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Join Us to Grow, Connect, and Make an Impact. At BGO Properties, were dedicated to enhancing personal and professional growth, fostering meaningful connections, and giving back to the communities where we operate. As one of Canadas premier providers of commercial property management and leasing services, BGO Properties manages a diverse portfolio of over 400 properties, totaling more than 67 million square feet of residential, office, industrial, and retail space. For over 30 years, our clients have trusted us to deliver innovative real estate solutions that create value and support their success. As part of the global BGO family, we leverage international expertise and local market insights to provide high-quality services. Our experienced team works across a variety of commercial real estate sectors, ensuring every property we manage is a welcoming and functional destination for tenants. Whether youre launching your career or advancing as a seasoned professional, BGO Properties offers opportunities for professional growth, continuous learning, and leadership development. Join us and help shape the future of commercial real estate. The Opportunity The Director, Leasing is a highly motivated individual who will report to the Senior Director, Leasing and be responsible for a portfolio of retail properties within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The successful candidate will work collaboratively with the GTA Leasing, Property Management, and Asset Management teams to drive leasing performance and support strategic portfolio objectives. What you will do Develop and implement all leasing activities for a given portfolio of properties in accordance with approved budgets and asset plans. Have in depth knowledge of all industrial markets across the GTA, fringe markets, recent market transactions, prospective tenants in the market, space availability, absorption, leasing trends, competitive product and development pipelines, etc. Develop and maintain strong relationships with the brokerage community and participate in broker events. Establish deep relationships with tenant representatives ensuring contact on a quarterly basis. Have strong negotiation skills, prepare and present lease documentation to prospective and existing tenants maximizing asset value, and ideally exceed business plan targets. Run financial analysis for leasing transactions, NERs, understand and perform cash flow analysis, termination penalties, etc. Strong understanding of lease documentation, directing associated teams during the deal process which will include drafting Offers/Proposals to Lease and negotiating Leases, Lease Amending and Extension Agreements; Consent to Assignment and Sublet documents with existing and prospective tenants Provide input and create fulsome marketing plans in order to establish viable longterm leasing strategies. Maintain strong relationships with asset managers and thirdparty management clients regarding all strategic issues including relevant leasing decisions, budget processes and recommending strategy. Complete the annual budgets for assigned portfolio working with property management on recommendations for required leasing capital plans and quarterly reporting/monthly reporting with asset management and thirdparty clients Assist with asset and land acquisitions providing market knowledge as required. Possess extensive knowledge of the New Development Pipeline (Current & Future) in the GTA. Coordinate the leasing effort with senior property operations and accounting teams at BGO. Embrace and proactively support BGOs culture, ESG and DEI initiatives. Be aware of and take advantage of new business development opportunities for BGO to grow our leasing and property management platform. Work collaboratively with the BGO team and be a brand ambassador. Provide other duties as required. Who You Are Experience 7+ years of retail mid/large bay leasing experience in the GTA market; Education University degree and valid real estate license with RECO; Relationship Skills Must possess exceptional communication and interpersonal relationship skills Organizational/MultiTask Skills Must be a selfstarter with high degree of initiative, agility, creativity and flexibility. Strong attention to detail and problemsolving is required Computer Skills Advanced skills in Excel, Word, VTS, PowerPoint. Police Clearance A criminal verification check is required for employment. At BGO, we recognize that each employees unique experiences, perspectives, and viewpoints strengthen our ability to create and deliver the best value to our clients, partners and stakeholders/investors and therefore we strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientations and life experiences to apply. BGO is committed to equitable hiring practices and we welcome the opportunity to discuss accommodation and ensure fairness and equity in our hiring process. If you require accommodation, please email us at [email protected] and include: Job posting #, your name and your preferred method of contact. We thank all applicants for their interest in employment with BGO, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. #J-18808-Ljbffr