Real Estate Operations Manager

About the role

Own high-stakes projects across a fast-growing real estate and operating platform, work directly alongside ownership, and build the systems that help scale the business. This is a launchpad for someone looking to grow into a senior operations leadership role.

About the company

Our SelectLeader's client is a Jersey City-based real estate and operating platform developing high-quality residential, commercial, and community-driven assets in underserved urban neighborhoods. Founded in 2010, the company built its foundation by identifying overlooked opportunities in downtown Jersey City and executing a differentiated strategy focused on smaller-scale, high-impact developments on non-conforming lots that larger developers often passed over. To date, the organization has completed or is developing 25+ multifamily and commercial properties and has repositioned a historic school building into a 50,000-square-foot, fully leased community hub anchored by education, wellness, and service businesses. The project was recognized with an Urban Land Institute award. Alongside its real estate platform, the organization operates a growing portfolio of businesses across education, food and nutrition, and fitness, employing more than 170 team members.

Highlights

• Real estate pipeline exceeding $100M across multiple condo projects
• Expanding operating businesses across education, food, and fitness

Responsibilities

Strategic & Special Projects

• Lead and execute high-priority initiatives across real estate development, operating businesses, and new ventures, owning projects end-to-end from idea through execution and reporting
• Support the evaluation of new investments through research, data analysis, and execution planning
• Develop actionable insights around expansion opportunities
• Build dashboards, reporting systems, and operating processes across entities, identifying inefficiencies and implementing scalable improvements
• Act as a force multiplier for both ownership and the Director of Operations on mission-critical priorities

Operations & Financial Oversight

• Support day-to-day operations across properties and business units
• Oversee financial workflows, including payables, receivables, and coordination with accounting
• Partner with the finance team to track and report monthly performance and key metrics across entities
• Manage vendor relationships, negotiate pricing, and oversee RFP processes
• Ensure operational workflows and maintenance standards are executed at a high level

Portfolio & Execution Management

• Track the full real estate portfolio and development pipeline across all stages, maintaining timelines for active and future projects
• Identify critical decision points and proactively drive accountability across stakeholders
• Keep ownership informed and prepared to make key decisions
• Develop, implement, and refine policies and systems that improve execution across the organization

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of experience in operations or consulting
• Strong analytical skills with genuine comfort working with data and business metrics
• An extremely high ownership mentality with relentless follow-through
• Able to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously