Senior Leasing Manager, Retail Portfolio

About the role

Goldpeak's retail portfolio is 620,000 square feet across two neighbourhood malls in Kowloon, a Causeway Bay street-front row and the retail podium of our Kai Tak development. Occupancy is healthy; the issue is mix. Too much of the income sits with a handful of F&B operators and not enough with the categories that bring people back midweek.

This role leads a team of three leasing executives and owns the leasing strategy, renewal pipeline and tenant mix for the whole portfolio. You will negotiate the anchor deals yourself, sign off the rest, and defend the numbers at the quarterly asset management review.

You will work with the asset management, marketing and property management teams, and with agents across the market. The Causeway Bay office is your base but expect to be walking the malls at least two days a week — including a Saturday now and then, because that is when you actually see how a centre trades.

What you'll do

• Own leasing strategy, tenant mix planning and rental targets across a 620,000 sq ft retail portfolio
• Lead anchor and major tenant negotiations from offer through to lease execution
• Manage the renewal pipeline 12-18 months ahead and keep vacancy and downtime within target
• Build and maintain relationships with retailers, F&B groups, agents and brand expansion teams in Hong Kong and the mainland
• Prepare deal approval papers with NPV, incentive and fit-out contribution analysis for the investment committee
• Coach and manage three leasing executives, including their pipeline discipline and deal quality
• Work with marketing and property management on repositioning, promotions and turnover-rent performance

What we're looking for

• Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Surveying, Business or a related discipline
• 9+ years in retail leasing with a landlord, developer or major agency; team leadership experience essential
• Proven anchor deal negotiation and a live network across Hong Kong retail and F&B operators
• Native Cantonese plus business Mandarin for mainland brand teams and business English for reporting
• Estate Agent's Licence (Individual) or eligibility to obtain one

Nice to have

• MHKIS (General Practice) or MRICS
• Experience repositioning an underperforming neighbourhood mall
• Familiarity with turnover rent structures and retail sales analytics

What you get

• Leasing incentive scheme on top of base and annual bonus
• 21 days annual leave
• Medical, dental and life cover for you and your dependants
• Mobile and transport allowance for portfolio site visits
• Sponsored EAA licensing and CPD