Vice President, Retail Leasing

Description

• Provide status updates to the SVP and other internal stakeholders, including senior executives
• Identify and cultivate new and emerging tenant relations and actively identify retailers (restaurants, QSRs, soft/hard goods, and services, among others) to fulfill merchandising vision and plan for assigned assets
• Proactively manage retail lease amendments and renewals within the retail portfolio
• Create income and value for the company through knowledge of consumer trends in both retail and real estate.  Maintain in-depth knowledge of local area competition
• Deal-making: negotiate deal terms and leases independently. Follow deals through execution and store opening
• Maintain regular communication with all departments, including legal, tenant coordination, construction, accounting, operations, marketing, and asset management, among others
• Use existing national retailer and broker relationships to expand “open to buys” to meet or exceed leasing objectives
• Collaborate on budgeting/forecasting and underwriting exercises
• Develop and execute on merchandising plans and aggressive leasing strategies to achieve overall property goals and increase NOI
• Can provide a detailed deal sheet

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field
• Strong local and national retailer and broker relationships and knowledge of the New York market
• Ability to run a deal from start to finish: from merchandising plan, to LOI, Lease, Store Opening, and beyond.
• Self-motivated individual who takes personal ownership of assigned assets and exercises independent judgment while also being a team player .
• 8+ years of relevant experience
• Strong communication, presentation, quantitative, sales, and time management skills
• Proficient skill set in Microsoft Suite and Leasing Management Systems
• Independent negotiator with a strong merchandising vision and can execute deals from start to finish
• Clear and open collaborator, both with the Retail Leasing Team and partner teams internally
• Comfortable overseeing and collaborating with other team members, whether directly or on a dotted line
• Communicate tactfully, skillfully, and persuasively with third-party brokers; ownership entities; prospective and existing tenants; and local, regional, and corporate employees of various levels

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance