Director, Site Solutions & Tech Operations

Essex Property Trust; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 157,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision coverage

Paid parental leave

401k employer match

Wellness programs

13–15 paid holidays/PTO

Housing discount 20%

Job summary

Essex Property Trust in Irvine seeks a Director, Site Solutions to lead major technology platforms powering onsite operations. You’ll govern smart access, maintenance and capital platforms, align roadmaps with corporate goals, and manage a small team.

You will build partnerships, drive pilots, and rollouts with vendors, while improving resident and associate experiences through data-driven platforms. Strong leadership and systems thinking are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Economics, Real Estate or related discipline; Master’s degree preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience at the intersection of technology and operations.
• 5+ years of experience in multi-family at enterprise scale.
• 5+ years of people leadership experience, including hiring, coaching, performance management, succession planning, and development.
• Experience leading enterprise-scale technology implementations within multifamily organizations.
• Ability to translate business strategies, goals and needs into scalable technology solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to present information clearly.

Responsibilities

• Build key business relationships and engage across departments to solve long-standing issues.
• Provide leadership over implementation of enterprise products that support Essex’s strategy.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for successful business execution.
• Ensure alignment between critical systems and user communities; act as a link to vendors.
• Develop system roadmaps to support corporate strategy and goals.
• Lead team to define, document and standardize business needs and processes.
• Prioritize user requirements with 3rd party vendors.
• Write reports and present analyses, project status, risks and issues.
• Identify gaps and coordinate system changes across the life cycle.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Analytical skills

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Enterprise systems

Job description

Essex Property Trust in Irvine seeks a Director, Site Solutions to lead major technology platforms powering onsite operations. You’ll govern smart access, maintenance and capital platforms, align roadmaps with corporate goals, and manage a small team.

You will build partnerships, drive pilots, and rollouts with vendors, while improving resident and associate experiences through data-driven platforms. Strong leadership and systems thinking are essential.