Community Manager

Common Living

Common Living

Marketing & Communications
New York, NY, USA
Posted on Saturday, May 20, 2023

About Common

Common is a global residential manager making city living easier for renters through the thoughtful use of technology and design. Common delivers exceptional experiences for thousands of residents across coliving, microunits, and traditional apartments. Founded in 2015, they are the preferred choice for residents looking for stress-free city living from a trusted brand, and for real estate owners seeking reliable, above-market returns.

It’s an exciting time to be part of Common’s team. With over 18,000 units signed and under development and over $110 million in global venture capital investment, Common is expanding its reliable, renter-first property operations to 22 cities across the world.

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About the role

Common is seeking a Community Manager to oversee daily property operations. This position will ensure the property meets operational goals by managing onsite staff and collaborating closely with Common’s specialized teams (Sales, Maintenance, Marketing, Accounting). As a key member of Common’s team, you’ll drive leasing and property services efforts with an eye toward the home’s budgets as well as member experience.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee and coordinate all resident relations
  • Prepare annual operating budgets and perform budget projections for all properties
  • Ensure and complete all required weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports are completed
  • Ongoing management of onsite staff and constant coordination with cross-functional stakeholders in Maintenance, Sales, Compliance, Leasing, and Accounting
  • Ensure all tenant A/R related inquiries are resolved quickly and accurately
  • Maintain thorough product knowledge of all your properties and their competitors
  • Work with our centralized legal and billing team on delinquencies and evictions
  • Work with the Member Support team and/or Resident Services Coordinator to investigate and resolve member concerns and complaints
  • Assist the leasing team with touring prospective tenants on an as-needed basis
  • Work with stakeholders to implement effective cost control, revenue maximization, and delinquency management systems
  • Drive local member experience through events and member delight efforts
  • Recommend pricing strategy to minimize vacancy and optimize revenue
  • Assist in ensuring that all work orders and repair requests are processed in a timely fashion
  • Audit ledgers and leases to address ledger discrepancies and provide quality assurance, as needed
  • Drive local member experience through events and member delight efforts
  • Walk properties daily (vacant apartments, common areas, amenities, and grounds)
  • Assisting in all emergency situations
  • Assisting central teams with all requested tasks
  • Other ad hoc projects may be assigned
  • Willingness to work a flexible schedule including weekends and holidays

Requirements

  • 2+ years experience in Property Management
  • 2+ years experience in Leasing
  • Demonstrated success and experience managing a growing team
  • Comfortable working with leases
  • Extreme level of empathy and ability to connect with people from all walks of life; ability to balance a passion for making people happy while setting expectations
  • Previous sales experience
  • Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Impeccable organization, attention to detail, and ability to handle high volume and manage your own time
  • Self-starter that’s comfortable operating in an ambiguous environment and able to make smart decisions quickly using both data and strong emotional intelligence
  • Experience working cross-functionally with a demonstrated ability to both give and receive constructive feedback

Compensation

  • $68,000-$73,000 annually depending on experience

What We Offer

Common truly values our employees and wants to do everything to ensure that our employees are not only happy and professionally fulfilled, but also that they have the opportunity to be healthy. Because of this, we are committed to providing a number of affordable and valuable health and wellness benefits for our employees such as:

  • Paid vacation and sick time
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • FSA + HSA options
  • Company-paid life insurance
  • Company-paid STD/LTD
  • Paid parental leave
  • 401k plans

Additional benefits such as paid holidays, commuter transit benefits, job training + development opportunities + a great wellness program are also available. And as always, we are regularly evaluating our offerings to ensure employees' needs are being met.

Common is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.