Senior Leasing Manager

WHAT YOU’LL DOAs a Senior Lease Manager USA & PR & CA in the Expansion function, you are responsible for the management of the store portfolio for your landlord key account in your assigned geographic region in the US. This role will be responsible for enabling long term Omni growth by optimizing the existing portfolio by Lease actions for existing stores (renegotiations, rebuilds, extensions and terminations) and identifying top locations for new stores. Key objective to obtaining the best possible deals by negotiating lease contracts with property owners.  You will also be responsible for mentoring and developing other Lease Managers within the group. You work with both internal and external collaboration, always with the future of the forever changing retail world in mind.  This hybrid role reports into our Expansion Manager USA & PR & CA and is based out of New York, NY or Los Angeles, CA.A Day in the LifeWorking at H&M means no two days are ever the same, but a typical day will include the following responsibilitiesCreate growth strategy by developing and maintaining the road map for the geographic region Ensure full potential in geographic region is mapped and added to the roadmap Secure competition is continuously mapped Responsible for creating and following up on pipeline Enable the optimization of each deal’s selling, location, and profitability Recommend the full business case in terms of fit with market strategy, location requirements, commercial idea, configuration of space, economic and legal terms and present ready negotiated business cases for approval by country management  Coordinate in a positive and collaborative way with other functions before finalizing the negotiations (construction, Store Design, accounting, HR, marketing, merchandising, visual, security, etc.) Assist in facilitating the deal through the legal and construction process Ensure that the portfolio is commercially competitive in the geographic area Negotiate lease actions for existing stores (breaks, terminations, lease term, extensions, rent reductions) Proactive in looking for ways to improve the portfolio, keeping in mind long term impact Work in close collaboration with the Expansion Manager to set and implement the strategy in your market and do the same for other Lease Managers within the functionCollaborate with Expansion Manager to secure the best overall result for the businessUnderstand involvement of all other stakeholders and secure their input in the project time plan and service scope deliveryDevelop a strong understanding of best practices in LIMA and provide constructive feedback on how to improve while assisting othersRequired domestic travel up to 60% or time. Some international travel may be required at times