Portfolio Manager - Lease Up
Join Arboreal Management in Seattle as a Lease Up Portfolio Manager. Lead fast-paced stabilization for affordable housing, drive occupancy, and build a collaborative, community-focused team.
Portfolio Manager – In Person (Seattle, WA)
$85,000 – $95,000 + Benefits
🌿 About Arboreal Management
Arboreal Management is a mission-driven property management company focused on affordable and workforce housing in the Pacific Northwest. We’ve grown quickly to manage over 5,000 homes with integrity, care, and a commitment to long-term community success. Our strength lies in combining strong operations, deep compliance expertise, and modern technology to deliver exceptional outcomes for residents, partners, and regulators.
🎯 About the Role
We're looking for an experienced Lease-Up Portfolio Manager to lead the successful stabilization of residential buildings in Seattle. This is a high-visibility role for someone who thrives in the fast-paced, high-stakes environment of a lease-up—someone who knows how to build momentum, hit occupancy targets, and set a property up for long-term success.
🔥 Why You’ll Love This Role
Impact & Mission: Your work directly improves housing access and quality for people in your community.
Leadership & Growth: You’ll lead a skilled team while collaborating closely with senior leadership in a high-growth, entrepreneurial environment.
Variety & Challenge: No two days are the same—you'll be driving lease-up velocity, overseeing operations, ensuring compliance, and building the foundation for stable, high-performing assets.
Culture & Support: We believe in data-driven decisions, respectful resident relationships, and a team-first mindset.
🛠️ What You'll Do
Lead Lease-Up Execution: Drive aggressive, strategic lease-up campaigns to achieve stabilization targets on time and on budget.
Own the Portfolio: Oversee day-to-day operations across multiple properties—leasing, pricing, compliance, and maintenance.
Inspire & Guide: Manage and mentor leasing, admin, and maintenance staff to hit goals and grow professionally.
Drive Performance: Manage NOI, financial reporting, and Section 8 paperwork with precision and care.
Innovate: Identify opportunities for improvement and lead light rehab projects as needed.
Collaborate: Partner with our accounting team, senior leaders, and vendors to deliver consistent results.
✅ What You'll Bring
Proven lease-up experience — required. You've successfully taken a property from pre-leasing through stabilization and know what it takes.
3+ years of property management experience, with hands-on oversight of multiple properties.
Experience working at affordable or workforce housing properties.
A track record of hitting occupancy goals under tight timelines.
Proven leadership skills and the ability to build strong, effective teams quickly.
Comfort in a fast-paced, evolving work environment.
A data-oriented, problem-solving mindset.
Strong communication skills and attention to detail.
🚀 What We Offer
Competitive compensation and benefits package.
Immediate performance based bonus available.
Leadership role in a growing, mission-driven organization.
Opportunity to shape and optimize operations with strong executive backing.
Collaborative team culture that values innovation, excellence, and integrity.
Arboreal is a drug-free workplace, and we use E-Verify to confirm the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires
- Department
- Property Management
- Role
- Portfolio Manager
- Locations
- Seattle Main Office
- Yearly salary
- $85,000 - $95,000
- Employment type
- Full-time
About Arboreal Management
We deliver below market, affordable rents for our residents and above market returns for our investors.