Head Of Leasing

Cebu City Permanent View Job Description
This is a senior leadership role responsible for setting and executing leasing strategy across a large regional retail portfolio. The role blends strategic oversight with hands‑on execution, requiring strong tenant relationships and market‑led commercial judgement.
  • Lead leasing with real autonomy and influence
  • Shape retail destinations in emerging communities

About Our Client

Our client is a well‑established, privately held retail and property organisation with a significant footprint outside Metro Manila. The business operates at scale, retains a strong culture, and is known for long‑term thinking, high trust, and community impact.

Job Description

  • Define and execute portfolio‑wide leasing strategy aligned with ownership objectives
  • Lead and develop two senior leasing leaders and a large, established leasing team
  • Manage and strengthen relationships with key anchor and national tenants
  • Develop tenant mix strategies suited to provincial and secondary city markets
  • Secure new and hard‑to‑place tenants, including first‑to‑market concepts
  • Rezone and optimise mall layouts to improve income per leasable square metre
  • Lead complex commercial negotiations, balancing concessions and revenue protection
  • Spend time on the ground to understand local market dynamics and tenant performance
  • Partner closely with senior stakeholders in a high‑trust, entrepreneurial environment

The Successful Applicant

A successful Confidential VP Leasing should have:

  • 10-15+ years' experience in retail leasing with a major mall or property platform
  • Exposure to mass, prestige and masstige tenant categories (not Tier‑1 only)
  • Proven experience managing anchor tenants and national retail brands
  • Strong understanding of Visayas and Mindanao markets, with Manila exposure preferred
  • Commercially creative, with a track record of revenue and yield improvement
  • Comfortable operating in smaller cities and developing market‑fit concepts
  • Collaborative leader able to integrate with an established team
  • Willing to travel frequently and remain hands‑on in provincial locations
  • Cebu‑based candidates strongly preferred

What's on Offer

  • Senior leadership role with genuine decision‑making authority
  • High visibility and direct access to ownership and top management
  • Opportunity to create and execute market‑specific retail concepts
  • Strong organisational culture focused on trust, impact and long‑term growth
Contact
Swapnil Khetan
Quote job ref
JN-022026-6946501
Phone number
+63277952807

Job summary

Function
Property
Sub Sector
Valuation & Leasing
What is your area of specialisation?
Retail
Location
Cebu City
Job Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Swapnil Khetan
Consultant contact
+63277952807
Job Reference
JN-022026-6946501

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