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Join our team as a Regional Vice President of Property Management in Wisconsin!
Are you an experienced property management executive who thrives on leading teams, driving portfolio performance, and navigating the complexities of affordable housing? Gorman & Company is seeking a Regional Vice President of Property Management to provide strategic and operational leadership across our Wisconsin portfolio of approximately 3,100 residential units spanning 47 properties. This is a high-impact leadership opportunity for someone who can develop strong teams, lead complex portfolio initiatives, build lasting industry partnerships, and position our growing portfolio for continued success.
What You’ll Do
- Provide executive-level leadership and strategic direction for the Wisconsin property management portfolio, overseeing approximately 3,100 units across 47 properties with a combination of owner-managed and third-party-managed communities.
- Lead, develop, and support Regional Property Managers, establishing clear expectations, accountability, and performance goals while fostering a collaborative, high-performing leadership team.
- Drive portfolio-wide operational and financial performance, monitoring key performance indicators including occupancy, leasing, collections, bad debt, operating expenses, budget performance, and resident satisfaction. Develop and execute strategies to address performance gaps and improve results.
- Lead complex property initiatives, including new development lease-ups, repositioning efforts, operational turnarounds, and stabilization of underperforming communities.
- Oversee the preparation and management of annual operating and capital budgets, financial forecasts, budget variance analyses, and other portfolio-level financial reporting. Partner with Asset Management and Accounting to ensure financial and operational objectives are aligned.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with WHEDA, HUD, investors, lenders, ownership groups, and other regulatory and industry partners. Ensure properties maintain compliance with applicable affordable housing programs, including LIHTC and HUD.
- Establish strong partnerships with third-party management companies, property owners, and internal stakeholders to ensure consistent service delivery, operational accountability, and alignment with Gorman's standards.
- Partner cross-functionally with Facilities, Compliance, Resident Services, Human Resources, Training, Accounting, and Asset Management to develop and implement solutions that support portfolio performance and long-term asset preservation.
- Conduct frequent onsite property visits throughout Wisconsin to evaluate property performance, physical conditions, leasing activity, compliance, team engagement, and overall operational effectiveness.
- Lead quarterly portfolio meetings, communicate strategic priorities, review performance metrics, and establish action plans with regional and site leadership.
- Provide executive oversight of elevated resident concerns and operational challenges, ensuring timely resolution and consistent standards of service across the portfolio.
- Champion Gorman's culture, leadership development, and organizational initiatives while identifying opportunities to improve processes, strengthen teams, and support continued portfolio growth.
What You’ll Bring
- 7-12+ years of experience within property management, with significant experience overseeing Regional Property Managers & previous VP-level or equivalent executive leadership strongly preferred.
- Extensive experience managing affordable housing portfolios, with a strong understanding of LIHTC, HUD, Section 8, and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Demonstrated success leading complex portfolio initiatives, including property lease-ups, repositioning, acquisitions, operational turnarounds, and stabilization of underperforming assets.
- Strong working relationships and demonstrated experience partnering with WHEDA, including navigating regulatory requirements, program compliance, and agency relationships.
- Experience overseeing large, geographically dispersed portfolios and managing operational and financial performance across multiple communities.
- Third-party property management experience preferred, including experience managing ownership relationships, service expectations, and operational performance.
- Experience supporting new development and lease-up activities preferred, particularly within growing affordable housing markets.
- Exceptional leadership and communication skills, with the ability to develop strong teams, influence stakeholders, navigate complex challenges, and drive accountability through collaborative leadership.
- Strong strategic planning, financial management, budgeting, and analytical skills, with the ability to translate portfolio data into actionable business strategies.
- Ability to take ownership of a large portfolio, work independently, and balance strategic priorities with hands-on operational oversight.
- Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and ability to travel frequently throughout Wisconsin, including regular onsite property visits and occasional overnight travel.
Why Work With Us at Gorman
- Competitive base salary starting at $180,000-$200,000 based on experience
- Eligibility for property performance bonuses and additional incentive opportunities.
- Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, and an employee assistance program.
- Generous paid time off, including 18 PTO days and 11.5 paid holidays.
- 401(k) retirement plan with a 6% company match.
- Paid parental leave, lifestyle spending accounts, and pet insurance.
- Opportunities to influence portfolio strategy, develop future leaders, and make a meaningful impact on affordable housing communities.
- A collaborative, mission-driven organization with opportunities for continued professional growth.
If you are a strategic property management leader ready to make an impact across a growing portfolio, we would love to hear from you!
We are an equal opportunity employer.
Join our team as a Regional Vice President of Property Management in Wisconsin!
Are you an experienced property management executive who thrives on leading teams, driving portfolio performance, and navigating the complexities of affordable housing? Gorman & Company is seeking a Regional Vice President of Property Management to provide strategic and operational leadership across our Wisconsin portfolio of approximately 3,100 residential units spanning 47 properties. This is a high-impact leadership opportunity for someone who can develop strong teams, lead complex portfolio initiatives, build lasting industry partnerships, and position our growing portfolio for continued success.
What You’ll Do
- Provide executive-level leadership and strategic direction for the Wisconsin property management portfolio, overseeing approximately 3,100 units across 47 properties with a combination of owner-managed and third-party-managed communities.
- Lead, develop, and support Regional Property Managers, establishing clear expectations, accountability, and performance goals while fostering a collaborative, high-performing leadership team.
- Drive portfolio-wide operational and financial performance, monitoring key performance indicators including occupancy, leasing, collections, bad debt, operating expenses, budget performance, and resident satisfaction. Develop and execute strategies to address performance gaps and improve results.
- Lead complex property initiatives, including new development lease-ups, repositioning efforts, operational turnarounds, and stabilization of underperforming communities.
- Oversee the preparation and management of annual operating and capital budgets, financial forecasts, budget variance analyses, and other portfolio-level financial reporting. Partner with Asset Management and Accounting to ensure financial and operational objectives are aligned.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with WHEDA, HUD, investors, lenders, ownership groups, and other regulatory and industry partners. Ensure properties maintain compliance with applicable affordable housing programs, including LIHTC and HUD.
- Establish strong partnerships with third-party management companies, property owners, and internal stakeholders to ensure consistent service delivery, operational accountability, and alignment with Gorman's standards.
- Partner cross-functionally with Facilities, Compliance, Resident Services, Human Resources, Training, Accounting, and Asset Management to develop and implement solutions that support portfolio performance and long-term asset preservation.
- Conduct frequent onsite property visits throughout Wisconsin to evaluate property performance, physical conditions, leasing activity, compliance, team engagement, and overall operational effectiveness.
- Lead quarterly portfolio meetings, communicate strategic priorities, review performance metrics, and establish action plans with regional and site leadership.
- Provide executive oversight of elevated resident concerns and operational challenges, ensuring timely resolution and consistent standards of service across the portfolio.
- Champion Gorman's culture, leadership development, and organizational initiatives while identifying opportunities to improve processes, strengthen teams, and support continued portfolio growth.
What You’ll Bring
- 7-12+ years of experience within property management, with significant experience overseeing Regional Property Managers & previous VP-level or equivalent executive leadership strongly preferred.
- Extensive experience managing affordable housing portfolios, with a strong understanding of LIHTC, HUD, Section 8, and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Demonstrated success leading complex portfolio initiatives, including property lease-ups, repositioning, acquisitions, operational turnarounds, and stabilization of underperforming assets.
- Strong working relationships and demonstrated experience partnering with WHEDA, including navigating regulatory requirements, program compliance, and agency relationships.
- Experience overseeing large, geographically dispersed portfolios and managing operational and financial performance across multiple communities.
- Third-party property management experience preferred, including experience managing ownership relationships, service expectations, and operational performance.
- Experience supporting new development and lease-up activities preferred, particularly within growing affordable housing markets.
- Exceptional leadership and communication skills, with the ability to develop strong teams, influence stakeholders, navigate complex challenges, and drive accountability through collaborative leadership.
- Strong strategic planning, financial management, budgeting, and analytical skills, with the ability to translate portfolio data into actionable business strategies.
- Ability to take ownership of a large portfolio, work independently, and balance strategic priorities with hands-on operational oversight.
- Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and ability to travel frequently throughout Wisconsin, including regular onsite property visits and occasional overnight travel.
