Stonelake Capital Partners

Firm Overview
Stonelake Capital Partners is a real estate private equity firm founded in 2007 in Austin, Texas. The firm manages approximately $3.5B of institutional capital and $5.5B of real estate assets across multiple funds, with investors that include some of the nation's largest endowments, foundations, and hospital systems. Stonelake has +/- 55 employees across offices in Austin, Dallas, and Houston.
Job Description
Stonelake seeks a Process Engineer to lead a firm-wide process improvement and AI-based automation initiative. This hands-on role will assess workflows across investments, asset management, accounting, and property management; implement practical improvements; and measure results. Initial discovery and implementation are estimated to take one year, with ongoing automation and optimization thereafter. This role will report directly to the Partners of the firm and will be responsible for measuring and reporting realized savings quarterly, informing and guiding the business case for an expanded and ongoing AI automation roadmap.
Essential Functions
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<li>Map existing workflows, decision points, handoffs, and controls through direct observation and collaboration with business teams</li>
<li>Establish baseline metrics, including processing time, effort, error rates, and cost; identify and prioritize improvement opportunities</li>
<li>Develop implementation plans and business cases, estimate return on investment, and measure realized results</li>
<li>Redesign and implement workflows using existing systems, including NetSuite, Yardi and other standard operating systems and software, before recommending new tools or custom solutions</li>
<li>Coordinate pilots and technical implementation with process owners, IT partners, and approved software consultants</li>
<li>Evaluate approved AI and automation solutions with appropriate access controls, audit trails, and human review</li>
<li>Document procedures, train colleagues, monitor adoption, and report project progress to Stonelake leadership</li>
<li>Assess initial opportunities in invoice processing, vendor and tenant onboarding, reconciliations, construction draws, investor questionnaires, and investment workflows</li>
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Qualifications
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<li>Bachelor’s degree required, higher education and professional certifications considered favorably</li>
<li>Approximately five years of hands-on experience in process engineering, continuous improvement, operations excellence, or a related field</li>
<li>Demonstrated experience mapping multiple workflows, implementing improvements, calculating ROI, and measuring outcomes</li>
<li>Strong analytical skills and proficiency in process mapping, baseline measurement, and structured problem-solving</li>
<li>Ability to work directly with business teams and manage change across functions, must communicate at a high level</li>
<li>Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt, industrial engineering training, or equivalent practical experience preferred</li>
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Compensation / Other
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<li>Total compensation +/- $145-$165k</li>
<li>Base salary: +/- $120-$135k</li>
<li>Preface bonus: up to 20% tied to project and automation goals</li>
<li>Benefits: competitive health, dental, vision, PTO</li>
<li>Full-time; based in Austin office</li>
<li>Travel required; primarily within Texas</li>
</ul>

Process Engineer, Business Process & AI Automation

Process Engineer, Business Process & AI Automation

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