Director – Commercial Real Estate (Retail)
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About the Role
A leading diversified organization seeks a senior professional to lead the performance, leasing strategy, and optimization of a large-scale retail property portfolio. The role drives leasing strategy, tenant mix, asset performance, and long-term value creation.
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Responsibilities
- Define and execute leasing strategies to maximize occupancy and revenue performance
- Lead negotiations for new leases, renewals, and commercial terms
- Curate tenant mix aligned with footfall, positioning, and long term asset value
- Drive financial performance across assets, including rental income, yields, and cost optimization
- Monitor portfolio KPIs and identify value enhancement opportunities
- Conduct feasibility studies and support investment decisions for new sites
- Build strong relationships with key tenants, brokers, and partners
- Oversee day to day asset operations in collaboration with facilities and operations teams
- Track market trends, competitor activity, and emerging retail concepts
- Ensure adherence to regulatory, legal, and contractual requirements
Requirements
- 10–15 years’ experience in retail real estate, leasing, or asset management
- Proven track record managing multi site retail or commercial property portfolios
- Strong commercial acumen with hands on leasing negotiation experience
- Experience working with malls, high street retail, or mixed use developments
- Ability to operate at both strategic and operational levels
- Strong stakeholder management across internal leadership and external partners
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Role Overview
- This role will drive the commercial success of a multi site retail asset portfolio, with accountability for leasing strategy, tenant mix, asset performance, and long term value creation.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and execute leasing strategies to maximize occupancy and revenue performance
- Lead negotiations for new leases, renewals, and commercial terms
- Curate tenant mix aligned with footfall, positioning, and long term asset value
- Drive financial performance across assets, including rental income, yields, and cost optimization
- Monitor portfolio KPIs and identify value enhancement opportunities
- Conduct feasibility studies and support investment decisions for new sites
- Build strong relationships with key tenants, brokers, and partners
- Ensure high tenant retention and satisfaction levels
- Oversee day to day asset operations in collaboration with facilities and operations teams
- Track market trends, competitor activity, and emerging retail concepts
- Support expansion through site identification, due diligence, and commercial evaluation
- Ensure adherence to regulatory, legal, and contractual requirements
Candidate Profile
- 10–15 years’ experience in retail real estate, leasing, or asset management
- Proven track record managing multi site retail or commercial property portfolios
- Strong commercial acumen with hands on leasing negotiation experience
- Experience working with malls, high street retail, or mixed use developments
- Ability to operate at both strategic and operational levels
- Strong stakeholder management across internal leadership and external partners
Preferred
- Exposure to high growth or multi brand retail environments
- Experience in emerging markets or complex regulatory environments
- Background in financial analysis, valuations, or investment cases
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