About the role
The BGC/Premiere Cluster Lead is responsible for setting the strategic direction of lease sales and marketing for the retail portfolio within the BGC/Premiere cluster, ensuring alignment with corporate growth objectives and market trends. This role provides oversight of both corporate leasing teams and property-level leasing operations across the cluster, ensuring optimized tenant acquisition, retention, and revenue growth. The position involves portfolio-wide decision-making, developing leasing strategies, and fostering strong relationships with key tenants and industry stakeholders to maximize occupancy and drive profitability.
Key responsibilities
- Define and implement a strategic leasing roadmap to maximize occupancy and rental revenues within the BGC/Premiere cluster
- Develop leasing plans that align with market trends and consumer demand, ensuring a compelling retail mix
- Oversee the performance of both corporate and property-level leasing teams
- Establish long-term partnerships with key retail brands, anchor tenants, and emerging retail concepts
- Drive leasing portfolio diversification to include experiential retail, food & beverage, and entertainment
- Spearhead lease sales strategies, including promotional campaigns and targeted tenant outreach
- Ensure leasing revenue targets are met or exceeded across all properties within the cluster
- Work closely with property leasing teams to implement property-specific leasing strategies
- Build and maintain relationships with retail brands, brokers, and industry associations
- Mentor and develop the leasing team, ensuring high performance and professional growth
About you
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Administration, or equivalent
- Master's Degree in Marketing or Business Administration is preferred
- Minimum of ten (10) years of work experience in Leasing Management in the retail industry in a leadership capacity
- Understanding of budgeting processes and financial oversight to assist in cost management
- Advanced knowledge of lease sales strategies, retail market analysis, and forecasting; deep understanding of retail lease structures and negotiations; proven portfolio management expertise
- Strong ability to communicate effectively with team members, vendors, and stakeholders; excellent oral and written communication skills including negotiation, presentation, facilitation, and training across all organizational levels
- Able to identify operational challenges and develop and implement effective solutions
- Proficient in operations management and data analysis tools; advanced proficiency in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio); familiarity with specialized software such as SAP or Oracle
- Strong capability in project management, planning, people management, and leadership
- Strategic, result/data-driven, process-oriented, and applies a risk-based approach to decision-making