Head of Showroom Expansion & Partnerships

Proper Cloth; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k)

Clothing allowance

Job summary

Proper Cloth is seeking a showroom expansion lead to manage end-to-end development, from building relationships with developers and brokers to directing architects and contractors, and delivering showrooms on budget.

This role builds a pipeline of locations across major markets, refines a repeatable playbook, and reports to the CEO. It is a travel-heavy position with on-site work in target markets 15-40% of the time.

Qualifications

• Six or more years in retail store development, retail construction project management, or owner's representation with direct hands-on involvement in at least three store openings.
• Experience running multiple concurrent build-outs in different cities.
• Ability to select and direct outside teams: architects, GCs, expediters, vendors.
• Fluency in lease terms, including rent, TI, free rent, escalations, NNN, exclusivity, co-tenancy, assignment and sublease rights.
• Excellent taste with premium design; select finishes and review drawings with architects.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; pitch developers and present options to CEO.

Responsibilities

• Drive showroom expansion end to end: build relationships with developers and brokers, understand markets and spaces, manage lease process.
• Direct architects and contractors to deliver finished showrooms on budget.
• Build a pipeline of new locations across markets to accelerate expansion and refine a repeatable playbook.

Skills

Retail development

Project management

Architect coordination

Negotiation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CAD

Job description

Proper Cloth is seeking a showroom expansion lead to manage end-to-end development, from building relationships with developers and brokers to directing architects and contractors, and delivering showrooms on budget.

This role builds a pipeline of locations across major markets, refines a repeatable playbook, and reports to the CEO. It is a travel-heavy position with on-site work in target markets 15-40% of the time.