Real Estate Manager - Remote Opportunity

KinderCare Education - Portland, OR

Full-time - Senior

Remote - Portland, OR

1,001-5,000 employees

Social Assistance

About the position

The Real Estate Manager at KinderCare Education is responsible for initiating and executing the preschool growth strategy within a designated territory. This role involves collaborating with internal and external teams to make informed recommendations to Senior Leadership and Executives, while managing the real estate development process. The position requires extensive travel and serves as a key decision-maker in site selection and market planning.

Responsibilities

• Primary driver of market planning, site selection, LOI and lease deals, and real estate support throughout the development process in assigned metros in Central U.S.
• Achieve company growth goals while meeting financial requirements.
• Run and lead all aspects of activities of broker networks and preferred developers to ensure strategies and tactics align with company goals and direction.
• Complete pipeline management of sites from identification through lease execution, requiring leadership of the process with external team members and internal partners.
• Drive use of documentation, analytical decision support tools, and reporting which guide real estate related decisions, including internal processes and controls, portfolio analyses, new site proformas, GIS outputs, site approval documents, and more.
• Contribute to the real estate strategy by providing guidance, feedback, and intelligence to real estate director in meeting new site goals at company levels while steering leadership responses to industry trends.
• Periodic assistance to Asset Management and to other brand growth teams to guide portfolio optimization and investment decisions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in finance, real estate, economics, or business-related field strongly preferred
• 3 or more years validated experience in retail real estate, asset management, or development
• Experience leading and managing developers and broker networks with expertise in lease language structure, interpretation, and practical application
• Proficient in market planning and analytics, financial analysis, and real estate processes associated with a multi-state development program.
• Solid understanding of Microsoft office suite, various GIS platforms (Sitewise), lease management and project management software (Lucernex)

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with GIS Analytics
• Leadership experience in a corporate environment
• Project management software proficiency

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Unlimited paid time off
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Vision insurance