Chalhoub Group Senior Leasing Associate

About Chalhoub Group

Founded in 1955 by Michel and Widad Chalhoub, Chalhoub Group has grown into a leading partner for luxury across the Middle East. Headquartered in Dubai, the family-owned group brings together international maisons and homegrown concepts across fashion, beauty and lifestyle, combining regional expertise with retail and distribution capabilities. As an employer, it offers career opportunities spanning client experience, brand management, merchandising, logistics and digital innovation. Its multicultural environment connects employees with the evolving expectations of luxury consumers, while its emphasis on learning, entrepreneurship and sustainability provides a distinctive setting for professionals seeking to shape the region’s luxury landscape.

Role & Responsibilities

• Manage the retail property portfolio, including site selection, lease negotiations, budget analysis, store openings, and uploading leasing contracts to government platforms.
• Follow relevant division policies, processes, and standard operating procedures to ensure work is carried out consistently and under control.
• Handle day-to-day job activities with minimal supervision to maintain continuity of work.
• Prepare and implement leasing plans and tactics to use current mall supply and identify future retail outlet locations.
• Prepare a target list of prospective locations suited to the business’s outlet requirements.
• Prepare mall profiles and conduct due diligence on prospective locations as appropriate.
• Negotiate and finalize lease terms in line with business guidelines, budgets, and other business requirements.
• Ensure documentation is correctly prepared and signed by authorized stakeholders.
• Maintain awareness of local legal procedures and practices, ensuring lease terms uphold and do not contradict them.
• Ensure lease agreements are renewed on time and changes to terms, conditions, or rentals are recorded correctly.
• Prepare weekly, monthly, or annual progress reports, as appropriate, on business status; assess future market trends and prospects, and propose measures and strategies to meet or exceed targets.
• Evaluate historical performance and future market trends to prepare rational budget projections for units and revenue, supporting the company’s annual objectives.
• Regularly review actual performance against budget, investigate shortfalls, and take corrective action to restore targets.
• Undertake applicable portfolio marketing initiatives, including maintaining a competition database and developing a marketing strategy within budget, with appropriate review and updates.

Qualifications

• Follow relevant division policies, processes, and standard operating procedures.
• Carry out day-to-day activities with minimal supervision.

Skills

Benefits

Health care, child education contribution, remote and flexible working policies, employee discounts, learning and development opportunities, exposure to different assignments, and internal mobility opportunities.

Culture

Chalhoub Group combines its heritage as a family-owned business with the dynamism of the Middle East’s luxury sector, fostering a multicultural workplace rooted in collaboration and long-term relationships. Its culture emphasizes continuous learning, entrepreneurial initiative and excellence in customer experience, encouraging employees to develop their expertise while contributing to the evolution of luxury retail.

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