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Operations & Growth Manager (Fully Remote)
Company: Padspin | www.padspin.com
Location: 100% Remote — United States
Industry: Real Estate Technology / Residential Rentals
Job Type: Full-Time
Compensation: Competitive compensation + performance-based incentives + potential equity
About Padspin
Padspin is a fast-growing real estate technology company revolutionizing how residential properties are rented. Our platform combines technology, AI, automation, and a nationwide network of real estate professionals to make renting faster, easier, and more profitable for landlords, renters, and agents.
We're building a fundamentally different real estate brokerage model—one that eliminates much of the traditional legwork and empowers agents to manage more transactions, earn more money, and work from anywhere.
We're looking for an exceptional, entrepreneurial Real Estate Brokerage Operations & Growth Manager to help build and scale our nationwide agent network.
This is a 100% remote position. You can work from anywhere in the United States. No office attendance or in-person property showings are required.
This is not a traditional corporate management position. We're looking for an ambitious, hands-on leader who has experience building and managing real estate agent teams and is excited about the opportunity to help grow a major real estate technology company—and share in the financial rewards of that growth.
What You'll DoReal Estate Operations & Leadership
- Oversee day-to-day operations of Padspin's nationwide network of Account Managers (real estate professionals).
- Recruit, manage, motivate, and scale a high-performing, commission-based agent organization.
- Establish performance standards, accountability systems, and KPIs to maximize agent productivity, conversion rates, and revenue.
- Provide ongoing agent support, resolve operational challenges, and ensure exceptional service to landlords and renters.
- Develop and implement scalable operational processes that allow the company to grow rapidly without sacrificing quality.
- Monitor rental transactions from initial listing through lease execution, ensuring efficiency and accountability.
Recruiting, Training & Team Development
- Lead recruiting efforts to attract talented real estate professionals across major U.S. rental markets.
- Build and continuously improve agent onboarding, training, and development programs.
- Personally coach and mentor agents to improve sales performance, conversion rates, and productivity.
- Identify and develop high-performing agents into future team leaders.
- Create a high-energy, performance-driven culture built around accountability, teamwork, and results.
- Develop scalable recruiting and retention strategies to support nationwide expansion.
Technology, AI & Automation
- Work closely with our technology team to continuously improve the Padspin platform and agent experience.
- Oversee operational integrations, APIs, and automation tools that streamline agent workflows.
- Identify opportunities to leverage AI across recruiting, training, marketing, lead management, customer service, and daily operations.
- Translate operational challenges into technology-driven solutions and help prioritize product development.
- Continuously identify ways to eliminate manual work, improve efficiency, and increase agent productivity.
- Stay ahead of emerging technologies and bring innovative ideas to the company.
Real Estate Marketing & Growth
- Lead and optimize residential rental marketing strategies across major U.S. markets.
- Bring expert knowledge of rental listing platforms, digital advertising, lead generation, rental pricing, and conversion optimization.
- Develop creative, cost-effective marketing strategies that maximize listing exposure and minimize vacancy.
- Analyze marketing performance, lead quality, advertising costs, and conversion rates to improve results.
- Help expand Padspin into new markets and accelerate revenue growth.
- Work with agents to improve landlord acquisition, listing performance, and rental transaction volume.
Strategy, Execution & Company Building
- Work directly with Padspin's founder to develop and execute the company's operational and growth strategies.
- Build the infrastructure, processes, and leadership structure necessary to scale from dozens to hundreds of agents.
- Take ownership of execution, identify problems before they escalate, and implement solutions quickly.
- Establish measurable growth objectives and hold the team accountable for achieving them.
- Help shape Padspin's culture, technology, operating systems, and long-term direction.
- Play a central role in building a nationally recognized real estate technology company.
Who We're Looking ForRequired Experience & Qualifications
- Hands-on residential real estate brokerage experience in a major U.S. rental market, such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Chicago, New York City, Boston, Miami, Seattle, Denver, Washington, DC, or a comparable market.
- Experience recruiting, building, training, or leading real estate agent teams within a brokerage.
- Strong understanding of residential leasing, rental marketing, listing platforms, lead generation, pricing strategies, and agent productivity.
- Exceptional technical proficiency, including practical experience with AI tools, APIs, automation, CRMs, and modern real estate technology.
- Demonstrated ability to improve operational efficiency through technology and automation.
- Outstanding communication, leadership, sales, and interpersonal skills.
- Experience developing repeatable processes, managing performance, and scaling teams.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to make data-driven decisions.
- Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and execute in a fully remote, fast-moving startup environment.
There is no minimum number of years of experience required. We're interested in what you've accomplished, the teams you've helped build, and your ability to execute—not how long you've been in the industry.
Candidates whose experience is exclusively in property management, without residential brokerage experience, are not a fit for this position.
The Person We're Looking For
Extremely Ambitious & Entrepreneurial
You want more than a job. You want to help build a major company, take ownership of its success, and participate financially in the value you create.
High Energy & Relentlessly Driven
You thrive in fast-paced environments, bring urgency to everything you do, and are motivated by ambitious goals and measurable results.
A Natural Leader & Recruiter
You know how to attract talented people, build strong teams, inspire performance, and hold people accountable.
Exceptional Communicator
You can motivate an agent, persuade a landlord, resolve a difficult situation, and collaborate effectively with developers and leadership.
Tech-Savvy & AI-Forward
You're passionate about technology, constantly exploring new AI tools and automation opportunities, and understand how technology can fundamentally transform real estate operations.
A Master of Real Estate Marketing
You understand how to generate rental leads, market listings effectively, optimize pricing, and turn inquiries into signed leases.
Resourceful & Hands-On
You're comfortable rolling up your sleeves, solving problems, building processes, and doing whatever is necessary to move the company forward.
Growth-Obsessed
You're motivated by the opportunity to build something significant, grow professionally, take on increasing responsibility, and share in the company's long-term success.
Why Join Padspin?
This is an opportunity to join a real estate technology company with an established platform, proven business model, existing revenue, and significant nationwide expansion potential.
Unlike a traditional brokerage leadership role, you'll have the opportunity to help shape how the company operates, recruits, trains, markets properties, and leverages technology to transform the rental industry.
You'll work directly with the founder, have meaningful responsibility from day one, and play a critical role in building the team and operational systems that power our growth.
What Makes This Opportunity Different:
- 100% Remote: Work from anywhere in the United States. No commuting, office attendance, or property showings.
- Build Something Big: Help scale a technology-driven real estate platform across the country.
- Real Ownership: Take responsibility for operations, recruiting, agent performance, and growth.
- Technology-First Environment: Work at the intersection of real estate, AI, automation, and software.
- Financial Upside: Opportunity to participate in the company's success through performance-based incentives and potential equity.
- Career Growth: Opportunity to grow into a senior executive leadership position as the company scales.
- Direct Founder Access: Work closely with the founder and have a meaningful voice in the company's strategy and direction.
We're not looking for someone who wants to maintain an existing organization. We're looking for someone who wants to build one.
If you've helped build successful real estate agent teams, understand the residential rental business, love technology and AI, and believe you have what it takes to help build a major real estate technology company, we want to hear from you.
How to Apply
Please submit your resume along with a brief introduction answering the following questions:
- What is the largest real estate agent team you've personally recruited, built, trained, or managed?
- Which major U.S. rental markets have you worked in, and what is your experience with residential leasing and brokerage operations?
- What technologies, AI tools, APIs, or automations have you used or implemented to improve real estate operations?
- Why are you interested in helping build and scale a real estate technology startup?
www.padspin.com
Pay: $140,000.00 - $200,000.00 per year
Work Location: Remote
Operations & Growth Manager (Fully Remote)
Company: Padspin | www.padspin.com
Location: 100% Remote — United States
Industry: Real Estate Technology / Residential Rentals
Job Type: Full-Time
Compensation: Competitive compensation + performance-based incentives + potential equity
About Padspin
Padspin is a fast-growing real estate technology company revolutionizing how residential properties are rented. Our platform combines technology, AI, automation, and a nationwide network of real estate professionals to make renting faster, easier, and more profitable for landlords, renters, and agents.
We're building a fundamentally different real estate brokerage model—one that eliminates much of the traditional legwork and empowers agents to manage more transactions, earn more money, and work from anywhere.
We're looking for an exceptional, entrepreneurial Real Estate Brokerage Operations & Growth Manager to help build and scale our nationwide agent network.
This is a 100% remote position. You can work from anywhere in the United States. No office attendance or in-person property showings are required.
This is not a traditional corporate management position. We're looking for an ambitious, hands-on leader who has experience building and managing real estate agent teams and is excited about the opportunity to help grow a major real estate technology company—and share in the financial rewards of that growth.
What You'll DoReal Estate Operations & Leadership
- Oversee day-to-day operations of Padspin's nationwide network of Account Managers (real estate professionals).
- Recruit, manage, motivate, and scale a high-performing, commission-based agent organization.
- Establish performance standards, accountability systems, and KPIs to maximize agent productivity, conversion rates, and revenue.
- Provide ongoing agent support, resolve operational challenges, and ensure exceptional service to landlords and renters.
- Develop and implement scalable operational processes that allow the company to grow rapidly without sacrificing quality.
- Monitor rental transactions from initial listing through lease execution, ensuring efficiency and accountability.
