[Remote] Director, Real Estate (Central US & Canada)

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Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Levi Strauss & Co. is a company that values individuality and impact, seeking a Director of Real Estate to lead store strategy and operations across the Central US and Canada. This role involves managing lease actions, new store openings, and fostering industry relationships to drive growth.


Responsibilities

  • Manage all lease renewals, lease actions and real estate related activity for existing stores in the Central US & Canada
  • Deliver all new store targets for US Mainline stores in the Central US & Canada
  • Identify the target locations and store deployment plan for respective territory
  • Negotiate all terms for each new US stores
  • Provide market by market expertise of current real estate and retail activity, trends and development
  • Align with regional leads to assure all established strategies are accomplished and delivered in designated timeline
  • Lead each deal through the necessary work-streams including other cross functional partners to assure each deal can be presented, evaluated and approved
  • Must work closely with business partners to assure agreement and accurate delivery of the Levi's store
  • Post Approval – help manage the post approval process including assist with lease negotiation, design approval and construction execution
  • Remain updated and aligned on all internal projects and strategies that impact our retail store execution
  • Develop strong landlord, broker and retailer relationships in the industry

Skills

  • Bachelor Degree – preferably Business Finance or Real Estate
  • 10 years of experience in commercial retail real estate
  • Experience with real estate finance metrics such as NPV analysis, ROIC, IRR and others. Can understand and interpret store level P&L's.
  • Strong negotiating skills
  • Intermediate level understanding of lease provisions
  • Strong understanding of retail real estate market standards
  • Strong market understanding for each major metro area in territory
  • Established industry network and contacts desired and preferred
  • Regular Executive level presentations are required
  • 50%+ travel required

Benefits

  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid leave
  • Health insurance
  • Product discounts

Company Overview

  • Levi Strauss & Co. is a brand-name apparel company designs, markets, and sells jeans, casual and dress pants, jackets, skirts, and more. It was founded in 1853, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://levistrauss.com/.

    • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • Levi Strauss & Co. has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 29 in 2025, 48 in 2024, 53 in 2023, 76 in 2022, 59 in 2021, 39 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

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