Retail Leasing Manager

Overview

Drive leasing performance, secure retail/F&B deals, manage tenant mix and relationships.

Key Responsibilities

• retail partnerships
• lease negotiation
• lease management
• tenant mix
• market analysis
• marketing support

Tasks

-Build and maintain strong relationships with local and international retailers, F&B operators, and franchise partners -Source, negotiate, and close leasing deals across key retail assets -Manage lease renewals, proposals, and required documentation in alignment with business goals -Evaluate tenant mix and collaborate with asset management and design teams to enhance asset performance and customer experience -Monitor market trends, competitor activities, and brand performance to identify new leasing opportunities -Support marketing campaigns and leasing strategies to attract new brands and categories

Requirements

• retail network
• mall experience
• leasing success
• bilingual
• 5+ years
• negotiation

What You Bring

The Retail Leasing Manager will be responsible for driving leasing performance and achieving occupancy targets across assigned retail assets. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of five years of experience in retail leasing, with a proven track record of securing deals with both local and regional retailers. Strong exposure to the F&B sector is highly preferred. The role requires someone with excellent negotiation skills, solid market knowledge, and the ability to build and maintain strong tenant relationships. Experience with leading mall operators or developers is desirable. The selected candidate should have previously worked on challenging projects, demonstrating the ability to deliver results under pressure and contribute to the long-term success of the retail portfolio. Experience handling challenging or turnaround projects will be considered a key advantage. -Strong network within the retail and F&B sector -Previous experience working with major mall operators -Proven success in leasing for challenging or new-to-market retail environments -Saudi, fluent in Arabic & English is essential -5+ years of experience in retail leasing -Strong negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills

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About Deverellsmith

-From its London roots, it has grown into a global force, extending its reach across the UK, Europe, the US and the Middle East. -The company expanded its offering with the acquisition of flexible working platform Daisy Chain, integrating technology into recruitment. -It operates both its core recruitment arm and Hintel—an outsourced talent consultancy focused on the property sector. -Known for high‑profile placements, it works with small agencies up to major developers, estate agents, lenders and operators. -Specialisms range across residential, commercial, development, investment, land & planning, debt & equity, mortgages and more. -It delivers data‑driven recruitment strategies, including salary guides and market reports, tailored to Build‑to‑Rent and other sectors. -Growth highlights include launching a national UK estate agency service and opening a Middle East office under the Hintel brand.

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