What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Leasing - Office & Industrial position at Benderson Development?
Job Details
Description
Benderson Development is one of America’s largest privately held real estate companies, with a portfolio that includes more than 1,000 properties totaling over 50 million square feet in 40 states. The diverse Benderson portfolio includes retail, office, industrial, hotel, residential, and landholdings. With over 75 years of experience, Benderson Development has engineered impressive growth through innovation, insight, and determination.
General Summary
The Director of Leasing’s primary role is to identify and secure office and industrial tenants, both regional and national, for Benderson Development’s Class A office properties and industrial/flex assets across Southwest Florida and nationally. This is a key leadership position reporting directly to our Managing Directors.
Principal Duties & Responsibilities
Description
Benderson Development is one of America’s largest privately held real estate companies, with a portfolio that includes more than 1,000 properties totaling over 50 million square feet in 40 states. The diverse Benderson portfolio includes retail, office, industrial, hotel, residential, and landholdings. With over 75 years of experience, Benderson Development has engineered impressive growth through innovation, insight, and determination.
General Summary
The Director of Leasing’s primary role is to identify and secure office and industrial tenants, both regional and national, for Benderson Development’s Class A office properties and industrial/flex assets across Southwest Florida and nationally. This is a key leadership position reporting directly to our Managing Directors.
Principal Duties & Responsibilities
- Research, analyze, and recommend prospective office and industrial tenants based on creditworthiness, financing impact, tenant mix, and long-term return on investment.
- Exercise foresight in evaluating leasing opportunities and developing alternative strategies to ensure optimal outcomes.
- Understand lease documents thoroughly and leverage expertise in originating, negotiating, and completing new and renewal leases for office and industrial spaces within existing assets and new developments.
- Canvass, cold call, and qualify prospective national and regional tenants. Develop and execute both traditional and creative leasing strategies to attract tenants at the local, regional, and national level.
- Collect and analyze pertinent financial and operational information on prospective tenants, perform due diligence, and present findings to leadership.
- Serve as the liaison between tenants and the internal construction team regarding space planning, buildouts, and tenant improvements.
- Collaborate with property management to ensure tenant needs and requests are handled effectively and efficiently.
- Oversee the creation and updating of all marketing materials (brochures, flyers, offering memorandums, pitch books, tours, maps, property photos, etc.) related to new and existing opportunities, in coordination with the internal marketing department.
- Support company strategies in the ongoing development and leasing of office and industrial properties.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required.
- 7 years of commercial real estate experience with a proven track record of success, specifically in the office and/or industrial sector.
- Strong entrepreneurial mindset with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to thrive in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.
- Customer-service focused interpersonal skills.
- Must have an active driver’s license.
