Corporate Operations Executive Search
Cory Executive Recruiting places the corporate operations leaders who let a real estate company scale — from Operations Managers through Directors, VPs of Operations, COOs, and Chiefs of Staff — for owner-operators, managers, and investment firms nationwide. These are the roles that connect every other function: people, process, systems, and execution. Operations leaders are hard to screen for because impact is cross-functional rather than line-item, so we draw on having held these seats ourselves to identify leaders who actually make an organization run.
Corporate Operations roles, end to end.
- →Director of Operations
- →VP of Operations
- →Chief Operating Officer
- →Chief of Staff
- →Director of People / HR
- →Director of Training & Development
Every search runs through our 4 Cs framework — Culture, Compensation, Challenges & Growth, and Commute — so the leader we place fits the role and stays in it. Our searches are senior-led and confidential, our slates are vetted rather than volume-sourced, and our placements are backed by a replacement guarantee.
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Nine verticals. One firm that understands all of them.
Real estate isn't one industry. A multifamily COO doesn't run a build-to-rent portfolio. A PropTech CFO doesn't operate like a CRE CFO. We staff search teams who know the difference.
Operating leadership across conventional, luxury, and workforce multifamily — Regional VPs, SVPs, and Heads of Operations who own the P&L.
Senior leaders for the fastest-scaling segment in real estate — single-family rental and build-to-rent platforms going national.
Mission-aligned executives navigating LIHTC, HUD, and public-private structures — for nonprofit and for-profit operators alike.
Operators and platform leaders for purpose-built student housing — owners, third-party managers, and developers nationwide.
Office, retail, industrial, and mixed-use — asset management, acquisitions, leasing, and portfolio leadership across commercial real estate.
Development executives, division presidents, and heads of construction — for vertical builders, mixed-use developers, and master-planned operators.
C-suite, VP, and director-level talent for venture-backed PropTech, growth-stage platforms, and enterprise real estate SaaS.
Debt, equity, and investor relations leaders for real estate operators, lenders, REITs, and advisory firms across the cycle.
Portfolio managers, heads of acquisitions, and investment committee leaders for institutional and private real estate platforms.