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Office Operations Manager - Real Estate & Legal

Fourte International Real Estate | Verona, NJ | Full-time, in person

Regular schedule: Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., with occasional weekend work as needed.

COMPENSATION

Base pay: $25-$30/hour for candidates holding an active New Jersey real estate license, starting on day one. Placement within the range depends on relevant legal or real estate experience, demonstrated skills, and the ability to independently coordinate people, deadlines, and office operations.

Candidates who are not yet licensed start at $20/hour until licensed, then move to $25-$30/hour. The New Jersey real estate license must be obtained within the first 60 days of employment.

Employees who obtain a New Jersey real estate instructor license and complete the mandatory instructor seminar/orientation receive a $5/hour increase to their base rate, resulting in $30-$35/hour. Instructor training and licensing support are described below.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Our organization brings together real estate brokerage, property management, legal services, and real estate education. We seek an experienced, resourceful professional to coordinate daily operations, manage work performed by people and AI agents, and take responsibility for getting things done accurately and on time.

The primary focus is office operations: coordinating people, AI agents, deadlines, and workflows across our businesses. This is a hands-on role for someone who works independently, anticipates needs, solves problems, and follows through. You should be comfortable coordinating a team, improving a workflow, assisting a client, troubleshooting a printer, and supporting a real estate showing. Prior legal or real estate experience and demonstrated practical experience using AI thoughtfully and effectively are required.

RESPONSIBILITIES

- Coordinate daily operations across real estate, legal, property management, and education activities.

- Organize priorities, assign and track work, follow up with staff and service providers, and keep deadlines and commitments from falling through the cracks. Grow into direct staff supervision as you demonstrate readiness and learn our operations.

- Manage AI agents and AI-assisted workflows: give clear instructions, monitor progress, review results, correct errors, and bring issues to the appropriate person.

- Read documents, correspondence, and instructions carefully; identify missing information and resolve discrepancies.

- Maintain accurate files, calendars, task lists, procedures, and status reports.

- Coordinate communications with clients, attorneys, agents, property managers, instructors, students, and vendors.

- Support transaction and matter workflows, document preparation, scheduling, and follow-up under the appropriate professional's direction.

- Conduct property visits and property inspections, document findings, and coordinate follow-up. Support real estate showings and attend and assist with open houses. Perform activities requiring a license once properly licensed and authorized.

- Complete mail runs, including trips to the post office to send and collect mail and packages.

- Keep office operations running, including supplies, mail, scanning, copying, printing, and basic equipment troubleshooting.

- Identify recurring problems and improve the processes behind them.

- Support our affiliated real estate school, with a professional development path toward instructor licensure and occasional teaching or substitute coverage once properly licensed.

JUDICIOUS USE OF AI

We expect meaningful experience using AI in real work. You should be able to explain what you used it for, how you checked its work, and what you did when it was wrong.

Strong reading comprehension and independent judgment are essential. You must read the underlying materials, understand the question, and develop a reasoned answer. AI should strengthen your work; you remain responsible for its accuracy and completeness.

You must know when to use AI, when to verify its output against original sources, when to protect confidential information, and when a matter requires human judgment or professional review.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. This position includes a path toward real estate instructor licensure and future teaching responsibilities.

- Prior work experience in a law office, real estate brokerage, property management business, or another substantive legal or real estate setting.

- Ability to coordinate people, competing priorities, deadlines, and ongoing operations.

- Practical experience directing and reviewing AI-assisted work, with the ability to oversee AI agents and learn new systems.

- A self-starter who works reliably with limited supervision and follows tasks through to completion.

- Strong reading comprehension, attention to detail, and clear written and verbal communication.

- Sound problem-solving skills, including knowing what to resolve independently and when to escalate.

- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and confidence learning business software.

- Ability to operate copiers, printers, scanners, and other office equipment and troubleshoot routine problems.

- Discretion when handling confidential client and business information.

- Reliable transportation for commuting and traveling to properties and appointments.

- Availability for occasional weekend work, including showings and open houses.

- An active New Jersey real estate license, or the ability and commitment to obtain one within the first 60 days of employment.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Paralegal certificate or title insurance producer license.

- Active New Jersey real estate license.

- New Jersey and/or New York notary public commission.

- Active New York real estate license.

- Bilingual proficiency; please identify languages and proficiency levels.

- Experience supervising staff, coordinating transactions, managing properties, or overseeing AI-assisted workflows.

- Experience with bookkeeping, CRM, property management, or document management systems.

EMPLOYER-FUNDED LICENSING AND TRAINING

For candidates who are not licensed, we provide the required evening real estate course through our affiliated school and cover required application and licensing fees and the first licensing examination fee. Candidates must be available to attend evening classes, complete the coursework, and obtain the New Jersey real estate license within the first 60 days of employment.

For instructor licensure, we provide the required training through our affiliated school and cover required application and licensing fees and the first instructor examination fee. Examination retake fees for either license are the employee's responsibility.

INTRODUCTORY PERIOD AND BENEFITS

The first 90 days are an introductory period. Success means responsible use of AI with careful verification, timely completion of work, obtaining the required real estate license within 60 days, consistent attendance and punctuality, and dependable performance with minimal need for repeated corrective counseling. You will be expected to follow written instructions, learn from feedback, and complete work with increasing independence. Attendance expectations account for approved and legally protected absences. Performance concerns will be addressed as they arise.

Employer-provided benefits include health insurance with the employer paying 50% of the premium, and employer-paid lunch. Eligibility begins only after obtaining an active New Jersey real estate license and successfully completing the 90-day introductory period, subject to company policy and applicable plan terms. Employer-funded licensing training and the covered fees described above are provided during the licensing period. Benefits required by law follow applicable eligibility rules.

HOW TO APPLY

Submit your resume and a short cover letter addressing:

1. Your relevant legal or real estate experience.

2. An example of a problem you solved independently.

3. A specific example of using AI at work, including how you verified the result.

4. Your experience coordinating people or managing office operations.

5. Your real estate license status and availability for occasional weekend work.

Please use specific examples that reflect your own experience. We value clear thinking, careful reading, and dependable follow-through.

Pay: $25.00 - $32.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Work Location: In person