OPT Assistant Property Manager Jobs
Assistant Property Manager jobs are a strong fit for F-1 OPT students with backgrounds in real estate, business administration, or urban planning. Most roles offer full-time hours, which satisfies OPT employment requirements, and many mid-size property management firms have experience working with international candidates on work authorization.
See All OPT Assistant Property Manager JobsOverview
Showing 5 of 59+ Assistant Property Manager jobs
Have you applied for this role?
Have you applied for this role?
Have you applied for this role?
Have you applied for this role?
Have you applied for this role?
See all 59+ Assistant Property Manager Jobs
Sign up for free to unlock all listings, filter by visa type, and get alerts for new Assistant Property Manager roles.
Get Access To All JobsJob Title
Assistant Property Manager, Multifamily
Job Description Summary
The Multifamily Assistant Property Manager is responsible for maintaining our communities to a market-ready standard, ensuring a high level of service, at all times. Multifamily Assistant Property Managers are also responsible for building and motivating high performing teams to maximize the performance of the property.
Location: Camelot Square, 156 multifamily units located in Coon Rapids, MN.
Required on-site schedule MON-FRI 9:00am-5:00pm. Occasional fill-in SAT shift required.
Job Description
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES:
- Ensuring the smooth running of our community in a fast-paced environment.
- Assist the Property Manager with the overall operations including maintenance, capital improvements, lease administration, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, collections, evictions, vacancy anticipation, marketing, lease renewals, service contracts, expense control, audits, etc.
- Assist the Property Manager with providing superior customer service and communication to our residents and prospects to enhance customer satisfaction and increase renewals, revenue, reputation, and profitability.
- Complete lease/renewal paperwork to ensure completion of company standards.
- Track and evaluate advertising, and all client traffic.
- Assist the team by maintaining and modeling the Cushman & Wakefield mission to be the best national management company.
- Assist the Property Manager with the day-to-day operations of entire on-site team, ensuring that all Cushman & Wakefield policies and procedures are being followed.
- Maintain effective on-site staff through interviewing, hiring, and coaching team as necessary.
- Maintain residents' files in accordance with company standards.
- Maintain a positive living environment for community residents through prompt conflict resolution and consistent follow-up.
- Manage and maintain all aspects of overall community budget and finances.
- Work with leasing staff to ensure that leasing/marketing goals are being met.
COMPETENCIES:
- Effective communication and customer service skills.
- Computer literate, including Microsoft Office Suite and internet navigation skills.
- General office, bookkeeping and sales skills and excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Determine leasing opportunities of staff and work on goal setting – improving the performance of each staff member.
- Supervise day-to-day operations of the team, ensuring that all C&W policies and procedures are being followed.
- Work with leasing staff to ensure that leasing/marketing goals are being met.
- Be able to manage a team.
- Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.
IMPORTANT EDUCATION
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
- High School Diploma, GED, Technical or Vocational school required.
IMPORTANT EXPERIENCE
- 3+ years of on-site Multifamily Property Management experience required, including duties of Leasing Consultant and Assistant Property Manager roles.
- Yardi systems experience required; Strong preference for experience utilizing Knock, CRM, RentCafe systems.
- Required on-site schedule MON-FRI 9:00am-5:00pm. Occasional fill-in SAT shift required.
- Strong preference for prior property experience in MN, including exposure to affordable vouchers.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Regularly required to travel outside between properties in varying weather conditions.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may need to stand and walk for extended or continuous periods of time. They must be able to ascend and descend staircases, ladders, and/or step stools and may be required to travel outside between buildings in varying outdoor weather conditions. The employee may also be regularly required to remain in a stationary position (sit or stand) for 85% of the time; regularly operate office machinery. The employee must be able to travel up to 15% of the time. Travel may vary in frequency and duration. The employee must demonstrate the ability to exert up to 25 pounds occasionally, and/or up to 25 pounds frequently, and/or up to 25 pounds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or move objects.
OTHER DUTIES
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.
Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.
The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.
The compensation for the position is: $22.10 - $26.00.
Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email Accommodations@cushwake.com. Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.
Job Title
Assistant Property Manager, Multifamily
Job Description Summary
The Multifamily Assistant Property Manager is responsible for maintaining our communities to a market-ready standard, ensuring a high level of service, at all times. Multifamily Assistant Property Managers are also responsible for building and motivating high performing teams to maximize the performance of the property.
Location: Camelot Square, 156 multifamily units located in Coon Rapids, MN.
Required on-site schedule MON-FRI 9:00am-5:00pm. Occasional fill-in SAT shift required.
Job Description
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES:
- Ensuring the smooth running of our community in a fast-paced environment.
- Assist the Property Manager with the overall operations including maintenance, capital improvements, lease administration, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, collections, evictions, vacancy anticipation, marketing, lease renewals, service contracts, expense control, audits, etc.
- Assist the Property Manager with providing superior customer service and communication to our residents and prospects to enhance customer satisfaction and increase renewals, revenue, reputation, and profitability.
- Complete lease/renewal paperwork to ensure completion of company standards.
- Track and evaluate advertising, and all client traffic.
- Assist the team by maintaining and modeling the Cushman & Wakefield mission to be the best national management company.
- Assist the Property Manager with the day-to-day operations of entire on-site team, ensuring that all Cushman & Wakefield policies and procedures are being followed.
- Maintain effective on-site staff through interviewing, hiring, and coaching team as necessary.
