Community Manager - Lease Up - Lantower Bayside - Clearwater, FL

Community Manager – Lease Up – Lantower Bayside – Clearwater, FL

Brief Description

Whether you’re just starting out or looking for a fresh chapter, we believe your career should feel meaningful. You should feel valued, trusted, and know your work makes a real difference.

As a subsidiary of H&R REIT, Lantower Residential develops and manages apartment communities across the Sunbelt markets in the U.S. We’re in the apartment business, but really, we’re in the people business. Our job is to make people feel at home—whether they live in one of our communities or work on our team. That means showing up, caring, and creating experiences that feel real, thoughtful, and human.

When you join us, you become part of something bigger: building great places to live and strong communities around them. We take that seriously—and we take care of our people in return, with competitive benefits, opportunities for training, and time off when you need it.

If you take pride in your work and enjoy making people’s day a little better, we’d love to meet you.

FLSA Status: Hourly/Non‑Exempt

Department: Property Management

Supervisor’s

Title:

Regional Manager

Job Summary

The Community Manager (CM) is responsible for the overall management and performance of the assigned community and is accountable for achieving financial, operational, and resident satisfaction goals by reviewing key performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate community performance. This role oversees the office and maintenance associates, ensures the community is well‑maintained, occupancy and retention goals are met, and all Company policies and regulatory requirements are followed.

The CM is responsible for hiring and developing associates to support operational excellence and deliver a high‑quality resident experience. In addition, the CM collaborates with the Central Business Team (CBT) (e.g., Central Leasing, Applications, Renewals and Financial teams), the home office, and supplier partners and utilizes property management systems and other Company technologies to achieve operational compliance and business results.

Key Responsibilities

• Creates an environment of cooperation, enthusiasm, and professionalism among associates, residents, and supplier partners.
• Builds high‑performing teams by interviewing and hiring talent, ensuring effective onboarding, and driving associate development. Provides clear direction, regular feedback, and one‑on‑one coaching to improve associate performance, strengthen engagement, and increase retention. Partners with associates to set and achieve goals, foster continuous learning and achieve long‑term business success.
• Develops a high‑performing sales culture by leading daily sales huddles, modeling effective selling practices, ensuring alignment with company standards, and coaching associates throughout the sales process; elevating team confidence, consistency, and leasing performance that drives occupancy, resident satisfaction and retention, and revenue goals.
• Builds a strong partnership and meets regularly with the Maintenance Supervisor (MS) to ensure maintenance and onsite associates collaborate seamlessly, creating product excellence, sales success and memorable customer experiences resulting in higher occupancy, stronger renewals, and more positive reviews.
• Assigns daily zones, tour paths, and market‑ready apartment home responsibilities to associates. Walks zones on their own to inspect assigned zones, tour paths, and show apartment homes, ensuring all areas meet Company standards. Follows up with the associate responsible for the zone to promptly address and resolve any deficiencies.
• Manages all facets of the day‑to‑day property operations to meet or exceed the occupancy, expenses, and CNOI goals.
• Manages the community’s financial performance by creating monthly variance reports, executing POs and invoicing, monitoring expenses, ensuring accurate reporting, and implementing strategies to drive revenue growth and long‑term financial success.
• Analyzes market conditions, occupancy trends, and competitive pricing and makes relevant suggestions for adjustments to market rents, leasing incentives, and resident retention programs.
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