Specialty Leasing Manager - Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Al-Futtaim

Al-Futtaim
Al-Futtaim
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

1 week ago

Ahmed Al-Mansouri

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Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands.

Al-Futtaim Group's entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day


About the role
A new and exciting opportunity with Al Futtaim Malls has just opened up. We are currently hiring a Retail Leasing professional with a focus on Specialty Leasing.


Job purpose

  • To maximize incremental income for the Dubai Festival City Mall and contribute in the achievement of business target through implementation of a competitive and innovative Specialty Leasing Programme directed at marketing, promoting and leasing of common mall and project area sites to external agencies, organizations, associations or individual operators.
  • To develop senior level network of retailers, exhibitors, media and sponsorship partners and to develop strong working relationships that support growth of the Specialty Leasing function and Financial performance.
  • To provide Strategic Direction to the team members, through clear team and individual objectives and clear definition of roles and responsibilities.
  • To drive performance capabilities of the team through training, coaching, and mentoring with appropriate and timely feedback or performance appraisals as appropriate.
  • To create opportunities for team development, through formalized development plans, in house or external training, succession planning.

Minimum Qualifications and Knowledge:

  • University graduate, preferably post degree qualification in Business Management or post graduate specialization in Marketing.


  • Bilingual

  • English and Arabic speaking skills desirable

Minimum Experience:

  • Minimum 57 years of experience in leasing or marketing preferably in shopping centers, whilst experience and knowledge in specialty leasing would be a definite advantage for the position.
  • Must have previous experience in Media Promotions and Sponsorship Management

About Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate

The real estate development and operations arm of Al-Futtaim, Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate is responsible for a multi-billion-dollar portfolio across MENA.

With high-quality residential, business, retail, tourism, educational and healthcare developments, the master developer caters to the diverse needs of cities and communities in the region.

From origination, conception, development, sales, procurement and construction of mega-projects and the leasing, operation and management of these projects after completion, Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate (AFGRE) has been developing and managing owned landbanks, unlocking the economic potential of the region and contributing to future development for more than 40 years.

Our focus is to enable and invest in meaningful relationships to make our properties the best places to live and work, build additional products and services and enable partnerships to create true value to our customers throughout their entire experience with us.

AFGRE is responsible for master planning of all projects in its portfolio, including two large scale mixed use destinations: Dubai Festival City and Cairo Festival City.


About Al-Futtaim Malls

Al-Futtaim Malls provides development and asset management expertise, specializing in building retail-led super regional malls in prime locations across MENA and beyond.

With a proven track record of creating both sustainable revenue growth and value enhancement for tenants, Al-Futtaim Malls delivers exceptional experiences and exciting shopping environments for customers.


Part of the Al-Futtaim Group, Al-Futtaim Malls leadership team brings more than 30 years of experience and a deep understanding and knowledge of the retail sector, both from a shopper's point of view but as curators of space or landlords to other brands.

The company has a directly managed portfolio including over 9 million sqft of retail space across four malls in the MENA region and two under development.

Malls under the Al-Futtaim Malls portfolio include Dubai Festival City Mall and Festival Plaza in the UAE, Cairo Festival City Mall in Egypt, Doha Festival City in Qatar and Zenata Mall, Morocco.

Leveraging on the expertise of its parent company, Al-Futtaim Malls established PLEX Management Services offering a full array of services incl
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