Job description

This Leasing Manager vacancy exists because the business needs someone who has actually leased restaurant, QSR and F&B space, not a retail or mall leasing generalist. Reporting to the Country Manager, you own a portfolio of at least 25 active leases and carry full negotiation authority rather than supporting someone else's deals. Occupier-side experience is required, since landlord-side or agency-side backgrounds do not transfer into this seat. You will have personally secured and opened at least 8 new restaurant sites in the last 3 years, and compiled franchisor or corporate approval files (RFS or equivalent) through to sign-off. Trade-area knowledge across Dubai and Sharjah is expected as a baseline, with the Northern Emirates and Oman seen as a plus. Rent reduction and lease restructuring sit within your remit, alongside site acquisition from identification through to signed lease and opening. Lease commercial analysis, including effective rent, rent-free amortisation, turnover rent breakpoints and occupancy cost as a percentage of sales, forms a core part of the role, and you build your own rent comparison and NPV models in Excel. Daily site visits are part of the job, so a UAE driving licence and your own vehicle are required.