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Leasing Manager
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Needham Heights, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, 02494, USA
Listed on 2026-02-04
Listing for:
Waterstone Properties Group
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-02-04
Job specializations:
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Real Estate/Property
Property Management -
Management
Property Management
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Benefits
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Bonus based on performance
- Company parties
- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
Leasing Manager
PortfolioRetail & Grocery-Anchored Portfolio
LocationNeedham, MA (In office position)
Reports ToSVP of Leasing
Summary OfThe Role
The Leasing Manager will be responsible for executing the leasing strategy across a diverse portfolio of mixed use and grocery-anchored and community retail centers. The primary focus is maximizing occupancy, driving Income, and strategically curating a tenant mix that enhances the value and performance of the anchor and specialty tenants. This role requires a deep level of negotiation skills, lease knowledge, and the ability to effectively manage external broker relationships.
Key Responsibilities & Duties- Provide direction and oversee third-party leasing brokers to achieve aggressive leasing targets and accelerate deals across the portfolio.
- Conduct regular portfolio reviews with brokerage teams, focusing on key performance indicators like deal pipeline and lease-up timelines.
- Execute a strategic merchandising plan to ensure an optimal tenant mix that complements the grocery anchor and drives consistent foot traffic to all specialty retailers.
- Actively prospect and target national, regional, and local tenants that align with the center's specific demographic and merchandising needs.
- Lead the negotiation of complex lease deals at various stages (new leases, renewals, expansions, amendments), specializing in retail-specific clauses, including co-tenancy provisions, exclusives, etc. Work with legal partners to support process.
- Qualify tenants and generate inbound prospect leads effectively through cold calling, broker relationships, meetings, social media, etc., and convert those prospects into LOIs.
- Draft, review, and finalize Renewals, Letters of Intent (LOIs), ensuring all commercial terms, conditions, and tenant build-out requirements are accurately documented prior to legal review.
- Collaborate with Development/Construction teams on Tenant Improvement (TI) allowances, ensuring budgets are met and tenants open for business promptly.
- Request welcome emails to tenants
- Existing Tenant Relations or Amendments
- Rent assistance
- Expansions
- Assignments or Sublets
- Manage the execution and administration of all lease amendments, assignments, subleases, and lease terminations, focusing on preserving tenant credit and mitigating co-tenancy risk.
- Ensure rigorous compliance, particularly those tied to the grocery anchor and major junior anchors.
- Liaise with Property Management and Accounting to ensure accurate lease abstracting, billing of Common Area Maintenance (CAM), and timely collection of percentage rent (where applicable).
- Work with marketing and administration to set up meetings.
- Work closely with legal partners and our paralegal on exclusives, prohibited uses, pylons, renewals etc.
- Maintain deal sheets on active LOIs.
- Provide direction on presentations
- Manage/Direct Leasing Representative
- Weekly meetings to provide direction and feedback
- Help provide weekly schedule for canvassing, setting meetings, etc.
- Suggest canvassing locations or most needed property attention/strategy
- Canvassing assistance for Rock Row – hit list
- Work with the Marketing team on how to best support new leasing projects or make updates to properties or Tenant specific presentations, renderings etc.
- Experience:
5+ years of experience in commercial real estate - Expertise:
Deep understanding of retail real estate and leases - Technical
Skills:
Advanced proficiency in Excel and experience with industry-specific CRM/software (e.g., Yardi, or comparable leasing management tools, VTS). EGNYTE, Deal Manager, Costar/Loop Net - Soft Skills:
Exceptional negotiation, relationship-building, and communication skills, with a proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. - Project Management skills needed.
- Ability to travel to conferences
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