Senior Manager, Leasing

BGO; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary bonus

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

BGO is seeking a Senior Manager, Retail Leasing to lead leasing activities across a BC retail portfolio. This hybrid Vancouver-based role emphasizes strategic leasing, tenant retention, business development, and strong relationships with retailers, brokers and stakeholders.

Reporting to the Director, Retail Leasing, the position requires 7–10 years in CRE leasing and BC licensing. Responsibilities include negotiating leases, renewals, restructurings, and LOIs; collaborating with cross-functional

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of commercial real estate leasing experience.
• Strong retail leasing negotiation track record.
• Deep knowledge of retail formats and market dynamics.

Responsibilities

• Develop leasing strategies aligned with asset plans, budgets and investment objectives.
• Source, negotiate and finalize leases, renewals, expansions, relocations and LOIs with retailers.
• Build relationships with retailers, brokers, tenant reps, landlords and developers across BC and Western Canada.
• Collaborate with Property Management, Construction, Development, Asset Management, Operations and Marketing to optimize tenant success and property performance.
• Monitor BC retail market trends and provide actionable market intelligence.

Skills

Financial analysis

Negotiation

Relationship management

Communication

Education

BC Real Estate License

Job description

The Senior Manager, Retail Leasing will be responsible for leading leasing activities across a portfolio of retail assets throughout British Columbia. The position will focus on maximizing asset value through strategic leasing, tenant retention, business development, and cultivating strong relationships with retailers, brokers, and industry stakeholders. This role reports directly to the Director, Retail Leasing.

This is a hybrid position which involved 4 days in-office in Vancouver, BC.

What You Will Do:

• Develop and execute leasing strategies aligned with asset plans, budgets, and investment objectives.
• Source, negotiate, and finalize leases, renewals, expansions, relocations, restructurings, and Letters of Intent with national, regional, and local retailers.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with retailers, brokers, tenant representatives, landlords, developers, and other industry stakeholders across British Columbia and Western Canada.
• Collaborate with Property Management, Construction, Development, Asset Management, Operations, and Marketing to optimize tenant success, property performance, and positioning.
• Monitor the British Columbia retail market, including rents, tenant demand, expansion plans, occupancy, competition, demographics, and consumer trends, and provide actionable market intelligence.
• Develop merchandising and tenant-mix strategies that improve customer experience, traffic, occupancy, rental revenue, and long-term asset value.
• Proactively manage renewals and retention, while identifying redevelopment, repositioning, densification, and other leasing opportunities.
• Prepare financial analyses, budgets, forecasts, leasing reports, presentations, and investment materials to support asset management, acquisitions, dispositions, and business planning.
• Ensure leasing transactions, documentation, approvals, reporting, governance, risk management, licensing, and internal processes are completed accurately and in compliance with corporate standards.
• Represent the organization at industry events and support corporate culture, sustainability, diversity, inclusion, and social responsibility initiatives, along with other duties as assigned.

Who You Are:

Key Qualifications

• Minimum 7-10 years of commercial real estate leasing experience, with a strong preference for retail leasing experience.
• Demonstrated success in executing retail lease negotiations and developing strategic relationships with retailers.
• Strong understanding of shopping centers, mixed-use developments, urban retail, high street retail, and neighbourhood retail formats.
• In-depth knowledge of Metro Vancouver, Vancouver Island, the Fraser Valley, Interior BC, and other regional retail markets.
• Strong financial analysis, presentation, negotiation, and relationship management skills.
• Real estate license in British Columbia and ability to maintain licensing requirements.

Other Skills and Behaviours

• Communication & Collaboration – Communicates clearly and works effectively with employees, Property Management, residents, contractors, and other stakeholders.
• Organizational Skills - Ability to handle multiple demands and competing priorities, and adapt to new ideas and constant changes; results oriented, detail oriented and accurate
• Decision-Making & Problem Solving – Assess operational issues, determines priorities, and makes timely decisions while appropriately escalating significant risks or concerns.
• Police Clearance– A criminal verification check is required for employment

Who We Are

BGO is a global leader in real estate investment management, partnering with more than 750 institutional clients to invest in and manage high-quality real estate across office, industrial, residential, retail, and hospitality sectors. With a presence in 28 cities across 12 countries, BGO combines deep local expertise with global reach to unlock value in real estate markets worldwide. As part of SLC Management and Sun Life, BGO brings the strength, scale, and trusted expertise of one of the world's leading financial services organizations.

At BGO, you'll be part of a collaborative team that values your growth, supports your success, and empowers you to make a meaningful impact.

• We offer a competitive total rewards package, including comprehensive benefits and an annual discretionary bonus.

You’ll work in a supportive, team-oriented environment with access to ongoing learning, mentorship, and professional development opportunities to help you grow your career.

Thinking About Applying?

The Expected Base Pay Range: $110,000 to $120,000. The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. BGO values the contribution of our employees and our compensation structure may vary based on the geographical location of successful candidates, as well as their experience, skills or qualifications. In addition to base pay, eligible BGO employees participate in various incentive compensation plans, based on individual and business performance as well as a broad range of competitive benefits.

At BGO, we recognize that each employee’s unique experiences, perspectives, and viewpoints strengthen our ability to create and deliver the best value to our clients, partners and stakeholders/investors and therefore we strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientations and life experiences to apply.

BGO is committed to equitable hiring practices and we welcome the opportunity to discuss accommodation and ensure fairness and equity in our hiring process. If you require accommodation, please email us at [e-mail] and include: Job posting #, your name and your preferred method of contact.

We thank all applicants for their interest in employment with BGO, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Application Deadline: we will be accepting applicants for this role until September 14, 2026.