VP, Shopping Center Management

Description

The Vice President leads the strategic and operational direction for a regional portfolio of shopping centers, ensuring an exceptional customer journey and maximizing long-term asset value. This role combines visionary leadership with hands-on execution to deliver best-in-class experiences for shoppers, retailers, and partners.

• Create and support improvements that benefit both retailers and customers.
• Drive initiatives that elevate asset performance, strengthen tenant partnerships, and create engaging environments for guests.
• Define and implement portfolio strategies that align with company objectives and enhance the overall customer experience.
• Build trusted relationships with national and regional retail partners to enhance the shopping experience.
• Drive the Customer & Content Strategy to guide Leasing to the optimal tenant mix.
• Maintain compliance with regulatory standards while embedding sustainability and innovation into daily operations.
• Drive employee engagement and succession planning to ensure long-term organizational strength.
• Partner on rent collection and resolve legal matters with a balanced, strategic approach.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with marketing teams to amplify brand presence and enrich the customer journey.
• Develop and manage annual budgets and business plans to support portfolio objectives.
• Champion sustainability and ESG initiatives, including energy efficiency, climate resiliency, and compliance with evolving standards.
• Lead forecasting, audits, and reporting with accuracy and transparency.
• Monitor key financial indicators to ensure strong performance.
• Inspire and mentor high-performing shopping center management teams focused on delivering exceptional service, leading both the center and region
• Introduce technology-driven solutions and cost-optimization strategies to improve efficiency and customer satisfaction.
• Translate organizational priorities into actionable plans that deliver measurable results.
• Maximize income and optimize expense targets
• Anticipate and mitigate operational and financial risks through proactive planning.
• Analyze sales trends and co-tenancy impacts to inform proactive strategies.
• Oversee all aspects of property operations, ensuring seamless experiences across maintenance, security, and marketing touchpoints.

Requirements

• Expertise in budgeting, forecasting, and P&L oversight, with strong analytical and strategic planning skills.
• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in property management, asset management, or retail real estate operations.
• Leadership Excellence: Skilled in mentoring teams, fostering collaboration, and building a culture of innovation.
• Financial Expertise: Strong analytical skills to manage budgets, optimize performance, and deliver results.
• Relationship Building: Adept at cultivating partnerships with tenants, stakeholders, and internal teams.
• Experience implementing technology solutions and sustainability programs within property operations.
• Demonstrated success in tenant relations and driving customer-centric initiatives.
• Strategic Thinking: Ability to translate vision into actionable plans that drive long-term value.
• Strong background in team leadership, including talent development and succession planning.
• Proven track record of managing large, complex portfolios and delivering measurable financial and operational results.

Benefits

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) is driven by an entrepreneurial foundation of talented and ambitious employees who embrace change, strive for innovation, and know when to venture into uncharted terrain. Teams within URW are collaborative and thrive by working together to seize opportunity and solve challenges. Employees receive mentorship and guidance while being empowered to drive their initiatives, embracing their individuality and unique backgrounds. URW‘s flagship destinations are interwoven into the community fabric, and we give employees the power to be impactful in their work and lead meaningful change in our communities through volunteering, DE&I programming and leading ESG efforts. URW is an innovator and trend setter in experiential entertainment and is making bold moves to be a brand that creates inspiring consumer experiences in-person and digitally. Breaking beyond conventional beliefs, URW is surprising and delighting customers by reinventing being together and creating memorable moments.

Do you want to help revolutionize a major industry? At Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW), you’ll have the opportunity to impact the future of real estate by developing innovative and engaging places that reinvent being together. Come join a team that builds excitement about working at URW. You’ll get to work with leaders who are passionate about tackling changing consumer behavior with innovative experiences. All this bold vision means the company culture embraces evolution and change. We believe there is no "perfect" candidate and want to encourage applying even if all the requirements listed aren’t met. If you're passionate about URW and looking to learn and grow, then we look forward to reviewing your application!

• $230k–$255k per year + annual discretionary bonus.
• Exempt-level opportunity

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance