Director of Operations & Innovation

The Director of Operations & Innovation serves as the operational leader of the company.

This role is responsible for ensuring our properties, people, systems, technology, and processes operate efficiently while continuously identifying opportunities to improve performance.

The successful candidate is equally comfortable walking a commercial property, reviewing financial reports, implementing new software, creating standard operating procedures, and leading process improvements.

This is a leadership role for someone who enjoys building systems rather than simply maintaining them.

Primary Responsibilities

Operations

• Oversee day-to-day property management operations
• Coordinate maintenance and vendors
• Ensure excellent tenant service
• Improve operational efficiency across the portfolio

Technology & Innovation

• Evaluate and implement new software platforms
• Lead AI and automation initiatives
• Improve workflows using technology
• Integrate systems between accounting, leasing, communications, and document management
• Identify repetitive work that can be automated or delegated

Leadership

• Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Manage virtual assistants and outsourced service providers
• Create accountability through KPIs and dashboards
• Coordinate weekly leadership meetings
• Ensure projects move from idea to execution

Asset Management Support

• Assist with lease renewals
• Track occupancy and leasing activity
• Coordinate property improvement projects
• Help execute value-add initiatives

Financial Oversight

• Report & Review operating budgets
• Monitor property performance
• Assist with reporting and financial analysis
• Improve administrative processes

We're looking for someone who enjoys building better businesses.

You are naturally organized.

You see inefficiencies quickly.

You enjoy implementing new technology.

You like creating checklists, systems, and repeatable processes.

You don't wait to be told what to improve-you identify opportunities and execute.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years in property management, asset management, operations, or a related leadership role. Commercial Real Estate experience is a bonus.
• Strong understanding of leases, CAM, tenant relations, and vendor management
• Experience with property management software such as AppFolio, Buildium, Yardi, Rentvine, or similar
• Strong financial literacy, including budgets, operating statements, and NOI
• Excellent project management and organizational skills
• High proficiency with Microsoft Office and/or Google Workspace
• Comfortable learning and implementing AI tools and automation platforms
• Experience leading remote teams or virtual assistants is a plus

Personal Characteristics

You are:

• Highly organized
• Self-motivated
• Process-oriented
• Technologically confident
• Detail-oriented
• Excellent communicator
• Comfortable making decisions
• Always looking for better ways to accomplish work

$60,000 - $100,000 a year - Part-time, Full-time, Contract, Pulled from the full job description

• Paid time off
• Flexible schedule, Success in the First 12 Months

Within your first year, you will:

• Build and document standard operating procedures
• Improve operational efficiency across the portfolio
• Implement new technology and AI tools
• Create KPI dashboards for the leadership team
• Develop and manage a virtual assistant program
• Reduce repetitive manual work through automation
• Improve tenant communication and response times
• Help position Targa Property Partners as one of Southwest Florida's premier owner/operators

Why Join Targa?

• Work directly with ownership
• Make a meaningful impact on a growing commercial real estate portfolio
• Help build a modern, technology-driven real estate company
• Opportunity to shape the future of the business
• Competitive compensation based on experience
• Performance bonus opportunities
• Paid time off

If you're excited about combining commercial real estate, operations, and technology to build a better company, we'd love to hear from you.

Pay: $60,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off

Targa Property Partners is a privately owned commercial real estate investment, leasing, and property management company with a growing portfolio across Southwest Florida. We are intentionally building a different kind of real estate company. Instead of adding layers of employees, we leverage technology, artificial intelligence, automation, and virtual assistants to operate an institutional-quality portfolio with a lean, highly capable team. We are looking for someone who enjoys improving businesses-not just managing them. If you love solving problems, implementing new technology, building systems, and making organizations run better every year, we'd love to meet you.