- Maintain residents' files in accordance with company standards.
- Maintain a positive living environment for community residents through prompt conflict resolution and consistent follow-up.
- Manage and maintain all aspects of overall community budget and finances.
- Work with leasing staff to ensure that leasing/marketing goals are being met.
COMPETENCIES:
- Effective communication and customer service skills.
- Computer literate, including Microsoft Office Suite and internet navigation skills.
- General office, bookkeeping and sales skills and excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Determine leasing opportunities of staff and work on goal setting – improving the performance of each staff member.
- Supervise day-to-day operations of the team, ensuring that all C&W policies and procedures are being followed.
- Work with leasing staff to ensure that leasing/marketing goals are being met.
- Be able to manage a team.
- Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.
IMPORTANT EDUCATION
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
- High School Diploma, GED, Technical or Vocational school required.
IMPORTANT EXPERIENCE
- 3+ years of on-site Multifamily Property Management experience required, including duties of Leasing Consultant and Assistant Property Manager roles.
- Yardi systems experience required; Strong preference for experience utilizing Knock, CRM, RentCafe systems.
- Required on-site schedule MON-FRI 9:00am-5:00pm. Occasional fill-in SAT shift required.
- Strong preference for prior property experience in MN, including exposure to affordable vouchers.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Regularly required to travel outside between properties in varying weather conditions.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may need to stand and walk for extended or continuous periods of time. They must be able to ascend and descend staircases, ladders, and/or step stools and may be required to travel outside between buildings in varying outdoor weather conditions. The employee may also be regularly required to remain in a stationary position (sit or stand) for 85% of the time; regularly operate office machinery. The employee must be able to travel up to 15% of the time. Travel may vary in frequency and duration. The employee must demonstrate the ability to exert up to 25 pounds occasionally, and/or up to 25 pounds frequently, and/or up to 25 pounds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or move objects.
OTHER DUTIES
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.
Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.
The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.
The compensation for the position is: $22.10 - $26.00.
Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email Accommodations@cushwake.com. Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.
See all 59+ OPT Assistant Property Manager Jobs
Sign up for free to unlock all listings, filter by visa type, and get alerts for new OPT Assistant Property Manager Jobs.
Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship as an Assistant Property Manager
Target firms that have sponsored before
Property management companies that have previously hired international employees are far more likely to sponsor again. Search Migrate Mate to filter for OPT-friendly employers with a track record of supporting work authorization for assistant property manager roles.
Align your degree to the job description
OPT authorization requires your job to relate to your field of study. Business administration, real estate, finance, and urban planning degrees map cleanly to assistant property manager duties. Be prepared to explain that connection clearly to hiring managers during interviews.
Lead with your OPT timeline early
Bring up your OPT status and end date before the offer stage. Property management hiring moves quickly, and employers need enough lead time to decide whether to pursue H-1B visa sponsorship before your authorization expires. Surprises at the offer stage rarely end well.
Emphasize property management software skills
Proficiency in platforms like Yardi, AppFolio, or MRI signals you can contribute immediately. Employers weighing the cost of sponsorship need confidence you'll hit the ground running. Technical skills that reduce onboarding friction make the sponsorship conversation easier to start.
Understand the STEM OPT extension if it applies
If your degree is in a STEM-designated field such as real estate analytics or finance, you may qualify for a 24-month OPT extension. This gives employers significantly more time before needing to decide on H-1B sponsorship, which removes a major hiring hesitation.
Get your EAD card situation squared away before applying
Confirm your EAD is active and reflects your correct employment start date before submitting applications. Property management firms run background checks and employment verification early. Any documentation gaps will delay onboarding and can raise unnecessary concerns about your work authorization status.
Assistant Property Manager OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Do assistant property manager jobs qualify for F-1 OPT work authorization?
Yes, provided your degree field is reasonably related to the role. Degrees in business administration, real estate, finance, urban planning, or hospitality management typically satisfy the OPT relationship requirement for assistant property manager positions. USCIS does not require an exact match, but you should be able to articulate how your coursework prepared you for the responsibilities of the job.
How do I find assistant property manager jobs that are open to OPT candidates?
Migrate Mate is the recommended starting point. It surfaces assistant property manager roles from employers who are open to candidates on OPT and other work authorization types, saving you from applying to positions where sponsorship has never been on the table. Filtering by OPT-friendly employers significantly improves your response rate compared to general job searching.
Will property management employers sponsor an H-1B after my OPT ends?
Some will, but it depends heavily on company size and prior sponsorship experience. Larger residential and commercial property management firms with HR infrastructure are more likely to have sponsored before and may be willing to do so again for strong performers. Regional and boutique firms often lack the legal resources to manage the H-1B process, so it's worth asking directly before accepting an offer.
Does a STEM OPT extension apply to assistant property manager roles?
It depends on your specific degree, not the job title. If your degree program carries a STEM designation, such as real estate finance, data analytics, or certain business programs, you may qualify for the 24-month extension regardless of your job title. Confirm your program's CIP code with your DSO to determine eligibility before assuming the extension applies to your situation.
What should I tell employers about my OPT status during the hiring process?
Be straightforward and specific. Tell employers you're authorized to work in the United States on an F-1 OPT EAD, provide your authorization end date, and note whether you're eligible for a STEM extension. Property management hiring managers are often unfamiliar with immigration details, so keeping the explanation simple and factual prevents confusion and builds confidence that hiring you is administratively manageable.