Jobs · Management · Illinois

Manager, Revenue

Core Spaces · Chicago, IL · 4 wk ago
Management$75k/yrFull-time

About the role

The Revenue Manager will own revenue management strategy for an assigned portfolio of communities, focusing on optimizing rental revenue, occupancy, leasing velocity, and overall financial performance. This role serves as a strategic advisor to Operations, Sales, Asset Management, and community leadership, translating market conditions, leasing performance, pricing data, and portfolio trends into clear recommendations and executable strategies.

Responsibilities

  • Own revenue management strategy for an assigned portfolio of communities, including pricing, rent growth, concession planning, lease pace, occupancy performance, and economic occupancy outcomes.
  • Develop, recommend, and execute dynamic pricing strategies that support budgeted revenue goals while balancing market competitiveness, leasing velocity, demand trends, and asset-level performance objectives.
  • Exercise independent judgment when evaluating pricing decisions, rate changes, concession strategies, and portfolio performance risks; provide clear rationale and recommendations to leadership and cross-functional partners.
  • Maintain a strong understanding of company policies, revenue standards, operating practices, and compliance expectations while ensuring recommendations align with business objectives and Core Spaces values.
  • Prepare and deliver weekly portfolio updates to the Director, Sales and Revenue, including rate changes, concession recommendations, performance risks, strategic opportunities, and key decisions requiring leadership visibility.
  • Create monthly revenue and performance reporting that translates complex data into actionable insights for internal stakeholders, ownership partners, and leadership decision-making.
  • Collaborate with Technology and internal reporting partners to improve dashboards, CoreIO reporting, data accuracy, automation, and visibility into revenue performance metrics.
  • Support forecasting efforts by providing data-driven input on lease pace, rent growth, occupancy, exposure, concessions, and market assumptions for assigned communities.
  • Identify process improvements, reporting enhancements, and performance management tools that strengthen revenue strategy, increase consistency, and improve decision-making across the portfolio.
  • Partner with Operations, Sales, Asset Management, Marketing, Technology, and community teams to ensure pricing strategies are understood, aligned, and executed consistently across the assigned portfolio.
  • Lead weekly revenue office hours or pricing discussions with community and regional stakeholders, providing guidance on market conditions, pricing decisions, leasing performance, and action plans.
  • Occasional travel may be necessary to support portfolio strategy, community performance reviews, team alignment, or business needs.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Real Estate, Economics, Data Analytics, Hospitality, or a related field preferred; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
  • 5+ years of progressive professional experience in real estate, revenue management, pricing strategy, asset management, property operations, leasing strategy, or a related analytical business function.
  • Demonstrated ability to analyze complex data, identify performance trends, evaluate business risks, and make sound recommendations that influence financial outcomes.
  • Strong understanding of real estate fundamentals, including occupancy, rent growth, concessions, exposure, absorption, leasing velocity, effective rent, and market positioning.
  • Experience developing or supporting pricing strategies, revenue optimization plans, performance reporting, forecasting, or portfolio-level business recommendations.
  • Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment on matters of significance, including pricing recommendations, concession strategy, revenue risk identification, and portfolio performance planning.
  • Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain complex data and strategic recommendations to stakeholders at varying levels of the organization.
  • Prowess with Microsoft Office; experience with property management systems, revenue management tools, dashboards, or business intelligence platforms preferred.

Qualifications

  • High attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy, reporting integrity, and timely follow-through.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and operate effectively in a fast-paced, performance-driven environment.
  • Proven ability to influence cross-functional partners, build alignment, and drive execution without direct reporting authority.

Skills

  • Revenue management, pricing strategy, leasing analytics, asset performance, or portfolio performance management.
  • Entrata, CoreIO, business intelligence tools, pricing dashboards, or other property management and reporting platforms.
  • Presenting revenue performance, market insights, pricing recommendations, or strategic action plans to senior leaders or ownership stakeholders.
  • Supporting lease-up, stabilized, or high-velocity leasing environments where pricing, occupancy, and concession decisions have significant financial impact.
  • Building scalable reporting processes, dashboards, templates, or tools that improve consistency and decision-making.
  • Working in a highly collaborative, cross-functional environment with Operations, Sales, Marketing, Asset Management, Technology, and community teams.
  • Organizational Structure
  • Reports to: Director, Revenue
  • Direct Reports: N/A
  • Functional Leadership: Provides revenue strategy guidance and portfolio-level direction to community and regional stakeholders within assigned portfolio.

Benefits

  • Competitive pay that values your contributions
  • Incentives designed to reward your achievements
  • Paid flexible PTO to disconnect or celebrate life milestones
  • Paid 14+ holidays, including your birthday, to disconnect and celebrate
  • Paid Parental Leave that begins after 90 days
  • Paid volunteer time off to give back to your community
  • Monthly workshop weeks; fewer meetings & more collaboration
  • Robust health plan options that begin within at least 30 days of your employment
  • Monthly phone reimbursement
  • Wellness allowance and perks, including a yearly subscription to a meditation app
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for access to confidential support services
  • Company retirement options including 401(k) + matching & Roth account option

Pay

USD $75,000.00 - USD $85,000.00 /Yr.

Schedule

Full-time

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