Senior Manager Retail Asset Management

Redpath Partners; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading real estate consultancy is seeking a Senior Manager for retail asset management in the United Arab Emirates. In this role, you will oversee the full P&L performance of a large retail portfolio and drive growth through strategic implementation. The ideal candidate will have over 12 years of experience in retail asset management and possess strong financial and analytical skills. You will lead a small team and coordinate across multiple functions for optimized asset performance.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of relevant experience in retail asset management.
• Proven experience managing large-scale, multi-asset portfolios with full P&L ownership.
• Strong commercial, financial, and analytical capability.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage full P&L performance across assigned retail assets.
• Deliver NOI growth, occupancy improvement, and asset value enhancement.
• Coordinate transversally with leasing, property management, finance, legal, and development teams.

Skills

Retail asset management

Financial analysis

Performance management

Customer experience oversight

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, economics or similar

MBA preferred

Job description

• Own full P&L and performance of a large retail asset portfolio
• Drive NOI, occupancy, value growth and customer experience
• Lead strategy execution across leasing, PM, finance and development

Redpath is working with a large, well‑capitalised real estate owner and operator with a diversified retail portfolio, active across asset management, development and long‑term value creation in complex, multi-asset environments.

The Senior Manager is responsible for the end‑to‑end asset management of a large retail portfolio, with full accountability for financial performance, value creation and execution of asset‑level business plans.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and manage full P&L performance across assigned retail assets
• Deliver NOI growth, occupancy improvement, rent collection and asset value enhancement
• Execute approved business plans and monitor performance against financial and operational targets
• Coordinate transversally with leasing, property management, finance, legal and development teams
• Lead asset performance reviews, identifying risks, opportunities and corrective actions
• Contribute to strategic initiatives including asset optimisation, repositioning and selective expansion
• Support investment, development and transformation initiatives through financial analysis and business case development
• Oversee customer experience and performance KPIs, including satisfaction metrics

Reporting & Team Structure

• Reports to a senior asset management leader
• Manages a small team of direct reports

KPIs & Performance Measures

• Net Operating Income (NOI)
• Vacancy and occupancy levels

Candidate Profile

• Strong background in retail asset management (malls and/or community retail)
• Proven experience managing large‑scale, multi‑asset portfolios with full P&L ownership
• Strong commercial, financial and analytical capability
• Experience working across multiple functions in a complex organisation
• Able to operate in both strategic and hands‑on capacities

Experience & Qualifications

• 12+ years’ relevant experience in retail asset management
• Previous experience in a senior or managerial role
• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, economics or similar (MBA preferred)