Executive - Leasing

Objective: This position is responsible for supporting the real estate team in sourcing, evaluating, and securing retail spaces across designated markets. The role includes negotiating lease terms, maintaining lease documentation, and assisting in expansion and renewal strategies to support the company’s retail growth. Key Responsibility: Lease Negotiation & Coordination Assist in negotiating lease terms for new stores, renewals, and relocations under guidance from senior leasing staff. Prepare Letters of Intent (LOIs), proposals, and lease deal summaries. Liaise with landlords to follow up on lease documentation, approvals, and handovers. Market Research & Site Visits Conduct site visits and gather data on foot traffic, visibility, accessibility, and competitive environment. Assist in preparing site evaluation reports and presenting findings to internal teams. Lease Documentation & Tracking Maintain accurate records of leasing deals, including rent, lease term, and critical dates. Coordinate with the lease administration and legal teams to ensure smooth documentation and compliance. Track lease expiry dates, rent escalations, and renewal timelines. Stakeholder Engagement Coordinate with landlords, brokers, and mall management for day-to-day leasing queries. Work closely with internal teams (legal, finance, operations, and store planning) to align leasing actions with business needs. Desired Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Real Estate, or a related field. 2–4 years of relevant experience in retail leasing, real estate coordination, or property management. Exposure to retail leasing processes in GCC markets is preferred. Strong analytical, communication, and negotiation skills. Company “Apparel Group is a global fashion and lifestyle retail conglomerate residing at the crossroads of the modern economy – Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Today, the Apparel Group caters to thousands of eager shoppers through its more than 1750+ stores and 75+ brands across all platforms employing 17,000 multicultural staff covering four continents. Apparel group has carved its strong presence not only in the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, and Saudi Arabia but opened thriving gateways to market in India, South Africa, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. Additionally, clear strategies are in place to enter emerging markets such as Hungary, Pakistan, Egypt and Philippines. Also, Apparel Group provides customers the experience of shopping from the comfort of their own home with ease and convenience via our E-Commerce site 6thStreet.com Apparel Group Operates Brands from around the world, originating from USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, Asia and include leading names in Fashion, Footwear & Lifestyle such as Tommy Hilfiger, Charles & Keith, Skechers, Aldo, Nine West, Aeropostale, Jamie’s Italian to name a few and other key brands include Tim Hortons, Cold Stone Creamery, Inglot, Rituals etc.. The Apparel Group owes its amazing growth to the vision and guidance of its dynamic Chairman, Nilesh Ved, who has taken the company from strength to strength since its inception in the last two decades.”