Retail Real Estate Director, North America

Job Description

Are you passionate about Retail Real Estate and want to make an impact on shoppers and consumers who are seeking memorable experiences with the LEGO brand?

The LEGO Group is seeking an outstanding leader to bring our LEGO owned and operated stores to new markets and improve our existing portfolio of 100+ locations in the US and Canada. Bring your retail and lease negotiation skills to the table and join our Retail Development global team

Relocation assistance is offered for this position

Core Responsibilities

• Negotiate new leases and lease renewals, based on retail development strategy inputs and annual rollout plans
• Work with external partners and landlords to review and select site opportunities that meet the strategy, brand guidelines, space requirements and business case guardrails
• Prepare and present site evaluation and site approval packages to develop business case and seek approval through Global Real Estate committee
• Work closely and collaboratively with internal stakeholders: Footprint Strategy, Retail Design, Construction & Project Management, Finance, Legal, Stores, Retail Operations, Retail Marketing, Commercial Planning, Global Business Services
• Develop and maintain clear real estate processes and company standards, including lease terms
• Conduct periodic real estate portfolio reviews with landlords. Accountability for lease actions that drive profitability targets and occupancy costs
• Interface with internal and external legal counsel to review LOIs, define lease risk protections and finalize execution
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure new stores and renovations are executed on time, leveraging support from the landlords and local authorities
• Maintain updated Lease Portfolio and Landlord Database through dedicated company software & tools

Play your part in our team succeeding

Retail Development is part of the LEGO Retail organization responsible for our Direct to Consumer (D2C) business – namely and our portfolio of LEGO Branded stores.
 

Do you have what it takes?

• Relevant work experience in retail real estate
• Data driven, strong ability to interpret quantitative and qualitative data sets
  Strong negotiation skills
• Excellent concise communication and presentation
  skills
• Ability to work both independently and cross-functionally in a fast paced environment, managing multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously
• Experience partnering with senior business leaders (Directors, VPs)
• People Leadership experience with the ability to motivate and develop teams.
• Ability to travel indicatively 30% of the time, sometimes more depending on specific projects

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Compensation

The salary for this position has a range of $156, $234,648.00 based on anticipated responsibilities, market benchmarks, and organizational constraints. The LEGO Group carefully considers a wide range of compensation factors, including but not limited to prior experience, skills, expertise, location, internal equity, and other considerations permitted by law. The comprehensive remuneration details, inclusive of benefits, will be communicated upon finalisation of the employment offer.

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

What's in it for you?

Here are some of what to expect:

Family Care Leave – We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

Wellbeing – We want you to be your best self, so you'll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs run by local teams where you are based

Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

Bonus – We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme

Your workplace – When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.
 
The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion and Veteran status) to apply for roles in our team.

We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds, the loved ones that make us who we are. Being part of the LEGO Group also means taking part in our annual Play Day, playing a part in building a sustainable future and continuing our mission to "inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow."

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children's Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children's Rights.

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

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Just imagine building your dream career.

Then make it real.

Join the LEGO team today.

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