Property Manager – Commercial & Residential Portfolio

About the role

The Property Manager will own day‑to‑day operations of Zaleej’s commercial and residential portfolio in Kuwait. The role focuses on protecting and enhancing asset value, maintaining high occupancy, ensuring on‑time rent collection, and delivering a seamless tenant experience through accurate YARDI‑driven reporting.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee the full property management cycle for a mixed portfolio, meeting occupancy, rent collection and service quality targets.
• Manage end‑to‑end rent collection in YARDI: invoice on schedule, monitor receipts daily, follow up with tenants, and promptly address arrears.
• Lead, supervise and develop regional property administrators, setting performance standards and acting as operational backup.
• Design and implement standardized SOPs, embedding and optimizing YARDI across all workflows.
• Handle the complete leasing cycle – tenant sourcing, lease negotiation, renewals and statutory compliance – to minimise void periods.
• Develop and execute marketing plans for vacant units, including listings, photography, digital channels and broker networks.
• Monitor vendor contracts for compliance, cost control and performance; coordinate maintenance within approved budgets and SLAs.
• Prepare and present monthly portfolio performance reports covering occupancy, rental income, arrears, maintenance expenditure and market trends.

Required profile

• Minimum 5 years (60 months) of experience in property management, preferably in both commercial and residential sectors.
• Bilingual proficiency (Arabic and English) to interact with tenants, vendors and senior management.
• Proven ability to lead and develop a team of property administrators.
• Strong analytical mindset with a focus on data‑driven decision making.

Required skills

• Financial Analysis
• Property Management
• Leasing Management
• Microsoft 365
• YARDI