Global Real Estate Leader - Retail Expansion

REEF GROUP | مجموعة ريف; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 450,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

Reef Holding seeks a seasoned General Manager – Real Estate to lead its global real estate strategy and expansion efforts across multiple markets. This senior role drives site acquisition, portfolio optimization, and strategic negotiations with landlords, developers, and partners worldwide.

You will manage cross-functional teams across countries, oversee leasing processes, and build a scalable international real estate function aligned with rapid growth. English and Arabic are highly preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Business Administration, Finance, Engineering, Architecture, or related field.
• 10+ years of relevant experience in Real Estate, Retail Expansion, Leasing, Property Management, or related field.
• Strong experience in international retail real estate and multi-market expansion.
• Proven experience managing large property portfolios and complex expansion pipelines.
• Strong exposure to major shopping malls, high-street retail, flagship locations, and commercial properties.
• Strong understanding of real estate financial analysis, rental economics, CAPEX, occupancy costs, and investment feasibility.
• Arabic and English are highly preferred; additional languages are an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the Group’s global real estate and retail expansion strategy.
• Lead market mapping and identify priority countries, cities, districts, shopping malls, high streets, and commercial locations for expansion.
• Build short-term and long-term international expansion pipelines aligned with the Group’s business strategy.
• Evaluate new markets and locations based on customer demographics, footfall, commercial potential, competition, occupancy costs, and expected financial returns.
• Support entry into new countries and develop location strategies for both established and emerging markets.
• Provide strategic recommendations to executive leadership regarding market entry, geographic expansion, and real estate investment priorities.
• Develop scalable real estate frameworks that can be applied across multiple international markets.

Skills

International retail real estate

Multi-market expansion

Negotiation skills

Strategic thinking

Leadership

Financial analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Business Administration, Finance, Engineering, Architecture, or related field

Job description

Reef Holding seeks a seasoned General Manager – Real Estate to lead its global real estate strategy and expansion efforts across multiple markets. This senior role drives site acquisition, portfolio optimization, and strategic negotiations with landlords, developers, and partners worldwide.

You will manage cross-functional teams across countries, oversee leasing processes, and build a scalable international real estate function aligned with rapid growth. English and Arabic are highly preferred.