VP Portfolio Operations

Selby Jennings; New York (NY); On-site; USD 260,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Selby Jennings client is building a property management platform and is seeking a VP of Platform Operations to build and lead the shared operating infrastructure across a rapidly growing portfolio. The role is to translate ambiguous priorities into structured work streams that drive alignment and results across operations, IT, systems, and field teams.

The ideal candidate has 12-18+ years in real estate or related acquisitive environments, experience managing large residential portfolios, and a

Qualifications

• 12-18+ years of operating experience in residential real estate portfolio management or PE-backed/acquisitive environments.
• Experience managing large-scale residential portfolios, including thousands of units.
• Proven success coordinating national portfolio operations across multiple markets and geographies.
• Exposure to post-acquisition integration including org design, people decisions, systems, processes.
• Strong written communication and ability to document playbooks, decision logs, metrics and operating cadences.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead the shared operating infrastructure across a rapidly growing portfolio.
• Translate high-level priorities into structured work streams driving alignment and accountability across back office functions.
• Oversee back-office functions such as accounting, HR, IT, systems, and field operations.
• Own post-acquisition integration and drive scalable operating models across geographies.
• Drive efficiency and act as an engine for execution to scale the business, with a path toward COO.

Job description

Client/Job Summary:

Our client is building a property management platform and is seeking a VP of Platform Operations to build and lead the shared operating infrastructure across a rapidly growing portfolio.

The team is looking for a high-impact operator who can act as a true \"engine for execution\" across a growing, acquisition-driven platform. Rather than a pure integration specialist, they want a well-rounded business athlete who can take ambiguous, high-level priorities and translate them into structured work streams driving alignment, accountability, and results across back office functions, including operations, IT, systems, and field teams.

They're targeting a commercially-minded operator with strong foundational training and hands-on experience in multi-site or PE-backed environments. This role is best suited for a leader who has operated at scale within large residential real estate platforms and has a track record of building sustainable operating models in complex, acquisition-driven environments.

This position offers the chance to work on high-impact projects, drive efficiency across the business, and a path to COO as the company scales.

Ideal Candidate Qualifications:

• 12-18+ years of operating experience, ideally in residential real estate portfolio management, or within a PE-backed, founder-led, acquisitive, or multi-site services business.


• Experience managing large-scale residential portfolios, including 10,000+ single-family units or 20,000+ multifamily units (50-200k units is preferred).


• Proven success managing national portfolio operations across multiple markets and geographies; regional-only experience is not sufficient.


• Exposure to West Coast portfolio operations and market dynamics is preferred.


• Experience managing multiple back-office functions or functional leaders across areas like accounting, HR, IT, systems, shared services, or business operations.


• Experience with post-acquisition integration, including owning org design, people decisions, systems, process, and implementation.


• A track record of consolidating teams, workflows, vendors, systems, or geographies into a more scalable operating model.


• Enough technical fluency to personally drive system evaluation and implementation.


• Strong written communication and the discipline to document playbooks, decision logs, metrics, and operating cadences as the company scales.