Leasing Associate (Atlanta) Jobs

About Darwin Homes

At Darwin Homes, we fundamentally believe that the rental experience is broken. Too often, property management—serving as the middleman between investors and residents—often means shoddy service, hidden fees, and inefficient processes that shortchange everybody involved.

Darwin was built to make residents' and owners' lives easier through an innovative ecosystem of technologies. We have created the best product in the market for residents to discover, tour and lease their future home; and for owners to have complete peace of mind from our modern management and leasing services built around our core values of transparency and professionalism. Darwin Homes is the destination for single-family rental services for property owners and residents.

The Team

The Darwin Homes team is composed of a diverse set of alumni from DoorDash, Square, Facebook, Apple, LinkedIn and other top technology companies. The founders and executive team have over 50+ years of combined experience in scaling disruptive technology and operations-focused businesses.

Darwin Homes was backed by top Silicon Valley venture capital (Khosla, Fifth Wall) and was acquired by Pagaya Technologies, a publicly traded company, in early 2023. Pagaya is an AI/ML data technology company with offices in Tel Aviv, New York and Austin.

https://blog.darwinhomes.com/posts/pagaya's-acquisition-of-darwin-homes-powers-premier-tech-enabled-single-family-rental-platform

The Role

Darwin Homes is growing fast and we're looking for a highly motivated, intelligent, and passionate Leasing Agent to join our team. We’re growing fast, and growth means the challenges we’ll work on together will change as we lead Darwin through new and different phases.

The Leasing Agent is responsible for serving as the primary point of contact for prospective and future tenants inquiring, viewing, and applying for Darwin’s inventory of homes. You will have control over the entire lifecycle of the prospective tenant lifecycle, from inquiry, tour, and application to lease signing. This is a sales-based, heavily commissioned role, you are the face of Darwin to prospective tenants, and play a critical touchpoint through this high-touch phase of their lifecycle.

What You'll Do

• Manage the leasing and application process with our new residents.
• May require some weekend and/or evening work to achieve sales goals
• Track communications with prospects & update necessary paperwork and computer systems when necessary.
• Diffuse/resolve difficult situations while nurturing relationships.
• Be an expert on your assigned market and be able to represent it virtually.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Understand the prospect’s needs and create an urgency to apply.
• Represent Darwin Homes, becoming the first point of contact with prospective residents.
• Answer questions, qualify and sell the property’s features to prospective residents.

What You'll Have

• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-changing, growth environment
• Ability to multitask and maintain flexibility and creativity in a variety of situations
• Ability to set and meet goals and consistently meet deadlines
• 0-3 years of previous property management experience in either the single family or multi-family rental industry
• Ability to analyze and resolve problems
• Proven record of success in a fast-paced and high-pressure sales environment
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Real Estate, or a related field
• Ability to communicate effectively in person and via technology with co-workers and team members
• Ability to maintain confidentiality