Senior Manager, Retail Real Estate - Europe

Job Description

Are you passionate about Retail Real Estate? Are you ready to take the next step in your real estate career and help drive success across a global portfolio? We look forward to hearing from you!

The LEGO Group is seeking a Real Estate Senior Manager to support the execution of ongoing portfolio strategies, drive lease renewals, and coordinate the finalisation of approved lease agreements. Bring your retail and lease negotiation skills to the table and join our global Retail Development team.

Please note: This position will be based in London and will follow a hybrid working model with 3 days in the office and up to 2 days remotely. Relocation support is not offered.

Core Responsibilities

Portfolio Management & Lease Execution

• Take approved leases to the finish line by driving execution processes post-Real Estate Committee (REC) approval, ensuring alignment with business timelines and priorities.

• Coordination of LOIs and landlord communications, ensuring leases are finalised efficiently.

• Support ongoing portfolio decisions, including lease renewals, extensions and other critical actions.

• Partner with external landlords, brokers, and real estate partners to ensure lease terms align with our business objectives.

Lease Standards & Reporting

• Manage key lease documentation, ensuring compliance with company standards, legal requirements, and critical dates.

• Maintain an accurate and updated lease portfolio using company software and tools.

• Support with periodic reviews of the portfolio to identify risks, opportunities, and cost-saving initiatives.

• Monitor and supervise critical lease milestones, such as notice periods, rent issues, and expiry dates, to avoid missed deadlines and ensure timely decision-making.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Work closely with internal teams-Footprint Strategy, Retail Design, Construction, Finance, Legal, and Retail Operations-to support decision-making and lease implementation.

• Facilitate timely communication with all collaborators to keep projects on schedule and aligned with business priorities.

Play your part in our team succeeding!

Retail Development is part of the LEGO Retail organization responsible for our Direct to Consumer (D2C) business - namely and our portfolio of LEGO Branded stores.

Do you have what it takes

• Proven experience managing lease portfolios, including renewals, extensions and critical date tracking.

• Strong understanding of Letters of Intent (LOIs), lease terms, risk mitigation, and finalising agreements in collaboration with internal collaborators.

• Experience managing multiple real estate projects simultaneously, from approval to execution, with attention to timelines and results.

• Clear and concise verbal and written communication.

• Attention to detail: High level of accuracy in lease documentation, critical date management and reporting.

• A self-starter mentality with a focus on achieving goals and driving lease execution to completion.

• Thrives in a collaborative environment that values trust, support, and open communication, contributing positively to a team culture where everyone succeeds together.

What's in it for you?

Here is what you can expect:

• Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

• Insurances - All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

• Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive. We offer resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity.

• Colleague Discount - We know you'll love to build, so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

• Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.

• Workplace - When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age and religion) to apply for roles in our team.

Research shows that women and people from different underrepresented backgrounds often only apply for a job if they meet 100% of the listed qualifications. For all candidates, if you dream of being a part of our team and you meet many, but not all of our listed qualifications for this role, please apply.

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children's Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children's Rights.

Join the LEGO team today.