Senior Leasing Manager

We're looking for a talented Senior Leasing Manager to join our Leasing team. If you're ready to make a significant impact and be part of an innovative, high‐performing team, this is an opportunity you’ll want to explore.

The Senior Leasing Manager will lead the leasing strategy for the asset, with oversight of both Croydon and St James Quarter in Edinburgh, ensuring each scheme has a clear, commercially driven plan. You will appoint, manage, and motivate both the internal leasing team and external agents, set the budget in partnership with Asset Management, and deliver against the Business Plan leasing targets. Stakeholder management is a critical part of the role, spanning brand partners, joint venture partners, and internal teams across URW’s UK business, as well as close collaboration with colleagues in our Paris head office.

• Lead the Leasing input for your asset into the Annual Business Plan, Budgets/Long Term Forecast, and regular financial reporting.
• Deliver the Business Plan Leasing KPIs for the asset (including deal volume, target vacancy rate, base rent, turnover rent, and ERV growth). Monitor and articulate progress, challenges and opportunities to the Leasing Director.
• Devise a clear leasing vision for the asset, bringing key stakeholders and the team with you.
• Develop and nurture key customer relationships directly with the brands (rather than via agents). Leverage these relationships to deliver the best deals.
• Demonstrate ownership of customer compliance, ensuring the team perform the required KYC checks on every qualifying transaction.
• Ensure the appropriate resources (within budget) are in place to deliver the Business Plan, including internal team, external agents, and leasing collateral.
• Appoint, motivate, and develop your team to deliver maximum performance.
• Ensure a balanced workload of deal volume and complexity across your team.
• Source and deliver new brands across retail and new sectors.
• Negotiate new lettings from initial interest to exchange, store opening and completion, including obtaining internal and JV approval, managing the legal process and any landlord work specifications (with Development and Construction).
• Work with the communications team to maximise PR from lettings.
• Maximise cross-selling opportunities with Commercial Partnerships, e.g., media package for brand launch.
• Manage assignments, break options, surrenders and re-gears.
• Creatively review unit configurations to maximise income and returns.
• Work with the Retail Design Manager to optimise store design and support the retail delivery process to achieve opening quickly but safely.
• Collaborate with Asset Management, Centre Management, Finance, Development, Design & Construction, Legal, Marketing & PR to direct and support them on strategic leasing issues.
• Manage and oversee external leasing agents, ensuring they are aligned with the asset strategy and delivering high-quality, commercially focused outcomes.
• Coach and develop agents on URW standards, including deal quality, brand approach, documentation expectations and stakeholder management, to ensure consistency across all leasing activity.
• Lead on anchor tenant strategy and commercial negotiation of terms (including works schedules), maintaining a strong focus on securing, retaining and optimising anchor relationships to support the long term performance of the asset.

• MRICS qualified (desired but not essential) with proven PQE.
• Must have significant experience in the retail property industry with a proven track record in leasing, sales, marketing and/or operations on a high-quality portfolio.
• Genuine interest in retail, the dynamics of retail and key trends, with a clear understanding of how long-term sustainability should be a priority over short-term gains.
• Excellent negotiation skills combined with a transaction mindset and a keen drive to get deals done.
• Experience or studies in Estate Management or Business Management.
• A good understanding of ESG and how Leasing can contribute to the sustainability agenda.
• A proven track record in building successful relationships with Stakeholders, understanding the strategic objectives and converting them into long-term partnerships.
• Management experience required.
• Project leasing and anchor tenant letting experience is required.
• Confident presenter who can articulate their arguments and recommendations to influence decisions around the business.

At Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW), we develop and operate a portfolio of sustainable, premium, mixed-use real estate assets across Europe and the United States. Driven by our purpose to Reinvent Being Together, we are committed to accelerating urban regeneration and rethinking how we live together in cities. Today, 2,000 dedicated individuals are working together to reshape the future of real estate and shopping centres by creating innovative, engaging spaces that truly redefine community connections.

Our flagship destinations are more than just places; they're the heartbeat of the community. We empower our employees to make a real impact through volunteering, DE&I programs, and leading ESG efforts. URW is at the forefront of experiential entertainment, constantly pushing boundaries to craft unforgettable in-person and digital experiences. By surprising and delighting our customers, we create magical moments and reinvent togetherness in every interaction.

Within our Northern Europe Region - spanning the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, and the UK - we own and manage eight exceptional assets. These include Westfield London, Westfield Stratford City, Westfield Mall of the Netherlands and Stadshart Amstelveen.

We put people development and learning at the heart of what we do. We'll help you master your role, build your technical skills, and take advantage of top-notch management and leadership programs. From face-to-face workshops to our global online learning resources, we encourage you to make learning a part of your daily routine.

We offer a fantastic pension plan, bonus scheme, and plenty of other incentives. We also prioritise your health and wellbeing, training employees as mental health ambassadors to support and educate our team. Plus, you can sign up for medical and dental insurance, gym discounts, health check-ups, and more.

At URW, our purpose is to Reinvent Being Together, reimagining how people and communities connect, socialise, and experience dynamic moments in unique and meaningful ways. We are proud to promote equal opportunities and embrace diversity in profiles, experiences, and skills. At URW, we believe that diversity is the cornerstone of our success, and we are dedicated to fostering an environment that respects, values, celebrates, and leverages individual differences to their fullest potential.

We evaluate each application with fairness and without discrimination based on disability, age, gender, origin, religion, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristics. Our commitment is to provide equal access to our services for everyone. If you require any adjustments for your interview, please let us know in advance, so we can support you accordingly.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and trustworthy working environment, we conduct comprehensive security checks on all employees prior to their start date. These checks may include identity verification, employment history, and criminal record screening, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

Join us and be part of a team that's making a real difference in your local communities!

Create more. Achieve more. Dare more. At URW, we welcome the passionate, the strong-willed, the enthusiasts, the fresh thinkers. Here, ambition meets expectation and excitement meets commitment. We all come together to make urban regeneration and the transformation of retail happen. We provide an environment where one can grow and evolve. We see internal movement and international mobility as cornerstones for further growth. In our culture of continuous learning, talented and inspiring people can quickly become leaders. We believe diversity plays an important part in the success of our business, and we are committed to creating an environment which respects, values, celebrates and makes the most of people’s individual differences. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or other legally protected characteristics.