Greystar’s Innovation Summer Associate role provides an opportunity for graduate-level students planning a career in the real estate industry. The Innovation Summer Associate will support the Global Enterprise Services Innovation team over the summer of 2023. In this role the internship will assist the GES Innovation Team in performing its four primary functions for all of Greystar:
1. Pilot & prove best in class technology to scale across our portfolio
2. Drive innovative tech adoption across the portfolio to improve the value of our assets
3. Supercharge Greystar teams with disruptive tech to transform the way we do business
4. Act as the Nexus of startups and venture capital, and our investors, capital partners, and clients

This position is responsible for supporting, and tracking innovation activity across all business segments at Greystar. As part of the Innovation Team, this role will be focused on trend tracking, thought leadership, innovation pilots. Major responsibilities will include tracking business needs and the vendors who can meet them, helping coordinate and collect feedback from innovation pilots run by regional teams, and helping to create Greystar “thought leadership” on major trends in collaboration with internal and external experts.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Solution/Vendor Tracking and Assessment

• Assess vendor/startups and cataloguing capabilities and data around defined criteria
• Track customer and business needs along with potential solutions or vendors in each area of need
• Conduct competitive analysis of vendors within an Area of Innovation

Pilot Support

• Support business leaders by project managing in-flight pilots and work with pilot vendors and properties to ensure a smooth pilot process
• Coordinate, collect and analyze pilot results, both quantitative (e.g., metrics, KPIs,) and qualitative (e.g., user feedback, lessons learned, etc.)
• Develop case studies with quantitative (e.g., revenue and cost impact) and qualitative (e.g., customer and team member feedback) analysis

Thought leadership and Communications

• Create presentations and communication artifacts for various internal stakeholders
• Consolidate and curate reporting on emerging proptech trends
• Craft thought leadership on Innovation Opportunity Areas (e.g., Smart IOT Apartments) including case studies / house views
• Assist in preparing materials in response to client, investor, and internal requests for thought leadership

Depending on the position offered, regular full-time and part-time team members may be eligible to participate in a bonus program in addition to their base salary.  Once eligible,  team members may participate in the 401k plan.  Regular, full-time team members are also offered a  range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits from which to choose.

Greystar will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.