Sr. Manager, Retail Development

ALSO • Seattle, WA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

ALSO is an electric mobility company, originally conceived as a part of Rivian. They are a passionate team focused on creating innovative, vertically integrated, small EVs to address global mobility challenges. Their mission is to inspire people to ride ALSO, replacing local car, truck, and SUV miles with more affordable, enjoyable, and efficient vehicles. ALSO is seeking a Sr. Manager, Retail Development to lead the design, build-out, and execution of their physical retail footprint. This critical role involves translating the brand vision into impactful, functional, and scalable retail environments. The individual will own the retail build-out pipeline, managing architectural design, retail construction execution, and fixture procurement, while partnering with the Director of Real Estate & Workplace Services on site acquisition and base building construction.

Requirements

• 7+ years of progressive experience in retail store development for a national or global consumer brand.
• Experience with multiple retail formats, including full-scale tenant improvements and shop-in-shop/display concepts.
• Deep knowledge of the retail fit-out process, including design development, value engineering, permitting, and construction administration.
• Exceptional project management skills, with a focus on timeline adherence and CapEx budget control.
• Experience managing complex vendor relationships (designers, fixture fabricators) and demanding quality standards.
• Willingness to travel (30-40%) for site visits, construction walk-throughs, and vendor management.

Nice To Haves

• A passion for small EVs, experiential retail, and creating memorable physical consumer journeys.

Responsibilities

• Lead the sourcing, development, and delivery of store experiences across a range of formats including: Owned ALSO showrooms, Pop-up retail environments, both standalone and within partner spaces, Shop in shop in strategic partner stores and showrooms, Mobile pop up for events and auxiliary commercial capacity, POP/display in partner retail designed to boost brand awareness.
• Collaborate with internal commercial and creative teams and external architecture firms to develop and apply scalable design packages that maintain brand integrity.
• Manage the design, vendor selection, fabrication, and deployment of all proprietary retail fixtures, visual merchandising elements, and operational equipment (FF&E) across the network.
• Develop ALSO’s visual merchandising approach for product and create scalable processes to apply across various retail formats.
• Manage the capital expenditure budget for all retail-specific projects, ensuring store fit-outs are delivered on time and within approved cost targets.
• Support site selection due diligence by providing retail requirements and design input for lease negotiations.
• Select, onboard, and manage retail specialty vendors (e.g., millworkers, installation teams, AV integrators).
• Coordinate the retail construction timeline with the Director of Real Estate and general contractors.
• Coordinate with the Field Sales Operations team to establish operational readiness, inventory delivery, and final store set-up prior to store handover.

Benefits

• Robust health coverage.
• Excellent health, dental and vision insurance covered up to 100% by ALSO with FSA & HSA options.
• One Medical membership and dedicated insurance advocates.
• Rich fertility and family building benefits with Progyny.
• Flexible time off.
• 401(k) match.
• Target annual performance bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed