Vice President of Real Estate Development Operations (Affordable Housing) at KCG Companies, LLC – Indianapolis, Indiana

About Us: KCG Companies is a leading vertically integrated real estate development and construction firm specializing in the development of sustainable multifamily housing. Our commitment to quality, innovation, and affordable housing is at the core of everything we do.

Position Summary: The Vice President of Development Operations provides strategic leadership and oversight for all Development department operations. This role ensures consistent execution of KCG’s Development Lifecycle, procedures, RACI structures, and departmental standards. This position supervises the Project Director team and provides Development Team support, ensuring training, resource alignment, workload balance, and compliance with established processes. The role focuses on operational efficiency, team growth, and cross-functional collaboration, rather than day-to-day project execution.

Development Process Governance

• Own and maintain the KCG Development Lifecycle, procedures, approvals, and standardized templates.
• Ensure compliance with departmental workflows, documentation standards, and RACI structures.
• Implement continuous improvement initiatives to streamline development processes and mitigate risk.
• Coordinate updates to tools, templates, and training materials to maintain operational consistency.

Training and Department Compliance

• Develop and manage the Development Training Program, including onboarding, procedural training, and systems training.
• Ensure all Development team members are trained in lifecycle stages, approvals, and role-specific responsibilities.
• Monitor compliance with KCG Development Standards and coordinate corrective actions when needed.
• Maintain updated training guides, manuals, workflows, and reference materials.

Leadership of Project Directors and Development Support Team

• Directly supervise Project Directors
• Provide coaching, professional development guidance, performance evaluations, and conflict resolution.
• Support entire Development team career growth and ensure alignment with KCG values and competency expectations.
• Promote a collaborative, accountable, high-performance departmental culture.

Resource Management and Workload Balancing

• Partner with Development leadership to allocate PD and Analyst resources appropriately across projects.
• Monitor individual and team capacity to ensure workload balance and identify staffing needs.
• Lead resource planning discussions and coordinate departmental support for high-demand phases.
• Support pipeline forecasting to anticipate team needs based on upcoming projects.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Collaborate with Finance, Asset Management, Construction, Design, Legal, and Accounting to clarify processes and resolve workflow gaps.
• Serve as the escalation point for cross-departmental conflicts related to Development operations.
• Ensure smooth transitions between lifecycle phases, especially during closing and post-closing handoff.
• Identify operational inefficiencies and implement solutions that improve communication and outcomes.

Department Performance Monitoring

• Track departmental KPIs related to milestone execution, closing readiness, and procedural compliance.
• Report performance trends, training needs, and process gaps to senior leadership.
• Implement tools and systems that support improved reporting, tracking, and lifecycle management.
• Monitor development team adherence to approval gates, checklists, and documentation standards.

Knowledge and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Business, Engineering, Planning, Architecture, or related field.
• 8+ years of real estate development or development operations experience (affordable housing preferred).
• 5+ years of leadership experience supervising cross-functional teams.
• Strong operational discipline and familiarity with development workflows and processes.
• Exceptional communication, organizational, and project management abilities.
• Experience leading training programs, implementing procedures, and optimizing departmental operations.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability

EEOC Statement: All employment decisions at KCG Companies are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications. Qualified candidates are recruited without regard to age, race, color, national origin, gender, and sex.

Please note that we do not accept unsolicited submissions from recruitment agencies. Any unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles submitted without prior agreement from our HR team will be considered as the property of KCG Companies and we reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidates without any obligation to any third-party recruiter or agency.