Leasing and Experience Manager (Villages)

Most apartment companies treat the leasing-to-management pipeline as a straight ladder: leasing agent, assistant manager, community manager. Prometheus built something a little different. The Leasing and Experience Manager role at their Cupertino community sits at the intersection of sales leadership, resident relations, and daily operations, which means the skills you build here compound in ways a conventional assistant manager title doesn't fully capture.

Prometheus is the largest privately held apartment owner in the Bay Area, with a portfolio of over 13,000 homes across Silicon Valley, Portland, and Seattle. They operate vertically integrated, keeping acquisitions, development, value-add renovations, and property management all in-house. That structure matters for your career because it means internal mobility is real, not a talking point.

What This Role Actually Covers

The scope here is broader than a typical assistant manager position. On any given weekend (and weekends are a core part of the schedule, with weekday days off in exchange), you might be coaching a leasing agent through a close, reviewing pricing and concessions to protect occupancy, following up on a resident concern to make sure it was actually resolved, and planning a community event. That blend of supervisory, sales, and relationship work is the point. You're not siloed into one function.

On the operations side, you'll work with resident profiles, delinquency, and occupancy reporting. You'll help shape leasing strategy by developing a working knowledge of local market conditions, which in Cupertino means understanding a high-demand, supply-constrained submarket where residents expect a premium experience. You'll also contribute to marketing programs designed to maximize traffic and rental activity.

• At least two years of leasing experience required
• Bachelor's degree preferred; high school diploma or GED required
• Strong background in customer service, sales, or marketing environments
• Comfortable supervising a team, setting goals, and developing leasing staff
• Weekend availability is a consistent part of the schedule

Compensation and What Builds Over Time

Base pay runs from $33.25 to $38.00 per hour, with a $200 incentive per lease, a discretionary semi-annual bonus, and weekend shift premium pay layered on top. Additional bonuses apply for referrals, training coaching, renovations, lease-up assignments, and leasing contests. Benefits include fully company-paid medical, vision, and dental coverage for you and eligible dependents, a 401(k) with employer matching, tuition reimbursement, tenure-based housing discounts, and twelve paid holidays including your birthday.

From a career trajectory standpoint, this role builds the exact muscle memory that community manager positions require: comfort with pricing decisions, the ability to lead a team without micromanaging, and the judgment to handle resident escalations before they become real problems. Candidates who do well here typically have strong instincts about when to close a conversation and when to keep listening. That's harder to teach than leasing mechanics, and it's what separates good performance from a promotion track.