Real Estate Manager

BTM Ventures LLC•Southfield, MI

3h•$100,000

About The Position

7 Brew is seeking an experienced Real Estate Manager or Senior Real Estate Manager to support the growth of its rapidly expanding, multi-unit quick-service restaurant platform. The role owns an assigned territory and is responsible for developing a pipeline of drive-thru opportunities, managing broker relationships, sourcing and evaluating sites, negotiating and securing site control, and advancing quality transactions that can proceed to opening. The territory includes markets across Michigan, Western New York, and beyond. The manager works directly with the Senior Director of Real Estate and closely with the Director of Development, Legal, outside development partners, brokers, landlords, developers, and cross-functional leaders. After a site is secured and vetted, Development leads permitting and construction. Performance is measured by signed deal quality, active qualified pipeline depth, progress through established approval timelines, and alignment with agreed real estate and development criteria.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience preferred in real estate site acquisition, tenant representation, or development for QSR, drive-thru, coffee, fuel/convenience, car wash, or other pad-intensive multi-unit concepts.
Demonstrated experience personally sourcing, negotiating, and closing ground-up or pad-site transactions.
Meaningful experience with ground leases and/or purchase agreements, rather than solely inline retail leasing.
Strong understanding of greenfield development and site-plan fundamentals, including stacking, access, curb cuts, setbacks, circulation, utilities, entitlement risk, and basic civil constraints.
Ability to independently field-vet sites and provide clear advance, hold, or pass recommendations before significant Legal or Development resources are committed.
Experience managing and directing third-party brokers, including market assignments, pipeline reviews, sourcing expectations, and performance accountability.
Ability to convert broker-generated opportunities into executable sites.
Comfort sourcing off-market opportunities through direct owner outreach, brokers, developers, landlords, and local market intelligence.
Fluency in LOIs, ground leases, purchase and sale agreements, title, diligence periods, and entitlement fundamentals.
Strong commercial negotiation skills and ability to balance rent, landlord participation, capital requirements, diligence protections, timing, and site quality.
Comfort with accountability for measurable results and maintaining a disciplined pipeline.
Willingness and ability to travel regularly throughout assigned markets.
Self-starter with strong attention to detail, urgency, judgment, and follow-through.
Ability to work collaboratively with Real Estate, Development, Legal, Operations, and executive leadership.

Responsibilities

Own the real estate pipeline for assigned markets, including broker strategy, direct sourcing, field vetting, underwriting, negotiation, and advancement of drive-thru opportunities.
Source and evaluate approximately five qualified opportunities per month using trade-area analytics, broker and landlord/developer relationships, direct owner outreach, off-market sourcing, and local market intelligence.
Manage assigned broker relationships by setting search priorities, maintaining regular pipeline cadence, holding brokers accountable for quality and responsiveness, and identifying gaps in local coverage.
Develop market knowledge and maintain an active presence in assigned trade areas, including fieldwork, owner outreach, pursuit of off-market opportunities, and deal creation.
Identify potential site constraints early, including parcel geometry, stacking and circulation, ingress and egress, curb cuts, setbacks, zoning and entitlement requirements, utilities, stormwater, easements, and other development or operational issues.
Advance qualified opportunities through test fit, internal approval, and 7 Brew corporate approval within established timelines.
Negotiate and execute letters of intent, ground leases, and purchase agreements, focusing on strong economics, appropriate diligence protections, executable site control, and a clear handoff to Legal and Development.
Target 20 or more quality signed deals annually, with deal quality, conversion, and ability to open considered alongside transaction count.
Maintain approximately 30 or more qualified active opportunities in the pipeline.
Keep deal information current in the development tracker, including ownership, next actions, blockers, critical dates, and decisions required.
Provide Development with complete and accurate deal files covering the site, business terms, known risks, and material development considerations.