performance bonus
• Generous paid time off
• Generous company-sponsored insurance (medical, dental, vision, life, etc.)
• Complimentary and discounted stays at AvantStay properties
• Paid parental leave
• Wellness stipend
• Cell phone stipend
• Mileage reimbursement

When you join AvantStay

You’ll be doing work that matters alongside an experienced and dynamic team, transforming the way people travel and vacation. Your place within the colossal travel and real estate industries will leave you with a wealth of opportunities to feel both challenged to innovate and rewarded for your efforts. Of course, we will offer you pay and benefits, but we’re about more than that. AvantStay is a place where you can craft your own path to greatness. Whether you think in code, words, pictures or numbers, find your future at AvantStay.

Equal Employment Always

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we celebrate our employees' differences, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and Veteran status. Different makes us better.