ABOUT GREYSTAR
Greystar is a leading, fully integrated global real estate platform offering expertise in property management, investment management, development, and construction services in institutional-quality rental housing. Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Greystar manages and operates over $350 billion of real estate in more than 260 markets globally with offices throughout North America, Europe, South America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Greystar is the largest operator of apartments in the United States, managing over one million units/beds globally. Across its platforms, Greystar has nearly $79 billion of assets under management, including over $34 billion of development assets and over $36.5 billion of regulatory assets under management. Greystar was founded by Bob Faith in 1993 to become a provider of world-class service in the rental residential real estate business. To learn more, visit www.greystar.com.
JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY
The Senior Associate will serve as a force multiplier for the Office of the CEO (OCEO), helping translate executive priorities into execution through strong project management, analytical rigor, communication, and stakeholder coordination. This role reports to the Managing Director, OCEO, and will support enterprise initiatives, Executive Committee operations, strategic projects, leadership communications, and organizational effectiveness efforts.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Key Responsibilities
- Lead Executive Committee governance, including agenda development, executive meeting materials, decision tracking, action item management, and follow-through to ensure effective executive decision making.
- Prepare leadership meeting materials, executive briefings, presentations, and decision-support content that translates complex, cross functional topics into clear executive narratives.
- Support cross-functional strategic initiatives on behalf of the OCEO, partnering with initiative owners to track milestones, dependencies, and risks.
- Draft executive communications, presentations, and messaging.
- Develop enterprise reporting, tracking mechanisms, and executive-level analytics to monitor progress against strategic priorities.
- Support the delivery of enterprise transformation initiatives and other CEO-sponsored strategic priorities.
- Drive accountability tracking and follow-through across strategic priorities, proactively flagging gaps or risks before they become escalations.
- Independently lead discrete, time-bound special projects assigned by the CEO or other executives, owning the work from scoping through execution.
- Champion opportunities to improve organizational effectiveness through AI, automation, and process improvement initiatives.
- Provide occasional support on highly confidential matters, including limited Family Office activities, while maintaining the highest standards of discretion and professionalism.
Candidate Profile
We are seeking an intellectually curious, highly organized professional who combines strategic thinking with exceptional execution. The successful candidate thrives in fast-paced environments, builds credibility with senior executives, and enjoys solving complex business problems and delivering measurable results.
Experience:
- 4 – 7 years of total experience, including a foundation in management consulting, investment banking, or a similarly analytical, fast-paced environment.
- Experience supporting C-suite executives, executive leadership teams, or corporate strategy functions is strongly preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree; MBA or advanced degree a plus but not required.
Key skills include:
- Executive presence and judgment
- Strategic thinking and business acumen
- Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills
- Ability to influence and build alignment across senior leaders without direct authority
- Exceptional written and verbal communication
- Strong PowerPoint and executive storytelling capabilities
- Ability to synthesize large amounts of information into executive-ready recommendations
- Project and program management
- Financial modeling and analytical skills
- Strong prioritization and decision-making
- Ability to operate effectively in ambiguity
- High degree of discretion and professionalism
- Process improvement and AI fluency
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Additional Compensation:
Many factors go into determining employee pay within the posted range including business requirements, prior experience, current skills and geographical location.
- Corporate Positions: In addition to the base salary, this role may be eligible to participate in a quarterly or annual bonus program based on individual and company performance.
- Onsite Property Positions: In addition to the base salary, this role may be eligible to participate in weekly, monthly, and/or quarterly bonus programs.
Robust Benefits Offered*:
- Competitive Medical, Dental, Vision, and Disability & Life insurance benefits. Low (free basic) employee Medical costs for employee-only coverage; costs discounted after 3 and 5 years of service.
- Generous Paid Time off. All new hires start with 15 days of vacation, 4 personal days, 10 sick days, and 11 paid holidays. Plus your birthday off after 1 year of service! Additional vacation accrued with tenure.
- For onsite team members, onsite housing discount at Greystar-managed communities are available subject to discount and unit availability.
- 6-Week Paid Sabbatical after 10 years of service (and every 5 years thereafter).
- 401(k) with Company Match up to 6% of pay after 6 months of service.
- Paid Parental Leave and lifetime Fertility Benefit reimbursement up to $10,000 (includes adoption or surrogacy).
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance and Legal Plans.
- Charitable giving program and benefits.
- Benefits offered for full-time employees. For Union and Prevailing Wage roles, compensation and benefits may vary from the listed information above due to Collective Bargaining Agreements and/or local governing authority.
Greystar will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Greystar is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Important Notice: Greystar will never request your banking details or other sensitive personal information during the interview process. Greystar does not conduct any interviews via text or messaging, and all communication will come from official Greystar email addresses (@greystar.com). If you receive suspicious requests, please report them immediately to [email protected].
