Director Of Leasing

Chalhoub Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading luxury retailer in Dubai is seeking a Director of Leasing to manage property acquisition and development. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in retail property development and proven leadership skills. Key responsibilities include overseeing project execution, negotiating lease terms, and ensuring compliance with legal standards. The position offers competitive benefits and opportunities for career growth.

Benefits

Health care

Child education contribution

Remote and flexible working policies

Exclusive employee discounts

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years' experience in retail property development and leasing.
• Experience in a leadership role for at least 5 years.
• Track record managing multiple real estate projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage property acquisition and development projects.
• Lead a team to ensure project compliance with regulations.
• Negotiate lease terms with developers.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Numerical analysis

Job description

Inspire | Exhilarate | Delight

For over seven decades, Chalhoub Group has been a partner and creator of luxury experiences in the Middle East. In its pursuit to excel as a hybrid luxury retailer, the Group has curated a portfolio of over 10 owned brands and strengthened its distribution and marketing expertise for over 400 international names across luxury fashion, beauty, jewellery, watches, eyewear, and art de vivre categories.

Every step at Chalhoub Group is taken to build a future where luxury dreams become reality - bridging cultures and crafting memorable experiences for our consumers. Be it by constantly reinventing itself, committing to innovation, or embracing new technologies, the Group is shaping the future of luxury retail. It delivers seamless omnichannel experiences across more than 950 stores, online platforms, and mobile apps. Driving this innovation journey is The Greenhouse - the Group's innovation hub, incubator, and accelerator for startups and emerging businesses, regionally and globally.

Chalhoub Group fosters a people-at-heart culture rooted in diversity, equity, and inclusion, and a workplace catalysed by forward thinking and future-proofing. Today, it brings together over 16,000 talented professionals across eight countries in the Middle East, with a presence in LATAM. Their collective efforts have earned the Group the Great Place to Work® certification in several markets.

Sustainability is at the core of the Group's strategy, guided by a clear commitment to people, partners, and the planet. Chalhoub Group is proud to be a member of the United Nations Global Compact, a signatory of the Women's Empowerment Principles, and to have pledged to reach Net Zero by 2040.

What you'll be doing

The Director Leasing will manage property acquisition, development, negotiation and commercial terms agreement activities, while ensuring that projects align with the Group's strategic goals.

• The Director will lead a team, drive project execution, manage budgets, and ensure compliance with all relevant regulations.
• Oversee property development projects from initial concept through completion. This includes sourcing new locations in line with the commercial team's growth objectives as well as optimizing the group's existing real estate portfolio.
• Coordinate closely with internal business teams, JV GMs/Directors, architects, contractors, and various stakeholders on all aspects of real estate, from leasing all the way through opening.
• Lead the negotiation of lease terms with mall developers, in line with Group Legal direction, prevailing business guidelines, budgets, and any other conditions required by the business.
• Coordinate feasibility studies and market research to inform project decisions.
• Ensure all projects comply with the business requirements and legal standards.
• Monitor project milestones and adapt strategies as necessary.
• Prepare and present updated project reports to senior management.
• Maintain regular meetings with external partners and internal stakeholders to closely monitor the business.
• Work closely with the internal Legal team to adhere to real estate laws and regulations.
• Contribute to management of comprehensive legal documentation and records within the Retail Property Development platforms.

What you'll need to succeed

• Minimum of 10 years' experience in retail property development and leasing, with at least 5 years in a leadership or managerial role.
• Must have experience gained in the Middle East region.
• Stakeholder management skills and ability to build core industry networks.
• Proven track record of successfully managing multiple real estate projects simultaneously.
• Solid understanding of the commercial aspects within real estate leasing.
• Highly numerical and analytical.

What we can offer you

With us, you will turn your aspirations into reality. We will help shape your journey through enriching experiences, learning and development opportunities and exposure to different assignments within your role or through internal mobility. Our Group offers diverse career paths for those who are extraordinary, every day.

We recognise the value that you bring, and we strive to provide a competitive benefits package which includes health care, child education contribution, remote and flexible working policies as well as exclusive employee discounts.

We invite all applicants to apply

It takes diversity of thought, culture, background, differing abilities and perspectives to truly inspire, exhilarate and delight our customers. At Chalhoub Group, we are committed to inclusion and diversity.

We welcome all applicants to apply and be part of our exciting future. We ensure equal opportunity for all our applicants without regard to gender, age, race, religion, national origin or disability status.

Department: Retail Development