Specialty Leasing Manager - Al Futtaim Group Real Estate

Job description / Role

Specialty Leasing Manager - Al Futtaim Group Real Estate - Dubai

The purpose of this role is to maximize incremental income for Dubai Festival City and contribute in the achievement of business target through implementation of a competitive and innovative Specialty Leasing Programme directed at marketing, promoting and leasing of common mall and project area sites to external agencies , organisation, associations or individual operators.

This role will be responsible for business plan, leasing strategy, implementation of the leasing plan, business development, tenant relations, etc.

This role would also have a regional responsibility to oversee Specialty Leasing in other regions to leverage relationships and increase income over all malls; to ensure standards across all regions are upheld and operating procedures are standardised.

This position will manage a 5 member team if direct reportees and will report to the General Manager-Dubai Festival City and will be based out of Dubai.

Requirements

We are looking for a University graduate, preferably a post degree qualification in Business Management or post graduate specialisation in Marketing.

A bilingual person speaking English and Arabic would be desirable for this role.

A minimum 5-7 years of experience in leasing preferably in shopping centres, whilst experience and knowledge in specialty leasing would be a definite advantage for the position.

About the Company

Established in the 1930's, the Al-Futtaim Group initially operated as a trading enterprise. Rapid development throughout the 1940's and 50's saw it establish itself regionally as an integrated commercial, industrial and services organisation, positioning itself one of the leading business houses in the lower Gulf region. Today, it operates collectively over 40 companies bearing the Al-Futtaim name, dominates many market segments in the UAE, and has expanded its sphere of operation to include Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Egypt.

The Group comprises a diverse range of strategically positioned operating subsidiaries and associate companies, structured to give the Al-Futtaim Group the flexibility and versatility to keep ahead of local competition while keeping pace with the ever-evolving global business scenario. The Groups continued investment in world-class systems technology is clear evidence of its commitment to maintain leading edge performance and service delivery.

The success of the Al-Futtaim Group can be attributed to a business approach that combines the ability to change with the traditional values of integrity, service and social responsibility that define its core business philosophy. This, linked with the Groups belief in decentralisation, gives the heads of the operating companies a high degree of functional autonomy and authority, providing the Group with essential flexibility, and individual employees a clearly defined work culture and sense of responsibility.