Candidates must reside within the Brookings city limits to be eligible for this role
The Property Manager owns the end-to-end homeowner experience for their assigned portfolio. This role serves as the single point of accountability for property performance, homeowner satisfaction, and operational execution.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Homeowner Relationship Management
- Primary Point of Contact & Trusted Advisor
- Serve as the dedicated single point of contact for all homeowner inquiries, concerns, and requests
- Build trusted, long-term relationships rooted in transparency, follow-through, and credibility
- Proactively anticipate risks related to performance, condition, or satisfaction and address them before escalation
- Conduct regular proactive check-ins with homeowners
- Deliver difficult conversations (maintenance issues, damages, policy changes) with clarity, empathy, and solutions
- Consultation & Guidance
- Confidently discuss property performance, revenue drivers, and market dynamics
- Guide homeowners on pricing strategy, marketing optimization, and improvement investments
- Clearly explain tradeoffs, constraints, and decisions
- Maintain detailed homeowner history, preferences, and risk indicators in CRM
- Retention & Growth
- Identify at-risk homeowners and execute retention plans
- Serve as the homeowner advocate in internal discussions and decision-making
Portfolio Operations Management
- Property Oversight
- Own day-to-day operational performance for a portfolio averaging 40-80 units (market dependent)
- Ensure properties meet brand, cleanliness, maintenance, and readiness standards
- Conduct and review inspections; address recurring issues through permanent solutions
- Monitor property condition trends and recommend preventative maintenance
- Operational Decision-Making
- Coordinate with POD and/or third-parties to resolve issues efficiently
- Own work order outcomes, not just submission or tracking
- Make day-to-day decisions independently
- Monitor and actively manage operational cost per property
- Own inspection strategy and cadence for the assigned portfolio
- Independently schedule and prioritize inspections based on:
- Owner arrivals and owner usage
- VIP and high-risk guest arrivals
- Recent maintenance issues or guest feedback
- Property complexity, size, and condition
- Time elapsed since last physical walkthrough
- Ensure each property is physically or virtually inspected on a regular, proactive cadence
- Document inspection findings, trends, and follow-up actions clearly
- Escalate systemic issues for process improvement
- Quality & Compliance
- Review guest feedback and address property-specific issues at the root cause
- Ensure compliance with local regulations, HOA requirements, and brand standards
Departmental Partnership & Accountability
- Cross-Functional Ownership
- Partner with Revenue, Marketing, Finance, Onboarding, Compliance, and Maintenance teams to deliver outcomes
- Translate internal recommendations into clear homeowner actions and decisions
- Execution & Follow-Through
- Submit requests following established protocols
- Track open items through resolution
- Provide feedback to teams on process gaps and improvement opportunities
Revenue & Performance Optimization
- Demonstrate working knowledge of revenue management principles
- Confidently communicate pricing and performance decisions to homeowners
Onboarding & Transitions
- Lead homeowner relationship onboarding in partnership with onboarding and sales teams
- Set expectations early around communication cadence, standards, and decision-making
- Manage property offboarding with professionalism and feedback capture
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 3–5 years experience in property management, hospitality, or portfolio-based client management
- Technical computer skills required on all forms of hardware – laptops, cell phones, tablets
- Dependable, self-motivated, and able to work independently while contributing to a collaborative team environment
- Ability to be highly organized while multi-tasking
- Comfort discussing money, performance, and tradeoffs with homeowners
- Strong operational judgment and follow-through
- High emotional intelligence and accountability mindset
- Comfortable operating in a fast-moving environment where structure is still being built
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
- Proactive and self-directed; takes ownership without being asked
- Solutions-oriented with strong follow-through
- Adaptable and comfortable with ambiguity
- Detail-oriented while maintaining big-picture judgment
- Collaborative team player with integrity and professionalism
- Extremely organized and able to manage multiple projects at one time
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & WORK ENVIRONMENT
- Ability to conduct property inspections requiring walking, stairs, and physical assessment
- Work may take place indoors or outdoors, in a variety of settings including private homes, resorts, offices, condo buildings, laundry or storage facilities -often in varying weather conditions.
- Ability to adapt schedule based on guest and homeowner needs. Shifts may include early mornings, evenings, weekends, holidays. The role requires extreme schedule flexibility.
- Hybrid work environment with requirement to work in the field for property inspections.
- Reliable transportation required.
- Regular travel within the locally assigned market and/or region.
- Ability to move freely (balancing, climbing, crawling, driving, squatting, standing, stooping, walking, bending, pushing, pulling, reaching) and ability to lift up to fifty (50) pounds without assistance.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
- Performance-based bonus tied to portfolio performance and homeowner satisfaction
- Professional development and career advancement opportunities