Assistant Property Manager

Title: Assistant Property Manager (Property Operations Specialist)

Location: Hybrid, King County

Employment Type: Full-time, Non-Exempt

Seniority: Tier 2 of 4

Reports To: Operations Manager

Compensation: $26-32/hr DOE

About Sagareus

Sagareus is a property management firm in Bellevue, WA, managing 850+ residential units across King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. We are founder-operated and we built the firm from scratch to do this work differently than the industry does it. We question every inherited process, invest in the tools and training our team needs to do better work, and run the firm on data and continuous improvement.

Why People Work Here

Paid Time Off: 10 days per year (80 hours).

11 paid floating holidays per year. Prorated in year one.

Hybrid, Flexible hours. Set your own schedule within a 7 AM to 8 PM Pacific window.

Healthcare with partial employer contribution (medical, dental), available after the 90-day introductory period.

WA Paid Family & Medical Leave plus full statutory leave coverage.

Promotion ladder: Specialist I > Specialist II > Lead > Manager. Move up when you are ready, not by years.

AI as a daily force-multiplier. Internal Sagareus-built tools are part of the daily stack. You will be trained on them and help shape what comes next.

Work equipment provided.

Mileage reimbursement.

About the Role

The Specialist II tier owns two functions outright (unit turnovers and move-out deposit accounting) and handles the escalated cases on the full Specialist scope. Day-to-day technique coaching and case escalation run through the Property Operations Lead. Half field, half desk.

Responsibilities

Turn Over Coordination. Own each turn from move-out through ready-to-lease: scope, vendor sequencing, owner approvals, days vacant, total cost.

Deposit Withholding. Produce itemized move-out statements under WA law. Reconcile inspections and invoices. Handle resident disputes.

Owner Communication. Lead cost and tradeoff conversations. Deliver withholding letters in a tone that is firm but not adversarial.

Escalated Cases. Take multi-vendor incidents, technical investigations, and higher-stakes inspections handed up from Specialist I.

Vendor Logistics. Manage access and sequencing for multi-trade turns, larger contractors, and permitted work.

Mentorship. Sharpen the Specialist I's drafts, triage, and write-up quality.

Documentation. Produce files that hold up under outside review.

Requirements

Past experience in residential property management, leasing ops, or comparable coordination-heavy work.

Can describe specifically how you use AI tools to do your work faster.

Executive-summary written communication. High SaaS fluency.

Comfortable leading cost and tradeoff conversations with owners.

Valid WA driver's license, insurance, reliable vehicle (mileage reimbursed).

High school diploma or equivalent.

Nice to Have

Property management, leasing, or hospitality background. Familiarity with WA landlord-tenant law. Conversational Spanish.

This Role Is Right For You If

You want to own a function outright and be measured on the outcome.

You stay steady under cost and time pressure.

You are diplomatic about money. Unwelcome cost conversations land cleanly.

You take pride in documentation that holds up under outside review.

Location & Schedule

Work from home with no office to commute to. A few hours each week visiting properties across King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties for inspections, showings, and vendor walk-throughs. You must live within reasonable driving distance of the service area. Reliable vehicle and valid WA driver's license required.

How to Apply

Apply at https://www.sagareus.com/careers

How we operate: https://www.sagareus.com/about

Full applicant notices, EEO, accommodation process, and standard physical demands