Why Work With Us at Gorman
- Competitive base salary starting at $180,000-$200,000 based on experience
- Eligibility for property performance bonuses and additional incentive opportunities.
- Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, and an employee assistance program.
- Generous paid time off, including 18 PTO days and 11.5 paid holidays.
- 401(k) retirement plan with a 6% company match.
- Paid parental leave, lifestyle spending accounts, and pet insurance.
- Opportunities to influence portfolio strategy, develop future leaders, and make a meaningful impact on affordable housing communities.
- A collaborative, mission-driven organization with opportunities for continued professional growth.
If you are a strategic property management leader ready to make an impact across a growing portfolio, we would love to hear from you!
We are an equal opportunity employer.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in director of property management jobs.
- Five or more years of property management experience with progressive leadership responsibility
- Demonstrated oversight of multifamily or commercial portfolio operations including budgeting and NOI performance
- Proficiency in property management software such as Yardi, MRI, or RealPage
- Certified Property Manager designation or active pursuit of CPM through IREM
- Experience managing and developing on-site property management teams across multiple locations
- Knowledge of Fair Housing laws, local landlord-tenant regulations, and lease compliance requirements
Tips for Your Director of Property Management Job Search
Quantify your portfolio scope upfront
Hiring managers want to see the size and type of portfolio you've overseen. State total units or square footage, property count, and asset class on your resume before listing duties. Vague descriptions of 'large portfolios' won't move you past an initial screen.
Target listings by asset class
Multifamily, commercial, mixed-use, and affordable housing each have distinct compliance and operational demands. Filter your search by asset class so you're applying to roles where your experience is a direct match, not a stretch.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists director of property management openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Highlight P&L and NOI ownership
Directors are expected to own financial outcomes, not just execute. Call out net operating income targets you've hit, budget variances you've closed, and any direct P&L responsibility. Operational candidates who omit financial results routinely lose to those who include them.
Prepare a scenario-based answer on tenant escalations
Interviewers for director-level property management roles almost always probe crisis response. Prepare a specific story about a lease dispute, deferred maintenance crisis, or regulatory finding you resolved at scale. Generic answers about 'staying calm' won't distinguish you.
Negotiate the transition timeline, not just base pay
At the director level, onboarding complexity matters as much as compensation. When an offer comes, ask about the handoff period for existing portfolios, vendor contracts mid-cycle, and staff reporting changes. Settling those terms protects you from inheriting unresolved operational problems.
Director of Property Management Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most director of property managements?
WesBanco Bank, The Community Builders, and NAI Summit are hiring the most director of property managements right now, with openings concentrated in Maryland, Washington, and Minnesota, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Portfolio size and asset class vary by employer, so check each listing for scope details before applying.
How many director of property management jobs are remote?
About 0% of director of property management openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, though fully on-site roles remain common given the operational oversight this position requires. Functions like reporting, investor relations, and regional coordination are most likely to carry remote or hybrid flexibility, while roles tied to active lease-up or construction oversight typically require regular site presence.
How do you become a director of property management?
Start in a leasing or assistant property manager role to build hands-on operational experience, then advance through property manager and regional manager positions where you take on direct budget and team accountability. Earning a Certified Property Manager designation through IREM strengthens your candidacy significantly. Most directors reach the role after managing a portfolio across multiple properties and demonstrating consistent NOI performance.
Can you get a director of property management job with limited experience?
Moving into a director role with limited property management experience is difficult, but candidates from adjacent fields like real estate asset management, construction operations, or facilities management can be competitive if they can show direct P&L responsibility and team leadership. Targeting smaller portfolios or owner-operator companies rather than institutional REITs gives you a more realistic entry point while you build your property-specific track of results.
What does the director of property management interview process look like?
Most processes run three to four rounds. An initial screening call with HR or a talent partner focuses on background and portfolio scope. A subsequent interview with a VP of Real Estate or COO goes deeper on financial performance, team structure, and operational philosophy. Final rounds often include a case study or presentation on a turnaround scenario, followed by reference and background checks before an offer is extended.
Where can I find and apply to director of property management jobs?
You can find and apply to director of property management jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search for roles that match your asset class experience and portfolio scope, then apply directly to each listing that fits your background and target location.
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