Director of Commercial Leasing

Director of Commercial Leasing

Classification: Exempt

Location:  Brentwood, TN

Date: February 2025

JOB DESCRIPTION 

About Legacy Commercial Property

Legacy Commercial Property ("LCP") is a rapidly growing real estate company headquartered in Brentwood, TN. Legacy is part of Highland Ventures, a family-owned real estate conglomerate. Legacy owns and operates a portfolio of 650+ properties across 22 states. Legacy operates in the multi-tenant retail and office asset classes, with an internal team that includes property management, leasing, construction, and acquisitions & development. The Company’s growth is focused on build-to-suit NNN development, leasing existing retail space, and retail strip center acquisitions and development. 

Role Summary

The Director of Commercial Leasing will manage the commercial retail leasing team as well as procure tenants to lease space in Highland Ventures’ owned portfolio of over 700 properties. The individual should have experience managing a team as well as be comfortable and confident in communicating with, and negotiating with, small, mid-size, and large retailers. 

Legacy is seeking a highly driven individual with outstanding organizational and communication skills and the ability to manage tenant relationships at a high level. This candidate must have the ability to manage and motivate a team of leasing agents in order to ensure the company is successful in leasing LCP’s vacant real estate. 

Job duties include

• Manage team of 5 internal leasing agents as well as a team of ~12 field leasing agents to drive rents and deal volume
• Manage one leasing administrator 
• Assist leasing team in negotiations of all primary lease terms
• Canvas possible tenants to lease space within a growing portfolio of Highland Ventures-owned properties.
• Manage the leasing of all new retail acquisitions and all new developments 
• Drive national tenant leasing through own relationships and relationships of leasing agents
• Looking for, and implementing, process improvement opportunities to enhance leasing outcomes

Opportunities and Benefits

• Base salary, plus commission
• Group medical, dental, life and other insurance plans, after eligibility requirements are fulfilled
• Flex Medical and Flex Daycare spending accounts (FSA)
• 401K with 50% match
• Paid time off plus 7 paid holidays

Required education and experience

• Bachelor’s degree from 4-year college or university, preferred
• 5+ years of real estate experience required
• 3+ years of leasing/sales team management experience required
• Familiarity with CoStar, CRM platforms, and/or other related software
• Comprehensive knowledge of lease review and renewal procedures
• National retail tenant relationships, preferred
• Strong negotiation skills

Position type and expected hours of work

This is a full-time, on-site position.  Days and hours of work are typically Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to  6 p.m.  The home office is located in Brentwood, TN. 

Travel

Some travel expected. 

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.  Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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