Director - Corporate Real Estate

Ever•San Francisco, CA

23h•$180,000 - $220,000

About The Position

The Director, Corporate Real Estate owns expansion strategy and execution for one or more assigned regions, setting regional market plans and leading the largest and most complex transactions. Working closely with leadership and co-founders, the Director translates Ever’s real estate strategy into regional plans, including market selection, asset selection, and other key decisions, then helps deliver that plan through executed leases and opened sites. The role operates with a high degree of autonomy and represents Ever with senior brokers, landlords, and partners, making decisions within approved parameters. The Director develops regional expansion plans, manages regional real estate budgets and occupancy cost targets, and presents strategy and major deal recommendations to leadership. The role leads complex transactions, directs negotiation strategy, identifies zoning and permitting approaches, and owns regional timelines, capital expenditure budgets, and risks through handoff to construction and launch teams. It also partners across operations, sales, logistics, and leadership, manages and develops team members and consultants, and helps establish scalable processes and workflows. The position is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and requires travel, approximately 30–40% of the time across the United States. Compensation is an annual base salary of $180,000–$220,000, a 20% target annual bonus, and stock options.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in corporate real estate, retail or industrial real estate, or a related field, including regional or multi-market responsibility.
Extensive experience negotiating and closing complex leases across multiple asset classes, ideally on the tenant or corporate-occupier side.
Strong analytical and financial modeling skills, including market-entry and occupancy-cost analysis.
Proven ability to present to and influence executive leadership.
An entrepreneurial, hands-on approach suited to a high-growth company.
Willingness to travel approximately 30–40% of the time across the United States.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting expansion across multiple states.
Experience managing a regional real estate budget or occupancy cost targets.
Experience building a real estate function or its processes within a growing company.
Familiarity with automotive-use zoning, permitting, EV charging infrastructure, and utility and power coordination.

Responsibilities

Develop regional expansion plans that translate the national portfolio strategy into market-entry sequencing, site mix, and timelines.
Own regional real estate budgets and occupancy cost targets, and track performance against them.
Present regional strategy, market-entry cases, and major deal recommendations to co-founders and leadership.
Lead the region’s largest and most complex transactions, including multi-site deals, build-to-suits, and long-term commitments.
Set negotiation strategy and review deal structures for transactions run by the team.
Build relationships with brokers, landlords, developers, and legal counsel across assigned regions.
Structure deals for flexibility, cost, and scalability within approved parameters.
Identify zoning, permitting, and entitlement strategy for automotive uses across the region, and raise risks early.
Own regional timelines, capital expenditure budgets, and risk through handoff to construction and launch teams.
Drive efficient build-outs that align with Ever’s design standards.
Partner with operations, sales, logistics, and leadership teams to align site plans with business goals.
Manage, coach, and develop new Corporate Real Estate team members and outside consultants.
Help build the processes, tools, and approval workflows needed for the function to scale.
Assess the regional portfolio for renewal, relocation, and consolidation opportunities.