GWLRA is a leader in both the commercial and multi-residential real estate industries. We believe in generating value by creating vibrant, sustainable communities that engage, excite, and inspire. Our people live our values through the work they do and the results they deliver. Our core values are keeping our word, working better together and embracing diversity.

As Director, Real Estate Systems, reporting directly to the Vice President, Real Estate Systems, you will play a pivotal leadership role in shaping and advancing the technology platforms that support our national real estate portfolio. This role helps ensure both our enterprise and building systems are aligned to business strategy, scalable, secure, and continuously evolving.

You will play a leadership role, along with the Director, Enterprise Systems, and Director, Building Systems in the evolution of both Enterprise Systems (with a primary focus on Yardi) and Building Systems (BMS, IoT, and smart technologies)—driving integration, modernization, and business value. This is a highly visible role requiring strong leadership, operational depth, and the ability to influence outcomes across diverse stakeholder groups.

This position is ideal for a leader who combines strategic thinking with executional excellence, and who brings a passion for leveraging technology to improve operational performance, enhance asset value, and enable future innovation. This position provides a unique opportunity to influence both enterprise and building systems ecosystems while continuing to modernize real estate technology platforms through the evolution of data, automation and AI capabilities.

LOCATION: Toronto, Winnipeg, Montreal, Calgary, or Vancouver

RESPONSIBILITIES

Enterprise Systems

• Work with the Director, Enterprise Systems to support, optimize, and champion continuous improvement of the Yardi platform and related enterprise applications
• Act as a senior escalation point for complex issues, troubleshooting challenges directly and driving resolution
• Partner with all business units to enhance system usage, reporting, and data integrity
• Support ongoing upgrades (e.g., Voyager 8) and identify opportunities to expand platform capabilities
• Drive adoption of best practices across all enterprise applications

Building Systems

• Work with the Director, Building Systems to provide support, optimization and champion continuous improvement of building systems (BMS, IoT, smart building technologies)
• Support troubleshooting and issue resolution in partnership with the Building Systems Director and vendors
• Ensure alignment between building technologies and enterprise/data platforms where applicable
• Contribute to building systems roadmap and ongoing modernization initiatives

Operational Excellence

• Drive operational excellence across enterprise and building systems, improving reliability, performance, and scalability
• Establish and evolve standards, processes, and governance to ensure consistency and efficiency
• Lead root cause analysis and implement sustainable, long-term improvements
• Maintain strong command of system operations, engaging directly in complex or high-impact issues when required
• Identify and deliver opportunities for process optimization, automation, and efficiency gains
• Build strong vendor partnerships, ensuring performance, accountability, and continuous improvement

Cybersecurity & Risk/Compliance

• Support security and risk practices across both enterprise and building systems
• Partner with internal teams to ensure systems meet security and compliance expectations
• Contribute to risk and compliance assessments, audits, and mitigation planning

Collaboration & Influence

• Work closely with all business units and the Operational Performance Team to align priorities
• Translate technical issues into business impacts and actionable insights
• Influence stakeholders and drive alignment across diverse groups
• Promote a culture of accountability, responsiveness, and continuous improvement

QUALIFICATIONS

• 7–10+ years of progressive experience with enterprise systems, preferably within a real estate or property management environment (Yardi preferred)
• Strong Yardi expertise, with deep functional and/or technical knowledge
• Proven hands-on troubleshooting and problem-solving capability, with the ability to lead issue resolution directly
• Demonstrated leadership experience with a strong ownership, accountability mindset, and financial acumen
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to engage both business and technical audiences
• Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, high-demand environments with competing priorities
• Solid operational discipline with a focus on system optimization and continuous improvement
• Exposure to building systems (BMS, IoT, smart building technologies) is considered an asset

The base salary for this position is between $100,000.00 to $150,000.00 annually. This represents base salary only and does not represent other variable compensation components of our total compensation ( i.e. annual bonus, commission etc). If you are selected to move forward in our recruitment process, your recruiter will be able to discuss additional details of our total rewards program with you.

WHAT WE OFFER

• 3 weeks of vacation per year
• 3 paid personal days per year
• Half-day every Friday before a long weekend
• Eligible to participate in our annual performance based bonus program
• A comprehensive health benefits plan that supports you and your family
• Up to $2,000 annual education allowance
• Up to $5,000 annual mental health coverage
• A friendly, welcoming, and supportive culture
• Many social and team events!

Our Business

Learn more about our commercial and residential businesses, our values, and careers at GWLRA.

Our Commitment to Diversity

GWL Realty Advisors is an equal opportunity employer. It prohibits discrimination based on age, color, disability, national origin, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and any other legally protected class in accordance with applicable federal, provincial and local laws. We are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace. If you are contacted for an interview and require accommodation during the interviewing process, please let us know.

GWL Realty Advisors does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to GWL Realty Advisors, directly or indirectly, will be considered GWL Realty Advisors property. GWL Realty Advisors will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. A recruiting agency must first have a valid, written and fully executed agency agreement contract for engaged services to submit resumes.