Job Title:
Expansion and Real Estate Strategist
About the Role:
This position plays a pivotal role in shaping and scaling our global footprint by developing and executing strategies related to market research, depot expansion, network design, and real estate operating models.
Key Responsibilities:
* Drive Network Expansion Strategy - Lead strategic planning of depot growth across regions, identifying priority geographies, optimal site typologies, and expansion timing based on business projections and operational needs.
* Own Location Evaluation Models - Develop and refine decision-making frameworks and tools to guide real estate and expansion decisions.
* Coordinate Real Estate Projects - Work cross-functionally to manage site opening projects from concept to go-live, ensuring alignment across regional functions and local operations.
* Design Standard Frameworks - Create and maintain scalable operating models, guidelines, and playbooks covering location rollout, fit-out standards, zoning/permit processes, and lease negotiations.
* Monitor Performance and Optimize the Network - Track location-level KPIs to evaluate network performance and recommend reconfigurations, upgrades, relocations, or closures as needed.
* Mentor and Lead - Provide guidance to regional operations analysts involved in expansion and real estate initiatives, fostering their development and ensuring high-quality execution.
Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Economics, or a related field.
* 6-8 years of experience in strategic consulting, corporate strategy, private equity, or a similar role within a fast-paced, asset-heavy, or real estate-intensive environment.
* Strong experience in multi-site or real estate expansion projects, ideally in the retail, logistics, mobility, or hospitality sectors.
* Advanced analytical and modeling skills, with a track record of leading or supporting complex location and investment decisions.
* Solid operational understanding of lease management, permitting, zoning, and capex project coordination.
* Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management abilities, with experience working cross-functionally and across cultures.
* Highly organized, results-driven, and capable of bringing clarity and structure to complex challenges.
* Fluency in English is required; additional languages are a plus.