Dual-Site Community Manager

Student housing operates on a compressed calendar that most multifamily managers never encounter. Lease-up, turn, and occupancy pressure all converge around the academic year, which means the margin for operational drift is narrow. Scion Group has built a national platform around that reality, and this dual-site Community Manager role in Towson puts you at the center of two communities running on that same tight cycle.

Both properties, Altus Towson Row and The York, are located in Towson, Maryland. Towson is a dense student market anchored by Towson University, with a mix of purpose-built student housing and conventional apartments competing for the same renters. Scion operates in the purpose-built segment, where the product standard, customer experience expectations, and annual turn logistics are all more demanding than conventional Class B garden-style. Managing two assets simultaneously in the same submarket requires someone who can context-switch quickly without letting either property's KPIs slide.

What This Role Actually Covers

This is a full general management position across two sites, with accountability for financial performance, staffing, facilities, and the resident experience on both. Day to day, that means working closely with the Regional Manager on budgets and variance reporting, keeping NOI targets in view while managing controllable expenses, and staying current on collections and delinquency without letting leasing velocity slip. You'll own the annual turn process end to end, including move-out inspections, vendor walks, punch list completion, and hands-on support when volume spikes. Scion uses Turnable to manage the electronic turn board, and the expectation is that deadlines are tracked in real time, not caught up after the fact.

On the people side, you'll hire, schedule, and develop your team with support from HR and Talent Acquisition through Greenhouse. After-hours on-call coverage is part of the role, and you'll be the primary responder during emergencies. Facilities accountability includes monthly property walks, scorecard submissions, preventative maintenance oversight, permit compliance, and coordinating capex projects with the Facilities and Capital department once bids are in and approvals are secured.

• 3 or more years managing a residential community with a team of at least three direct reports
• Proficiency in a property management system, with Entrata strongly preferred
• Comfort working across multiple platforms: Vena for budgeting, ADP for payroll and scheduling, Qualtrics for experience data, ClickUp for project tracking
• Strong written and verbal communication, conflict resolution, and vendor management skills
• Eligibility to work in the United States (visa sponsorship not available)

Where Strong Candidates Separate Themselves

The dual-site structure is the real test here. Candidates who thrive in this kind of setup tend to be operationally systematic rather than reactive. They build routines across both properties rather than responding to whichever location is loudest on a given day. In student housing specifically, the turn window is short and unforgiving. Managers who've executed a high-volume turn with clear vendor expectations, accurate forecasting, and hands-on involvement when needed will recognize the rhythm. Those who've only managed turn as an administrative process may find the pace of the Towson market during peak move-out and move-in periods more demanding than expected.

Scion offers a discretionary annual bonus, health, dental, and vision coverage, 401k matching, paid parental and maternal leave, and learning reimbursement. The position is exempt and based on-site at the assigned properties.