VP Development Operations

Position Type: Full time; Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40; State: Virginia; City: Arlington; Zip Code: 22203.

About the role

Vivmark Residential exists to set the mark for what home can be. Formed through the merger of AvalonBay Communities and Equity Residential, Vivmark brings together two industry leaders with a shared commitment to excellence, innovation, and delivering exceptional living experiences. Our vision is to be the most trusted and best-performing rental housing company in America - one that continues to get better as it grows. And we're looking for people who want to help us do it. As an owner, developer, and manager of more than 180,000 apartment homes in major markets across the US, we have the scale to offer something most companies can't. At Vivmark, team members move up and across functions, markets, and disciplines, building lasting careers. We invest in team members growth, development, and capabilities that make them and us better, and we hold ourselves to the highest standard as an employer. The best people want to work here. We hope you're one of them.

Vivmark Residential is seeking a Vice President or Senior Director of Development Operations to lead the processes, systems, governance, and operational infrastructure that support one of the nation's most active multifamily development platforms. This role sits at the center of the development organization and partners closely with Development, Construction, Design, Operations, Asset Management, Finance, Legal, HR, and Technology teams to drive efficiency, consistency, and transparency across the development lifecycle. The successful candidate will be a strategic thinker with deep real estate development process expertise, strong financial acumen, and a proven ability to improve complex business processes. This leader will help shape how investment decisions are made, how projects move through approvals, how performance is measured, and how the organization scales for future growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead Development Governance: Create and maintain tools, policies, approval frameworks, and decision‑making processes to ensure consistent execution across markets, product types, and investment opportunities; work with Development, Design, and Construction leadership to refine standards, incorporate lessons learned, and drive disciplined decision‑making throughout the development pipeline.
• Drive Investment Committee Excellence: Oversee governance and management of investment approval processes, including Management Investment Committee (MIC) materials and Development Community Report (DCR) materials, timelines, analytics, and protocols; ensure underwriting assumptions remain current, coordinate stakeholder input, and support leadership with clear, accurate analysis for informed investment decisions.
• Build Operational Excellence: Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce cycle times, increase visibility,