Recruiting, Training & Team Development
- Lead recruiting efforts to attract talented real estate professionals across major U.S. rental markets.
- Build and continuously improve agent onboarding, training, and development programs.
- Personally coach and mentor agents to improve sales performance, conversion rates, and productivity.
- Identify and develop high-performing agents into future team leaders.
- Create a high-energy, performance-driven culture built around accountability, teamwork, and results.
- Develop scalable recruiting and retention strategies to support nationwide expansion.
Technology, AI & Automation
- Work closely with our technology team to continuously improve the Padspin platform and agent experience.
- Oversee operational integrations, APIs, and automation tools that streamline agent workflows.
- Identify opportunities to leverage AI across recruiting, training, marketing, lead management, customer service, and daily operations.
- Translate operational challenges into technology-driven solutions and help prioritize product development.
- Continuously identify ways to eliminate manual work, improve efficiency, and increase agent productivity.
- Stay ahead of emerging technologies and bring innovative ideas to the company.
Real Estate Marketing & Growth
- Lead and optimize residential rental marketing strategies across major U.S. markets.
- Bring expert knowledge of rental listing platforms, digital advertising, lead generation, rental pricing, and conversion optimization.
- Develop creative, cost-effective marketing strategies that maximize listing exposure and minimize vacancy.
- Analyze marketing performance, lead quality, advertising costs, and conversion rates to improve results.
- Help expand Padspin into new markets and accelerate revenue growth.
- Work with agents to improve landlord acquisition, listing performance, and rental transaction volume.
Strategy, Execution & Company Building
- Work directly with Padspin's founder to develop and execute the company's operational and growth strategies.
- Build the infrastructure, processes, and leadership structure necessary to scale from dozens to hundreds of agents.
- Take ownership of execution, identify problems before they escalate, and implement solutions quickly.
- Establish measurable growth objectives and hold the team accountable for achieving them.
- Help shape Padspin's culture, technology, operating systems, and long-term direction.
- Play a central role in building a nationally recognized real estate technology company.
Who We're Looking ForRequired Experience & Qualifications
- Hands-on residential real estate brokerage experience in a major U.S. rental market, such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Chicago, New York City, Boston, Miami, Seattle, Denver, Washington, DC, or a comparable market.
- Experience recruiting, building, training, or leading real estate agent teams within a brokerage.
- Strong understanding of residential leasing, rental marketing, listing platforms, lead generation, pricing strategies, and agent productivity.
- Exceptional technical proficiency, including practical experience with AI tools, APIs, automation, CRMs, and modern real estate technology.
- Demonstrated ability to improve operational efficiency through technology and automation.
- Outstanding communication, leadership, sales, and interpersonal skills.
- Experience developing repeatable processes, managing performance, and scaling teams.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to make data-driven decisions.
- Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and execute in a fully remote, fast-moving startup environment.
There is no minimum number of years of experience required. We're interested in what you've accomplished, the teams you've helped build, and your ability to execute—not how long you've been in the industry.
Candidates whose experience is exclusively in property management, without residential brokerage experience, are not a fit for this position.
The Person We're Looking For
Extremely Ambitious & Entrepreneurial
You want more than a job. You want to help build a major company, take ownership of its success, and participate financially in the value you create.
High Energy & Relentlessly Driven
You thrive in fast-paced environments, bring urgency to everything you do, and are motivated by ambitious goals and measurable results.
A Natural Leader & Recruiter
You know how to attract talented people, build strong teams, inspire performance, and hold people accountable.
Exceptional Communicator
You can motivate an agent, persuade a landlord, resolve a difficult situation, and collaborate effectively with developers and leadership.
Tech-Savvy & AI-Forward
You're passionate about technology, constantly exploring new AI tools and automation opportunities, and understand how technology can fundamentally transform real estate operations.
A Master of Real Estate Marketing
You understand how to generate rental leads, market listings effectively, optimize pricing, and turn inquiries into signed leases.
Resourceful & Hands-On
You're comfortable rolling up your sleeves, solving problems, building processes, and doing whatever is necessary to move the company forward.
Growth-Obsessed
You're motivated by the opportunity to build something significant, grow professionally, take on increasing responsibility, and share in the company's long-term success.
Why Join Padspin?
This is an opportunity to join a real estate technology company with an established platform, proven business model, existing revenue, and significant nationwide expansion potential.
Unlike a traditional brokerage leadership role, you'll have the opportunity to help shape how the company operates, recruits, trains, markets properties, and leverages technology to transform the rental industry.
You'll work directly with the founder, have meaningful responsibility from day one, and play a critical role in building the team and operational systems that power our growth.
