Franchise Real Estate & Growth Lead
kidstrongcareers
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Job summary
KidStrong is seeking a Real Estate Manager to own the franchise real estate pipeline from FA signing through lease execution. The role drives deal velocity, manages Area Developer timelines, and delivers the site pipeline that fuels KidStrong openings.
You will oversee deal progress, broker networks, and market analytics in partnership with Franchise Partners. The ideal candidate has 3-5+ years in real estate lease negotiation, strong analytical skills, and advanced Excel abilities.
Qualifications
- 3-5+ years negotiating real estate leases (franchise or corporate)
- Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, physical sciences, math, engineering, statistics, real estate, geography, analytics or business-related field
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail; interpersonal skills
- Advanced Excel/Sheets; capable of building models/reports from scratch
- Experience with real estate tools like Buxton, Placer, VisionMap/ VisionTrack
- Familiarity with ClickUp or similar project management tools
- Interest in fitness, retail, CRE, data analytics, corporate strategy
Responsibilities
- Own real estate pipeline reporting; build dashboards, forecasts, and committee cadence
- Manage real estate up through lease signing
- Develop network of commercial real estate brokers for site identification
- Measure milestones to improve time-to-open from FA signing to lease execution
- Ensure Area Developers meet development schedule milestones; manage LOI and lease timelines
- Contribute to departmental procedures to monitor projects and improve processes
- Analyze KidStrong stores vs competitors from a real estate perspective
- Manage/mentor Real Estate Coordinator
- Develop market plans using KidStrong metrics with brokers/stakeholders
- Utilize geospatial tools to optimize market plans
- Support market validation/site selection with portfolio reviews
- Coordinate deal progress with Real Estate Committee cadence
- Create Real Estate Packages analyzing demographics, attributes, and financials
- Assist Franchise Development in data validation for partners and agreements
- Prepare ad hoc market/territory analyses to aid franchise sales
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Job description
KidStrong is seeking a Real Estate Manager to own the franchise real estate pipeline from FA signing through lease execution. The role drives deal velocity, manages Area Developer timelines, and delivers the site pipeline that fuels KidStrong openings.
You will oversee deal progress, broker networks, and market analytics in partnership with Franchise Partners. The ideal candidate has 3-5+ years in real estate lease negotiation, strong analytical skills, and advanced Excel abilities.
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