Senior Leasing Manager in City of London

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. 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.

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

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the leasing strategy for Croydon and St James Quarter in Edinburgh, ensuring each asset has a clear, commercially driven plan.
• Own the leasing input into the Annual Business Plan, budgets, long-term forecasts, and financial reporting.
• Deliver all leasing KPIs, including deal volume, vacancy targets, base and turnover rent, and ERV growth.
• Build and communicate a strong leasing vision, aligning internal teams, JV partners, and brand partners.
• Develop direct relationships with brands to secure high-quality deals and maximise commercial outcomes.
• Ensure full compliance with KYC requirements across all transactions.
• Manage internal leasing resources and external agents, ensuring alignment with asset strategy and high-quality execution.
• Lead, motivate, and develop the leasing team, ensuring balanced workloads and strong performance.
• Source and secure new brands across retail and emerging sectors.
• Negotiate lettings from initial interest through to exchange, opening, and completion, including approvals, legal process, and landlord works.
• Maximise PR opportunities from lettings in partnership with the Communications team.
• Identify cross-selling opportunities with Commercial Partnerships.
• Manage assignments, breaks, surrenders, and re-gears.
• Review and optimise unit configurations to maximise income and returns.
• Work with Retail Design and Construction teams to support store design and ensure safe, efficient openings.
• Collaborate with Asset Management, Centre Management, Finance, Development, Legal, Marketing & PR on strategic leasing matters.
• Oversee and coach external agents to ensure consistent standards, strong brand engagement, and commercially focused outcomes.
• Lead anchor tenant strategy and negotiations, securing and optimising long-term anchor relationships.

Required Profile

• 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.

What We Offer

• We put people development and learning at the heart of what we do.
• Top-notch management and leadership programs.
• We offer a fantastic pension plan.
• Bonus scheme.
• We also prioritise your health and wellbeing, training employees as mental health ambassadors to support and educate our team.
• Medical and dental insurance.
• Gym discounts.
• Health check-ups, and more.