[This role is remote but must be located within one of the following cities: Denver, CO; Scottsdale, AZ; Boise, ID]
The Role
Kasa is seeking an entrepreneurial leader to be Operations Manager overseeing operations of our Denver, Scottsdale, & Boise
Markets. Kasa is a rapidly growing flexible accommodations brand that works with premiere real estate partners to offer guests the quality of an established hospitality brand and the comfort of a fully furnished short-term rental apartment. The company combines technology and innovative new ways of operating to create a brand that is beloved by guests and indispensable to our property partners. As an Operations Manager, you will be responsible for the overall guest quality, financial, and operational outcomes of the Kasa units and properties you oversee and will build and maintain a team of Kasa employees and third-party contractors to help support the 365-day-a-year needs of our guests and property partners. You will have the opportunity to propose and implement new ideas, and the ability to work with a broad and talented set of other Kasa teams to innovate and find ways to create ever better guest and partner experiences.
About the Team
This role is part of Kasa’s Portfolio Operations department, whose mission is to ensure our guests, partners, and neighbors have a seamless Kasa experience. You will oversee a set of passionate and engaged team members within the Denver, Scottsdale, & Boise markets, including contracted housekeeping partners and maintenance specialists. You will report to the Portfolio General Manager for the Mountain West portfolio and will be able to collaborate (and commiserate) with other Operations Managers and field teams across Kasa’s national set of markets.
Day in the life of a Kasa Market Manager
Your role will involve a wide range of activities leading and operating in each market. Broadly, you will work with your team to achieve four main goals in the market:
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Ensure that every Kasa guest has a five-star stay. This means establishing dependable standards for cleanliness, maintenance, wifi and technology uptime, unit listing accuracy (on kasa.com and other websites), and coordinating with Kasa’s central Guest Experience team when local engagement is needed.
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Build mutually beneficial relationships with local property partners. This means spending the time with the leasing office and building maintenance teams at properties Kasa operates in, seeking to find ways to make Kasa a net benefit to their property and vice versa.
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Maintain every unit to a level that Kasa can be proud of. Whether repairing and replacing furniture, restocking, touch up painting, or performing more involved maintenance, you want every Kasa unit you oversee to be one you’d be proud for a family member or friend to stay in, for a day or a month.
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Monitor your market’s expenses and adhere to budgets. Your job isn’t to count every dollar, but you are ultimately accountable to making sure that each dollar spent can be explained and tied back to achieving your other goals, and ensuring the team avoids wastefulness or inattention.
In practice, achieving these goals will require you to spend significant time in the field at properties, meeting with and shadowing your team, engaging with local property partners, or supporting guests. We expect Operations Managers to spend 60-75% of time at properties, and 25-40% of time behind a desk or in meetings (either at home or, where we have one, at a local Kasa office). When not directly engaged at properties, you can expect to spend time organizing and prioritizing the schedules of your teams, pushing for additional support and/or resources to resolve issues you have identified, or learning about and implementing a series of improved technologies and processes that Kasa is continuously developing to support our Portfolio Operations teams.
Requirements
- You have 4+ years of community, operations or property management experience.
- You have 1-2+ years of experience managing hourly employees.
- You’ve been responsible for achieving quantitative targets and find that lofty goals make you excited, not nervous.
- You’re app-fluent - comfortable with mobile technology, and eager to learn new systems and platforms to make you better at your job.
- You are highly organized and understand the power of a clear and prioritized schedule in order to ensure that work is getting done.
- You’re scrappy and willing to do what it takes to accomplish Kasa’s goals in your market, and motivate others to do the same.
- You have reliable transportation and are open to traveling to multiple locations/cities.
- You are comfortable using Microsoft Office or Google Suite and can interpret basic financial statements.
- You can handle stressful situations with a calm and positive demeanor.
- You consider yourself a “people person” and enjoy working with others, whether they be fellow employees, guests, or third party contractors.
- This role requires regular access to a reliable vehicle to use for work, a valid driver's license, and a clean driving record with proof of insurance.
Plus if...
- 2+ years of hospitality experience
- 2+ years of customer service experience
- You have worked in a startup environment where changes are always happening.
- You pride yourself on your communication and organizational skills.
In one year, you will succeed at Kasa by having:
- Established yourself as a top Operations Manager by consecutively having your market reach monthly quality and review rating goals
- Set a high bar for quality standards within your market through preventative maintenance upkeep and housekeeping collaboration efforts
- Earned the trust of your local property partners, and ideally have them clamoring for Kasa to expand in their buildings
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Benefits
- ✈ Kasa Travel Credit: We love to travel! Kasa employees get an allowance of free stays with us in any of our locations, plus a discount on any night for friends and family.
- 📈 Generous Stock Option Plan: At Kasa, our compensation philosophy is to offer a total compensation package that over-indexes on equity to encourage our team to think like owners (by being owners) and benefit from the growth in value that our collective hard work creates.
- 🙌 Flexible PTO: Full-time exempt Kasa employees are encouraged to take time off as they need and see fit, ensuring that it’s not disruptive to their work.
- 📱 Cell phone reimbursement: We reimburse a portion of your monthly cell phone bill to say thanks for using your personal phone during the workday.
- 📈 401(k) Plan: As you invest in yourself and your future, Kasa invests in you too.
- 💰 The Pay: The starting base pay range for this role is between $73,000 and $82,000 and is set based on multiple considerations including business needs, market demands, talent availability, experience, and unique skills and attributes. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for equity, bonus, perks, benefits, and Kasa Travel Credits.
- 🩺 Health Coverage: We’ve invested in comprehensive health insurance options to help when you need it most, including a company-sponsored plan with fertility coverage.
- ⭐ Other Perks: Qualifying full-time roles are eligible for a home office stipend and more!
Who We Are
Kasa is a Real Estate Technology company that is building a global accommodations brand unlike any other. We partner with owners of multifamily, single-family, and boutique hospitality properties, transforming underutilized real estate into stylishly furnished, professionally managed units that cater to business and leisure travelers alike. We took the best that hotels and short-term rentals had to offer and created a new class of hospitality that is well-priced, trustworthy, and offers a large selection of great locations!
Behind the scenes, we build technology that combines with our innovative operations to grow a globally scalable offering that delivers high-quality stays. Our guests enjoy seamless check-ins, spacious apartments, and attractive amenities, helping them feel right at home. If anything comes up, our remote guest experience team is available 24/7, ensuring our hospitality is always felt, though rarely seen.
Kasa is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
Kasa Living is an E-Verify participant. We will verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States by matching information employees provide on the form i-9 against records available to the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). You may find more information here and here.
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