Senior Retail Leasing Director - Austin & Central TX

High Country Search Group; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

High Country: Private Equity Search seeks a Director of Retail Leasing to lead leasing across Austin and Central Texas for an expanding institutional-quality retail platform. The role reports to Senior VP of Retail Leasing and offers autonomy to drive occupancy, rental growth, and asset value.

The ideal candidate has 8–12+ years in retail leasing with strong retailer relationships and proven negotiation skills, able to collaborate with asset management, acquisitions, and development teams while

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years of progressive commercial real estate experience with significant exposure to retail leasing and direct transaction execution.
• Experience leasing shopping centers, lifestyle centers, power centers, or mixed-use developments.
• Established relationships with national and regional retailers, restaurant operators, and brokers.

Responsibilities

• Lead retail leasing across Austin and Central Texas portfolio.
• Develop and execute property-level leasing strategies to maximize occupancy and NOI.
• Source, negotiate, and execute leases (new, renewals, expansions, relocations).
• Manage third-party brokers and oversee leasing pipelines.
• Develop tenant merchandising strategies to enhance property positioning.
• Collaborate with asset management, development, and investment teams on repositioning and capital plans.
• Prepare leasing forecasts, pipelines, and performance reports for senior leadership.
• Represent the firm at industry events to identify opportunities.

Skills

Retail leasing

Negotiation

Relationship management

Financial acumen

Market knowledge

Strategic leasing

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Finance, Business

Job description

High Country: Private Equity Search seeks a Director of Retail Leasing to lead leasing across Austin and Central Texas for an expanding institutional-quality retail platform. The role reports to Senior VP of Retail Leasing and offers autonomy to drive occupancy, rental growth, and asset value.

The ideal candidate has 8–12+ years in retail leasing with strong retailer relationships and proven negotiation skills, able to collaborate with asset management, acquisitions, and development teams while