Director - Corporate Real Estate

About the Job

• Location: San Francisco Bay Area; Travel Required
• Department: Real Estate
• Reports to: Senior Director, Corporate Real Estate
• Employment Type: Full-Time

Compensation

$180,000-$220,000 + Bonus + Equity

About the Role

This role will own expansion strategy and execution for one or more assigned regions. You will set regional market plans and lead the largest and most complex transactions within them.

The Director will work closely with leadership and co-founders to develop and convert Ever's real estate strategy into regional plans, including deciding which markets to enter, selecting real estate assets to power these launches, and other critical decisions for the company. You will then work on bringing this vision to life through executed leases and opened sites. This role works with a high degree of autonomy, represents Ever with senior brokers, landlords, and partners, and makes decisions within approved parameters.

What You'll Do

Regional Strategy

• Develop regional expansion plans that translate Ever's national portfolio strategy into market entry sequencing, site mix, and timelines.
• Own regional real estate budgets and occupancy cost targets, and track performance against them.
• Present regional strategy, market entry cases, and major deal recommendations to co-founders and leadership.

Transactions

• Lead the region's largest and most complex transactions, including multi-site deals, build-to-suits, and long-term commitments.
• Set negotiation strategy and review deal structures for transactions run by the team.
• Build relationships with brokers, landlords, developers, and legal counsel across assigned regions.
• Structure deals for flexibility, cost, and scalability within approved parameters.

Development and Launch

• Identify zoning, permitting, and entitlement strategy for automotive uses across the region, and raise risks early.
• Own regional timelines, capex budgets, and risk through handoff to construction and launch teams.
• Drive efficient build-outs that align with Ever's design standards.
• Partner with operations, sales, logistics, and leadership teams to align site plans with business goals.

Team and Process

• Manage, coach, and develop new Corporate Real Estate team members and outside consultants.
• Help build the processes, tools, and approval workflows the function needs to scale.
• Assess the regional portfolio for renewal, relocation, and consolidation opportunities.

What You Bring

• 10+ years of experience in corporate real estate, retail or industrial real estate, or a related field, including regional or multi-market responsibility.
• Extensive experience negotiating and closing complex leases across multiple asset classes, ideally on the tenant or corporate-occupier side.
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills, including market entry and occupancy cost analysis.
• Proven ability to present to and influence executive leadership.
• An entrepreneurial, hands-on approach suited to a high-growth company.
• Willingness to travel approximately 30-40% of the time across the United States.

Preferred Experience

• Experience supporting expansion across multiple states.
• Experience managing a regional real estate budget or occupancy cost targets.
• Experience building a real estate function or its processes within a growing company.
• Familiarity with automotive-use zoning, permitting, EV charging infrastructure, and utility and power coordination.

Compensation and Benefits

The Director, Corporate Real Estate position offers an annual base salary of $180,000-$220,000, a 20% target annual bonus, and stock options. Base salary within the range will depend on relevant experience, qualifications, and skills.