Senior Manager, Real Estate & Construction Operations

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What will you do? 

A day in the life of  Senior Manager, Real Estate & Construction at VF looks a little like this. 

You will oversee the day-to-day operational functions of the Real Estate/Leasing team. This role serves as a strategic and operational partner to leasing leadership by driving efficiency, ensuring cross-functional coordination, managing critical operational workflows, and supporting portfolio administration and utility management.

This position leads departmental operations, develops scalable processes, oversees administrative and coordinator-level support, and acts as a central point of coordination between Real Estate, Legal, Finance, Construction, Facilities and external landlords/vendors.

Let’s break down that day-in-the-life a bit more. 

• Lead day-to-day Leasing and Real Estate operations, ensuring efficient execution of key initiatives, workflow prioritization, departmental processes, and operational excellence.
• Manage critical real estate activities, including lease execution tracking, legal notices, critical dates, deal milestones, portfolio reporting, market analysis, and maintenance of real estate systems and databases.
• Coordinate cross-functional partnerships with Lease Administration, Legal, Finance, Construction, Facilities, and Retail Operations teams to support seamless project execution and portfolio management.
• Develop and deliver leadership reporting, dashboards, presentations, REC meeting materials, and operational analyses while driving continuous process improvements and documentation standards.
• Oversee utility management across the retail portfolio, including account setup, transfers, disconnects, vendor relationships, issue resolution, reporting, and process optimization.
• Lead and develop the Leasing Coordinator and Real Estate Coordinator by prioritizing workloads, providing coaching and performance management, and establishing clear expectations and accountability.
• Foster a collaborative, service-oriented team culture while ensuring timely execution of operational priorities and minimizing business disruptions.

​What do you need to succeed? 

We all have unique skills that we bring to work and celebrate every day. For this role, there are foundation skills you’ll need to succeed and excel. Additionally, while formal education in a related field is great to have, we are most interested in your 5+ years of experience and professional achievements.  

The foundation skills you will need in this position are: 

• Location requirement: 3 days per week in Costa Mesa, CA. 
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Real Estate, Operations, or related field preferred.
• 5–8+ years of experience in commercial real estate, retail real estate, lease administration, operations, or related field.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience with lease administration systems, utility management platforms, or real estate databases preferred.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

There are also a few skills that are not required but preferred. 

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Real Estate, Operations, or related field preferred.
• Experience supporting multi-site retail portfolios strongly preferred.
• Prior people management or team leadership experience preferred.

Now WE have a question for YOU.  

Are you in? 

  

Hiring Range:

$125,280.00 USD - $156,600.00 USD annually

Incentive Potential: This position is eligible for additional compensation awards that may include an annual incentive plan, sales incentive, or commission potential. Specific details of the additional compensation eligibility for this position will be provided during the recruiting and interview process.

Benefits at VF Corporation: You can review a general overview of each benefit program offered, including this year's medical plan rates on www.MyVFbenefits.com  and by clicking Looking to Join VF? Detailed information on your benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

Please note, our hiring ranges are determined and built from market pay data. In determining the specific compensation for this position, we comply with all local, state, and federal laws.

At VF, we value a diverse, inclusive workforce and we provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to an individual’s race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws. If you require accommodations during the application process, please contact us at peopleservices@vfc.com. VF will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals to the extent required by applicable law.

Pursuant to all applicable local Fair Chance Ordinance requirements, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, VF will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.