Gerente de Expansión / Real Estate Manager

La Casa de las Carcasas • Colorado Springs, CO

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

La Casa de las Carcasas is undergoing a significant expansion in Colombia and is seeking a hands-on Real Estate Manager / Expansion Manager to lead the brand's national growth strategy. This role involves identifying strategic locations, negotiating deals for new store openings, and actively managing and maintaining existing store contracts and conditions. It's a managerial position with a dual focus on expansion and managing the current portfolio, offering high exposure to business decisions and requiring strong field presence. The role combines financial analysis, negotiation with developers and property owners, and cross-functional coordination with Legal, Finance, Operations, Construction, and Commercial departments. The position reports directly to the Director of Operations Colombia.

Requirements

• Professional degree in Law, Business Administration, International Business, Architecture, Civil Engineering, Urbanism, or related fields. Desirable specialization or master's degree in Real Estate, Corporate Finance, or Real Estate Development.
• Between 5 and 10 years of experience in retail real estate expansion, commercial real estate, or real estate development.
• Proven experience negotiating with shopping malls, developers, marketers, and private owners.
• Hands-on profile: not only focused on new projects, but with experience in follow-up and maintenance of negotiations and contractual conditions of already operating stores (renewals, renegotiations, expirations).
• Experience in financial project analysis and investment feasibility evaluation.
• Intermediate to advanced English (contract reading, communication with regional or global teams).
• Advanced proficiency in Excel (financial models) and executive PowerPoint.
• Availability to travel frequently within Colombia and for field work (scouting, visits, on-site negotiations).

Nice To Haves

• Ideally possess good experience and relationships with real estate developers and marketers, and experience negotiating street-front locations, in addition to shopping malls.
• Active contact network in the national retail real estate ecosystem, both in shopping malls and street-front locations.

Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate opportunities for opening new stores and commercial formats throughout the national territory.
• Develop and manage the real estate pipeline, maintaining an active portfolio of locations under evaluation.
• Conduct scouting and field visits to technically and commercially validate each candidate location.
• Prepare financial models and profitability analyses per project (payback, NPV, IRR, occupancy cost) and present recommendations to the Expansion Committee.
• Lead negotiations for rent, commercial conditions, and lease agreements with developers, owners, investment funds, and real estate brokers.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key players in the country's retail real estate market.
• Coordinate cross-functionally with Legal, Finance, Operations, Architecture, and Construction to ensure project execution within timelines, budget, and quality standards.
• Actively follow up and maintain negotiations and contractual conditions of existing stores: renewals, rent adjustments, expirations, and timely renegotiations.
• Manage the complete contractual lifecycle of the real estate portfolio (new and existing): preparation, review, renewal, and expiration of contracts.
• Keep real estate files for all stores, new and existing, updated and organized to internal audit standards.
• Provide end-to-end follow-up for each opening, anticipating risks and ensuring compliance with the annual expansion plan.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, in line with the market and your experience.
• Hybrid work modality in the north of the city.
• Mobility support, work equipment, and per diem for field work.
• A collaborative, dynamic environment with real opportunities for professional development.
• Employee discount on products from our stores.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager