Real Estate Manager

Build Something. Lead a Function. Make an Impact.

What if your next career move gave you the opportunity to build something from the ground up
? Our client is seeking an experienced Manager of Property Management to establish and lead a newly created Property Management and Lease Administration department supporting a growing, multi-state retail real estate portfolio.

This is much more than a traditional property management role. You'll have the opportunity to create processes, systems, relationships, reporting, and team structure that will shape how property management operates across the organization. If you are a strategic, hands-on property management professional who enjoys bringing structure to complexity, solving problems, building relationships, and making things better, this is an opportunity to make a lasting impact.

As Manager of Property Management, you will build and oversee the property management and lease administration function for a large retail portfolio. You'll create the framework for consistent, scalable property operations while serving as a key partner to Real Estate, Facilities, Construction, Legal, Finance, Accounting, and Operations.

• Design and implement property management and lease administration processes, standards, reporting, and workflows.
• Establish clear ownership, accountability, escalation protocols, and cross-functional handoffs.
• Create portfolio reporting and risk-tracking tools covering critical dates, landlord obligations, property issues, occupancy costs, lease risks, and deferred maintenance.
• Develop consistent standards for landlord communication, issue intake, resolution, and escalation.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce occupancy costs, and protect asset value.
• Provide leadership with meaningful insight into property conditions, lease obligations, financial exposure, and operational risks.

You'll lead, coach, and develop a small property management and lease administration team while establishing the foundation for a high-performing function.

• Set clear goals, priorities, performance expectations, and development plans.
• Build cross-training and operational depth across lease administration and property management.
• Foster accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and professional development.
• Partner with HR and leadership on hiring, onboarding, training, and succession planning.

You'll serve as a key property-management contact for landlords and help ensure operating locations have the property support they need.

• Oversee day-to-day management of a multi-state retail property portfolio.
• Own the intake, tracking, prioritization, escalation, and resolution of property-related issues.
• Build strong relationships with landlords, developers, brokers, municipal agencies, vendors, and other partners.
• Conduct property inspections and identify property condition, maintenance, safety, and lease-compliance concerns.
• Coordinate with Facilities, Construction, Legal, Real Estate, Operations, landlords, and vendors to resolve issues.
• Monitor landlord and vendor performance and enforce landlord obligations.
• Support new-location openings, acquisitions, relocations, redevelopments, and dispositions.
• Ensure effective handoffs from Real Estate to Property Management after lease execution.
• Support emergency property issues and coordinate timely solutions to minimize business disruption.
• Establish a regular property issue-review cadence with Operations and Facilities.

Property management is about more than buildings-its also about protecting the bottom line
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• Develop annual property operating budgets and capital expenditure forecasts.
• Monitor occupancy costs, CAM charges, taxes, insurance, utilities, and other property expenses.
• Review landlord invoices, reconciliations, rent charges, and other property-related financial obligations.
• Validate CAM, tax, insurance, and operating expense reconciliations for accuracy and lease compliance.
• Partner with Finance and Accounting on reporting, expense management, and occupancy-cost trends.
• Identify savings, recoveries, avoided costs, and financial opportunities through CAM audits, landlord negotiations, lease enforcement, invoice reviews, tax analysis, and vendor management.
• Prepare financial analysis supporting renewals, relocations, acquisitions, and capital investments.

You'll establish the governance and discipline needed to ensure…