Head of Retail Leasing & Strategy

Benderson; Sarasota (FL); Sur place; USD 140 000 - 220 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Relocation assistance

Résumé du poste

Benderson Development in Sarasota seeks a Director of Leasing to lead retail leasing strategy across a large national portfolio. You will source, negotiate, and close opportunities with retailers, restaurants, brokers, and partners, aiming to maximize occupancy and long-term asset value.

The role requires an entrepreneurial, well-connected dealmaker who can work with ownership and cross-functional teams to drive complex transactions from start to finish.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of successful retail real estate leasing experience.
• Meaningful network of retailer, restaurant, broker, and industry relationships.

Responsabilités

• Drive retail leasing strategy and execution across the portfolio, with a focus on maximizing occupancy, strengthening tenant mix, and creating long-term asset value.
• Source and pursue new retail leasing opportunities through retailer and restaurant relationships, broker networks, market knowledge, direct tenant outreach, and creative deal sourcing.
• Build and expand relationships with local, regional, and national retailers, restaurants, brokers, and other key retail real estate partners.
• Lead transactions from opportunity through execution, including new leases, renewals, expansions, and relocations.
• Evaluate deals strategically and financially, considering tenant strength, economics, market positioning, merchandising strategy, co-tenancy, tenant mix, and long-term value to the property.
• Stay ahead of the market by maintaining a strong understanding of retailer and restaurant activity, competitive shopping centers, emerging concepts, consumer trends, and changing market dynamics.
• Find creative solutions for complex leasing opportunities, including challenging vacancies, unique spaces, redevelopment situations, and evolving tenant needs.
• Partner directly with ownership on significant transactions, leasing strategy, and key portfolio decisions.
• Collaborate with legal, construction, property management, development, and marketing teams to efficiently move deals from initial discussions through lease execution and tenant delivery.
• Bring a leasing perspective to acquisitions, redevelopment, new development, and other strategic portfolio initiatives.

Connaissances

Relationship building

Negotiation

Business judgment

Entrepreneurial mindset

Communication

Deal sourcing

Description du poste

Benderson Development in Sarasota seeks a Director of Leasing to lead retail leasing strategy across a large national portfolio. You will source, negotiate, and close opportunities with retailers, restaurants, brokers, and partners, aiming to maximize occupancy and long-term asset value.

The role requires an entrepreneurial, well-connected dealmaker who can work with ownership and cross-functional teams to drive complex transactions from start to finish.