Our client is a well-established and growing real estate organization with a significant multifamily residential portfolio across Western Canada. With an ambitious growth strategy and a commitment to delivering exceptional resident experiences, they are seeking a strategic leader to drive leasing performance, optimize revenue, and lead the successful lease-up of new developments.
This is a unique opportunity to make a measurable impact by developing innovative leasing strategies, building high-performing teams, and helping shape the future growth of a large residential portfolio.
The Role
Reporting to senior leadership, the Director, Leasing & New Developments will be responsible for developing and executing the organization's leasing strategy across an established multifamily portfolio while leading the successful lease-up of new residential developments.
This role combines strategic leadership with operational execution, ensuring leasing initiatives align with occupancy goals, revenue growth, resident retention, and long-term portfolio performance.
A relocation package is available for highly qualified candidates who are relocating to Saskatchewan for this opportunity.
Key Responsibilities
- Developing and implementing portfolio-wide leasing and revenue optimization strategies.
- Leading the lease-up strategy for new multifamily developments from pre-leasing through stabilization.
- Driving occupancy, rental revenue, and resident retention through data-driven decision making.
- Developing pricing, renewal, and retention strategies that maximize long-term portfolio performance.
- Monitoring key performance indicators including occupancy, conversion rates, leasing velocity, renewal performance, and revenue growth.
- Building, mentoring, and leading a high-performing leasing team while establishing accountability and performance standards.
- Collaborating closely with property management, operations, marketing, and development teams to ensure a seamless resident experience and successful project execution.
- Providing executive-level reporting, market analysis, and strategic recommendations that support continued portfolio growth.
The Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is an experienced leasing and revenue leader who combines strategic thinking with strong commercial instincts and a passion for developing people. You are someone who enjoys building structure, improving performance, and using data to make informed business decisions. You thrive in collaborative environments and have a proven ability to influence cross-functional teams while delivering measurable business results.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of progressive leadership experience within multifamily residential leasing or property management.
- Demonstrated success managing leasing performance across large or multi-site residential portfolios.
- Experience leading lease-ups for new multifamily developments.
- Strong understanding of pricing strategy, revenue optimization, and resident retention.
- Proven ability to build, coach, and develop high-performing teams.
- Excellent analytical skills with experience using KPIs and market data to guide business decisions.
- Strong communication, relationship-building, and leadership skills.
- Experience working across multiple markets and collaborating with diverse operational teams is considered a strong asset.
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