Retail Leasing & Acquisition Manager
$130,000–$142,500 year
Remote
Job Summary
Negotiate complex lease terms for new sites, renewals, and closures while optimizing the 250-store portfolio across North America. Lead market planning to secure key retail locations and prepare comprehensive approval packages for acquisitions and capital investments. Collaborate with finance, legal, and construction teams to solve lease language issues and ensure on-time shop openings. Mentor leasing representatives and manage high-volume landlord relationships, translating data-driven strategy into behaviors that drive sales and profit. Oversee lease milestone tracking and partner with retail leadership to formulate sales estimates for new and relocated shops.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in retail real estate either within the retail industry or as a tenant rep broker
- Experience working with both US and Canadian Landlords/brokers
- Proven track record of managing a portfolio of 200+ retail locations and executing a high volume of deal transactions per year (new leases, renewals, and renegotiations)
- Ability to be solution oriented, while supporting Lush values
- Outstanding experience creating and finalizing landlord agreements
- Deep understanding of North American retail real estate dynamics, including top-tier (A/B) shopping centers, street-front flagships, etc.
- Excellent organizational skills
- Strong financial acumen with hands-on experience evaluating site-level P&Ls and real estate capital budgets
- Ability to see the larger global picture and take initiative on projects
- Empathetic and supportive of the team effort
- Up to 50% travel required including international
- Attending various ICSC events
- Valid passport required
Desired Qualifications
- Experience working with Lease Management Software - Tango
- Experience with Google Suite
- Thriving with a diverse company culture, celebrating the uniqueness of our staff and committed to inclusion
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