What Makes This Opportunity Different:
- 100% Remote: Work from anywhere in the United States. No commuting, office attendance, or property showings.
- Build Something Big: Help scale a technology-driven real estate platform across the country.
- Real Ownership: Take responsibility for operations, recruiting, agent performance, and growth.
- Technology-First Environment: Work at the intersection of real estate, AI, automation, and software.
- Financial Upside: Opportunity to participate in the company's success through performance-based incentives and potential equity.
- Career Growth: Opportunity to grow into a senior executive leadership position as the company scales.
- Direct Founder Access: Work closely with the founder and have a meaningful voice in the company's strategy and direction.
We're not looking for someone who wants to maintain an existing organization. We're looking for someone who wants to build one.
If you've helped build successful real estate agent teams, understand the residential rental business, love technology and AI, and believe you have what it takes to help build a major real estate technology company, we want to hear from you.
How to Apply
Please submit your resume along with a brief introduction answering the following questions:
- What is the largest real estate agent team you've personally recruited, built, trained, or managed?
- Which major U.S. rental markets have you worked in, and what is your experience with residential leasing and brokerage operations?
- What technologies, AI tools, APIs, or automations have you used or implemented to improve real estate operations?
- Why are you interested in helping build and scale a real estate technology startup?
www.padspin.com
Pay: $140,000.00 - $200,000.00 per year
Work Location: Remote
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Who's Hiring
- House Buyers of America76
- Rocket41
- Leadling12
- Sayles Team12S
- Crown Homes Real Estate12C
Top Industries Hiring
- Staffing & Recruiting
- Technology & Software
- Accounting & Auditing
- Hospitality & Tourism
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote director of real estate development jobs.
- 7 or more years of experience managing real estate development projects from predevelopment through delivery
- Demonstrated ability to underwrite acquisitions and prepare development pro formas
- Experience leading entitlement, zoning, and public approval processes
- Bachelor's degree in real estate, urban planning, architecture, finance, or a related field
- Proficiency with project scheduling, budgeting, and construction management workflows
- Strong relationships with brokers, lenders, contractors, and municipal stakeholders
Tips for Your Remote Director of Real Estate Development Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote director of real estate development openings from across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your market expertise and project type and apply directly before competition builds.
Show your async stakeholder communication skills
Remote real estate development directors manage capital partners, design teams, and municipal contacts without in-person check-ins. Build a writing sample or project summary memo that shows you can move a deal forward through clear, structured written updates.
Demonstrate remote project oversight experience
Employers hiring remotely want to see that you've coordinated entitlements, contractors, or financing across markets without being on site daily. Highlight specific projects where you managed key milestones and decisions remotely, naming the tools you used to track progress.
Prepare for distributed team interview formats
Remote director interviews often involve multiple video rounds with investment, construction, and finance stakeholders in different time zones. Practice presenting a past deal or project through a shared screen walkthrough, as remote employers assess how clearly you communicate complex timelines and decisions visually.
Remote Director of Real Estate Development Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote director of real estate development job?
Target remote-first real estate companies and distributed development firms that run deal pipelines and project oversight across multiple markets without a central headquarters. Remote employers screen for demonstrated self-direction, strong written communication for async stakeholder updates, and the ability to manage entitlements, design teams, and capital partners without in-person oversight. Showing a portfolio of projects closed or advanced independently, along with proficiency in project management platforms, gives you a clear edge.
Which companies hire remote director of real estate developments?
Employers currently hiring remote director of real estate developments include House Buyers of America, Rocket, and Leadling, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These include remote-first development companies, distributed real estate investment firms, and national operators in sectors like multifamily, commercial, and mixed-use development that manage geographically spread portfolios.
Can you get a remote director of real estate development job with no experience?
Yes, but remote director-level roles are competitive because employers expect you to manage complex projects and stakeholders independently from day one. Entry paths include remote associate or project manager roles at distributed firms where you can build a deal and entitlement record. Demonstrating strong async communication, ownership of a development milestone, and familiarity with remote project tracking tools helps close the experience gap.
Do you need a degree for remote director of real estate development jobs?
Not always. Many remote employers value a verifiable record of projects taken from acquisition through entitlement or construction over a specific credential. A degree in urban planning, real estate, finance, or a related field is common, but employers hiring remotely weight demonstrated results, deal volume managed, and the ability to coordinate distributed teams and capital partners against academic background.
Which industries hire the most remote director of real estate developments?
Remote director of real estate development roles concentrate in Staffing & Recruiting, Technology & Software, and Accounting & Auditing, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors hire director of real estate developments remotely because they operate across multiple markets simultaneously and rely on distributed leadership to manage regional pipelines, entitlement processes, and design teams without centralizing staff in one location.
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