Area Director Property Operations - San Francisco Bay Area

  • Mercy Housing
  • San Francisco, California
  • Full Time

At Mercy Housing, we are on a mission to redefine affordable, low-income housing and create a more humane world where communities thrive, and all individuals can realize their full potential. As the largest nonprofit affordable housing provider in the nation, we build, preserve, and manage program-enriched housing across the country.

The Area Director of Property Operations is responsible for monitoring and directing all management-related activities with site-level personnel and other Mercy Housing-related departments across the bay area/San Francisco . We encourage candidates with lived experience to apply. This position is hybrid-eligible.

Pay: $ 1115,000-126,000 Salaried

Benefits :

  • Several Healthcare plans to choose from, dental (includes adult and child orthodontia) and vision
  • 15 days of earned PTO your first year, 12 company holidays + 2 floating holidays.
  • 403b + match
  • Early close Fridays (3 paid hours each Friday)
  • Early close prior to a holiday (3 paid hours)
  • Paid Time off between Christmas and New Year's Holiday
  • Paid Volunteer Time
  • Paid Parental Leave and Care Giver Leave
  • Paid Life Insurance
  • Free Employee Assistance Plan
  • Free Basic Dental
  • Pet Insurance options

Duties:

  • Responsible for monitoring and directing all management-related activities with site-level personnel.
  • Ensure proper rent collection procedures are followed, and that rents allowed under regulatory programs are being achieved.
  • Maintain budgeted occupancy levels or higher.
  • Hire property staff.
  • Adhere to preventative maintenance schedule for each property.
  • Address resident concerns appropriately in a timely manner
  • Work outside normal business hours to respond to the needs of the property
  • Travel occasionally to property sites and team meetings

Minimum Qualifications:

  • High school diploma.
  • Three (3) years’ experience in housing and/or property management
  • Experience generating property budgets and managing affordable housing developments, including HUD, Low Income Tax Credits, Rural Housing, and Tax-Exempt Bond properties.
  • Exposure to/familiarity with community organizing, services, and programs.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Real Estate, or related field.
  • Certified Property Manager or similar certification.
  • Experience as a supervisor of multi-family housing or five (5) years’ experience as a manager of multi-family housing

Knowledge and Skills:

  • Working knowledge of applicable local and federal housing laws, including Fair Housing and Landlord and Tenant laws.
  • Relate well to people from diverse backgrounds.
  • Comprehend and communicate in the English language both orally and in writing.
  • Interpret and understand financial information generated from property management software reports.
  • Legally operate a motor vehicle (valid driver’s license).
  • Work in a collaborative manner and in a team environment.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
  • Define and solve problems.
  • Understand and commit to the Mission and Philosophy of Mercy Housing.

* this is a brief description of the position.
* Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Job ID: 511751338
Originally Posted on: 2/27/2026

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