Community Manager

Student housing runs on a different clock than conventional multifamily, and this role reflects that. Scion's FUSE property in West Lafayette sits right in Purdue's orbit, which means the leasing calendar, the turn cycle, and the resident base all operate on an academic rhythm. The Community Manager (titled General Manager internally) is the person responsible for making that rhythm work, every day, across every department.

This isn't a light management role. You'll carry the full weight of financial performance, from building and defending the annual budget to tracking NOI, managing concessions, and hitting leasing velocity targets. You'll also own the annual turn, which in student housing is a concentrated, high-stakes operation. Moving furniture, walking units, running punch lists alongside the facilities team, coordinating vendors under tight deadlines , that hands-on expectation is written directly into the job. If you've only managed turn from a spreadsheet, this role will stretch you.

Day-to-day, you're toggling between the operational and the interpersonal. One hour you're reviewing variance reports or approving vendor bids. The next you're de-escalating a resident concern your AGM has escalated to you, or you're walking the property to complete a monthly scorecard assessment. After-hours on-call responsibility comes with the position. That's not buried in fine print here , Scion lists it plainly, and it's worth taking seriously when you consider fit.

Staff development is a real part of the job, not a line item. You'll partner with HR and talent acquisition to hire through Greenhouse, then work with L&D to build a team that can actually operate the property without you hovering. High morale on a student housing site isn't automatic , the seasonal pressure is real, the resident population turns over every year, and keeping your team motivated through a summer turn cycle takes deliberate effort.

What the role requires

• At least 3 years managing a residential community with a team of three or more direct reports
• Comfort working in property management software, with Entrata experience preferred
• Familiarity with budgeting, payroll, invoice processing, and month-end close processes
• Strong conflict management skills , with residents, vendors, and staff
• Ability to work non-traditional hours during peak periods, emergencies, and weather events
• Eligibility to work in the United States (visa sponsorship is not available)

Scion uses a specific tech stack , Vena for budgeting, Entrata for property management, Lattice for performance, Turnable for the electronic turn board, and ClickUp for project tracking. You don't need to know all of them on day one, but candidates who pick up new platforms quickly will move faster here.

Where this role leads: Community Managers in student housing who develop strong financial fluency and a track record of clean turns tend to move into regional or portfolio-level positions. The operational complexity of student housing, with its compressed timelines and high resident turnover, builds instincts that translate well into conventional multifamily and fee management environments too.

Compensation includes a discretionary annual bonus, health, dental, and vision coverage, 401k matching, paid parental and maternal leave, paid time off, and learning reimbursement. The position is exempt and based on-site at FUSE, 720 Northwestern Ave, West Lafayette.