Property Manager (Central Oregon)

Kirkland Capital Group (KCG) is a commercial real estate investment and operating company focused on lending, asset management, property operations, and ownership. We are hiring a Property Manager to serve as KCG's local execution leader within the Central Oregon market.

This is a field-based role. The candidate must reside in the Central Oregon market.

The role

This is not a traditional property management role. The Property Manager serves as KCG's local presence, helping ensure decisions are informed by what is actually happening at the properties and throughout the market. While KCG's systems, technology, and centralized teams handle many day-to-day workflows, the Property Manager provides what technology cannot: direct observation, local judgment, trusted relationships, firsthand knowledge of the market, and an established presence within the local real estate community.

Because this role is closest to the facts on the ground, KCG expects the Property Manager to provide informed recommendations, contribute to key decisions, improve property and business performance, and identify opportunities that support KCG's growth within the market.

Why this opportunity is different

Most property management companies ask property managers to execute decisions that are made somewhere else. KCG believes the people closest to the work are often closest to the facts, and those facts should help inform decisions. You will work directly with asset owners and company leadership to improve both the properties and the business that operates them. Rather than simply inheriting systems, vendor relationships, standards, and operating practices created by someone else, you will help shape them. You will also help evaluate future opportunities, build relationships within the market, and grow KCG's asset and property management business.

KCG is looking for someone who wants their judgment and experience to matter and who is driven to improve everything they touch.

What you will do

Be the source of local truth

• Know what is happening at the properties and in the market
• Verify property conditions, completed work, vendor performance, and emerging issues
• Share field observations and lessons that improve decisions and operating practices

Build local relationships

• Build trusted relationships with residents, vendors, property owners, and others in the local real estate community
• Resolve situations that require in-person judgment and local knowledge
• Serve as KCG's trusted local representative within the market

Improve property performance

• Recognize operational risks before they become larger problems
• Maintain high standards for property condition, resident experience, and vendor performance
• Find opportunities to improve occupancy, retention, operating effectiveness, and overall property performance

Grow KCG's business in the market

• Develop and maintain relationships with property owners, investors, brokers, and other local real estate professionals
• Identify and introduce prospective property owners, properties, and management opportunities to KCG
• Help turn qualified opportunities into new asset and property management relationships
• Share market intelligence, owner needs, and emerging opportunities with the team
• Evaluate prospective owner and property relationships and provide recommendations based on local market knowledge

What you will not own

Unlike many traditional property management roles, you will not be responsible for:

• Property accounting
• Routine resident communication and administrative follow-up
• Maintenance dispatch and coordination
• Leasing administration
• PM software administration
• Legal and compliance administration
• Administrative reporting and back-office workflows

This allows the Property Manager to spend more time at the properties, throughout the market, and working directly with residents, vendors, current owners, prospective clients, and the KCG team.

Who this role is for

This role is for someone who notices what others miss, asks questions when something does not make sense, and prefers direct observation over assumptions. People trust your judgment because you focus on facts, solve problems, and understand what is happening on the ground.

You take ownership of outcomes. When you see an issue, you investigate it. When you find a better way, you speak up. You are comfortable contributing to decisions and accepting accountability for the result.

You build trusted relationships naturally and are comfortable using those relationships to identify opportunities, introduce prospective property owners, and help grow the business. You are also comfortable using technology and learning new tools that improve how work gets done.

This role is not a good fit for someone who wants every decision made for them, prefers to remain focused only on assigned properties, or is uncomfortable being accountable for market growth.

Required experience and qualifications

• 5+ years of residential property management, property operations, or comparable field operations experience
• Established professional relationships within the Central Oregon real estate community, including property owners, investors, brokers, contractors, or other local market participants
• Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and ability to travel throughout the assigned market

How success is rewarded

Base pay provides stability. Additional compensation rewards strong execution, business performance, market growth, and improvements that create value over time.

Base compensation

• $55,000-$70,000; final offer based on experience, operating capability, market knowledge, and overall fit

Performance-based compensation

• Quarterly performance incentive: rewards strong execution, including field execution and responsiveness, sound judgment and problem solving, documentation and operating discipline, and consistent follow-through
• Annual portfolio and market performance incentive: rewards contributions to asset performance, property condition, and portfolio profitability; vendor quality and execution standards; growth within the market, including introducing qualified property owners and properties and developing new management relationships; and resident satisfaction, retention, and overall property experience
• Long-term value creation incentive: rewards decisions that protect assets, reduce future risk, and improve long-term portfolio performance; resident and owner relationships that support retention, occupancy, and durable business growth; and systems and operating improvements that make the business more scalable and resilient

Benefits

• Flexible work environment
• Business expense and mileage reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Health care coverage

Our values

• Delight our clients
• Act like owners
• Be humble
• Foster education
• Share what we learn

Diversity and inclusion

Kirkland Capital Group believes diversity versus merit is a false dichotomy; they are often one and the same. We value diverse perspectives and make decisions based on merit.

Pre-employment background check

All offers are contingent upon successfully passing a background check.

How to apply

KCG hires for signal, not polish. The process begins with a screening assessment designed to evaluate how you think and operate. KCG is looking for operators, builders, and truth tellers. If you are excited to improve properties, build trusted relationships, and help grow a better property management business, KCG would love to hear from you.