Senior Manager, Retail Real Estate - North America

Responsibilities

• Take approved leases to completion by driving execution processes after Real Estate Committee approval, ensuring alignment with business timelines and priorities.
• Coordinate Letters of Intent (LOIs) and landlord communications to finalize leases efficiently.
• Support ongoing portfolio decisions, including lease renewals, extensions, and other critical actions.
• Partner with external landlords, brokers, and real‑estate partners to ensure lease terms align with business objectives.
• Manage key lease documentation, ensuring compliance with company standards, legal requirements, and critical dates.
• Maintain an accurate and updated lease portfolio using company software and tools.
• Support periodic reviews of the portfolio to identify risks, opportunities, and cost‑saving initiatives.
• Monitor and track critical lease milestones, such as notice periods, rent escalations, and expiry dates, to avoid missed deadlines and ensure timely decision‑making.
• Work closely with internal teams – Footprint Strategy, Retail Design, Construction, Finance, Legal, and Retail Operations – to support decision‑making and lease implementation.
• Facilitate timely communication with all partners to keep projects on schedule and aligned with business priorities.

• Proven experience managing lease portfolios, including renewals, extensions, and critical date tracking.
• Strong understanding of LOIs, lease terms, risk mitigation, and finalizing agreements in collaboration with internal partners.
• Experience managing multiple real‑estate projects simultaneously, from approval to execution, with attention to timelines and deliverables.
• Clear and concise verbal and written communication in English.
• High level of accuracy in lease documentation, critical date management, and reporting; strong attention to detail.
• A self‑starter mentality with a focus on achieving goals and driving lease execution to completion.
• Thrives in a collaborative environment that values trust, support, and open communication, contributing positively to a team culture where everyone succeeds together.

• Salary range: $ – $ (based on responsibilities, market benchmarks, and organizational constraints).
• Family Care Leave – enhanced paid leave options for important life events.
• Insurance coverage – life and disability insurance for all colleagues.
• Well‑being support – access to the Headspace App and local wellbeing initiatives.
• Colleague Discount – generous discount on LEGO products from day one.
• Bonus scheme – rewards based on goal achievement and eligibility.
• Hybrid work policy – average of 3 days per week in the office, with discussion of eligibility during recruitment.

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, including gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion, and Veteran status, to apply for roles in our team. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to undertake Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

We conduct drug screening as part of our drug‑free workplace policy and in support of the health and safety of our employees.