Leasing Manager, Residential

Leasing Manager

This Leasing Manager role combines sales, customer service, and marketing to lease apartment homes to interested prospects. You will lease apartments in our amazing communities through product demonstration and strategic marketing. Leasing Managers strive to making residents feel at home with responsibilities that include maintaining high levels of resident satisfaction and retention. You'll also get to demonstrate your marketing prowess through web advertising and inquiries as well as keep tabs on competitors through telephone surveys and onsite visits. Service-minded individuals thrive in this position, as do those who enjoy selling a product that they can truly be proud of representing.

Responsibilities

• Lease apartments and provide excellent customer service to potential residents, current residents, and all customers.
• Manage renewals to include rates to be approved by Property Manager, letters sent to residents, and follow-up on lease expirations.
• Implement Monthly, Quarterly, and Yearly Marketing Plans.
• Manage and hold accountable the leasing team.
• Complete market studies each week and has extensive knowledge of the sub-market.
• Set rates and concessions for PM approval based on sub-market information.
• Inspect applications and move in files for accuracy prior to Property Manager's approval.
• Handle other special projects as assigned by Property Manager.
• Maintain superior customer service relationship as per company's processes.
• Adhere to company Standard Operating Procedures.
• Lease apartments and sell property's products and services to prospects.
• Respond to internet leads, answer prospect calls, and conduct property tours following the guidelines outlined in the mystery shop forms.
• Work to optimize occupancy while maximizing effective leased rent.
• Utilize established sales and marketing strategies to increase property traffic, maintain closing ratios, and work to achieve and exceed budgeted occupancy percentages.
• Maintain thorough product knowledge of the property and that of major competition.
• Accurately prepare and be thoroughly knowledgeable about all lease-related paperwork.
• Maintain prospect traffic and leasing data; assist with other computer data entry as necessary.
• Deliver resident gifts; inspect units to ensure readiness for move-ins.
• Plan, schedule, and organize resident functions as needed; assist with planning and hosting of others.
• Audit all lease and renewal files for key controls and bonus submission to the property manager.
• Review guest cards to ensure entry into the community management system; follow-up entry into system and monitor traffic trends.
• Other tasks or duties as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications

Company Overview

The RMR Group (Nasdaq : RMR) is a leading U.S. alternative asset management company, unique for its focus on commercial real estate (CRE) and related businesses. RMR's vertical integration is strengthened by over 1,100 real estate professionals in more than 30 offices nationwide who manage over $41 billion in assets under management and leverage more than 35 years of institutional experience in buying, selling, financing, and operating CRE. RMR benefits from a scalable platform, a deep and experienced management team, and a diversity of real estate strategies across its clients. RMR has been recognized by The Boston Globe as a "Top Place to Work", by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as an "ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year" and ranked by the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) as having one of the highest number of BOMA 360 designated properties in its portfolio. RMR is headquartered in Newton, MA and was founded in 1986.

RMR's mission is to create long term value for our clients by managing their investments and assets "like we own it" an approach that consistently and repeatedly generates opportunities for all our employees, investors, and stakeholders. We are guided by six core values :

Visit our website to learn more about what makes The RMR Group a rewarding place to build a career.