Talent Acquisition Partner

Fairstead is a purpose-driven real estate firm dedicated to building affordable communities across the country. Headquartered in New York, with offices in Colorado, Florida, and Washington DC, Fairstead owns and manages a portfolio of more than 30,000 apartments, including pipeline, across 28 states. As an integrated owner, operator, and innovator, Fairstead brings development, construction, and property management under one unified platform to deliver high-quality affordable housing that serves our residents at scale.

At Fairstead, we believe affordable housing should be thoughtfully designed, professionally managed, and responsibly operated. We seek to create and preserve housing that serves residents while delivering long-term value to communities, partners, and stakeholders.

Fairstead challenges industry norms through our tech-forward, entrepreneurial approach to affordable housing. In addition to core real estate capabilities, we operate innovative service lines designed to improve resident outcomes, strengthen communities, and drive operational efficiency.

We embrace digital transformation, data-driven decision-making, and emerging technologies, including AI, to build scalable systems that support sustainable growth, grounded in a culture of entrepreneurship, innovation, partnership, dedication, and integrity.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Recruit
• Manage full-cycle recruiting for Community Manager-level and above positions, including regional and portfolio-level roles, as well as other priority searches assigned by the Talent Acquisition Manager.
• Source and engage high-performing talent and partner with hiring managers and HR People Partners to define the skills and experience needed for each role.
• Build a real understanding of how our different markets differ (talent supply, compensation norms, competitive landscape, seasonality) and adjust sourcing and pitch accordingly.
• Act as a strong partner to hiring managers and regional leaders, advising on hiring strategy rather than only filling open requisitions.
• Ability to travel to multiple locations to host onsite job fairs.
• Enhance the Process
• Help improve and standardize recruiting processes, identifying opportunities to increase efficiency through technology and automation.
• Support the Talent Acquisition Manager in optimizing recruiting technology, workflows, automation, and candidate experience.
• Assist in creating workflows and automated interview kits and questions for high-volume, high-turnover role categories (e.g., leasing, maintenance, community management) as well as more selective processes for senior hires.
• Track, analyze, and report on recruiting metrics, including pipeline health, time-to-fill, source effectiveness, cost-per-hire, and quality-of-hire.
• Document recruiting workflows and processes to support consistency across markets.