Business Optimization & AI Architect

Company Overview

Asset Living is a third-party management firm and a proven partner in fostering thriving communities nationwide. Founded in 1986, Asset Living has decades of experience delivering exceptional value to our partners. Since the beginning, our undeniable passion has driven our organic growth from a small property management firm to one of the most trusted allies in real estate. Asset Living's growing portfolio includes a multitude of properties across the country that span the multifamily, single-family home rentals, affordable housing, build-to-rent, active adult, and student housing divisions.

Asset Living is a fast-growing company made up of talented individuals from diverse backgrounds that differentiate us and help us drive innovation and results for our clients and communities across the US. At Asset Living, we wholeheartedly believe 'Together We Lead, Together We Succeed’. We empower each other to lead by example, collaborate, and evolve – inspired by our belief that we can continually improve as individuals and as an organization. Together, we create an environment where every voice is heard, every idea is valued, and every individual experiences opportunities to grow as our company grows. When you join Asset Living, you become part of a dynamic team that thrives on unity, unique talents, and a universal culture of winning.

Recognized as one of the nation's Best and Brightest Places to Work and ranked in the NMHC top 50 professionals, join Asset Living because of its reputation as the most trusted partner in real estate, workplace culture, and growth opportunities. Asset Living is a member of The Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) and is recognized as an Accredited Management Organization (AMO). Together, we lead the way, and together, we achieve excellence in all that we do. Join a workplace where success is a collective journey and leadership is a shared responsibility.

Business Optimization & AI Architect

We’re building a lean, high-impact team focused on scalable automation and AI solutions. This role reports directly to the SVP of Data Strategy & Automation and plays a central part in identifying inefficiencies and designing solutions that remove manual lift from our business. If you're the kind of person who sees an Excel spreadsheet and starts writing Python in your head, you're in the right place.

We're not looking for a full-time developer, but for someone who brings a toolkit—APIs, scripting, automation platforms, LLMs, and more—to solve problems fast and scalable. Your job is to listen well, ask smart questions, and then build elegant tools that make work better for everyone.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Own the discovery, design, and delivery of automation and AI solutions across the business
• Write Python scripts, deploy background jobs, build internal apps, or call APIs—whatever solves the problem best
• Partner directly with operations, finance, marketing, and back-office teams to streamline repetitive work
• Evaluate and deploy AI tools where appropriate to accelerate output
• Manage development workflows, QA, and light DevOps for solution deployment
• Translate business requirements into scalable tools, often with little documentation or precedent
• Lead scoping conversations to define problem statements and success criteria before writing code
• Establish reusable frameworks and automation standards that can scale across multiple departments
• Provide technical mentorship to junior analysts and contribute to internal knowledge sharing
• Track project performance and continuously refine solutions based on user feedback and business impact
• Explore new technologies and evaluate build-vs-buy decisions with a critical, business-oriented lens

Education & Experience

• A problem-solver with 5-10 years of experience building internal tools, automations, or apps to reduce manual work
• Strong in Python/JS and comfortable using APIs, automation