Bisnow
Real Estate Operations Manager
Jersey City, NJOnsite · United States
Manager · Full-Time · SelectLeaders
POSTED 19 OCTVERIFIED 1H AGO
23 days opentrue age
Closes in ~15d at the median (38d)
$90k–105kposted
▼ −30% vs market median $140k
$89k$172k
- Market p25–p75
- $105k–$172k
- Bisnow p25–p75
- $89k–$119kn=3
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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 and perform well under pressure.
- Resourceful, proactive, and solutions-oriented.
- Comfortable operating in an unstructured, fast-moving, high-expectation environment.
- Highly organized with sharp attention to detail.
- Clear ambition to grow into a Director of Operations-level role.
- Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation required.
Why This Role?
- Broad business exposure: Gain hands-on experience across real estate, education, food, and fitness businesses.
- Direct access to ownership: Work closely with key decision-makers and contribute to meaningful business initiatives from day one.
- Build, don't just maintain: Create systems, processes, and solutions that help shape how the organization operates.
- High responsibility early: Take ownership of meaningful projects with a clear path toward operations leadership.
This is not a coordinator or administrative role. It's a training ground for a future operations leader within a growing, entrepreneurial organization.