Senior Manager - 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

$155,000 - $180,000 + Bonus + Equity

About the Role

The Senior Manager will be Ever's lead deal executor, taking sites from first tour through executed lease and hand-off to construction across multiple markets at once.

This role will work closely with co-founders, management, brokers, landlords, and legal counsel to secure locations that meet Ever's operational needs, financial targets, and opening timelines. The ideal candidate is an exceptionally strong negotiator and deal manager with a proven track record of independently closing transactions. This role operates with a high degree of autonomy, keeping many deals moving at once and making day-to-day decisions within approved parameters.

What You'll Do

Site Sourcing and Evaluation

• Lead site requirements for retail, reconditioning, storage, and other operational uses.
• Source opportunities through brokers, landlords, developers, and direct outreach, and research trade areas, customer access, and competition for each site.
• Lead site tours and assess property suitability, including visibility, parking, vehicle circulation, building layout, power capacity, and expansion potential.
• Represent Ever with brokers, landlords, and municipalities as the day-to-day lead on assigned markets and transactions.
• Maintain an active, prioritized pipeline of sites and provide clear recommendations to co-founders and company leadership.

Negotiation and Deal Execution

• Lead negotiation of letters of intent, leases, amendments, and renewals within approved parameters, from first proposal through executed lease.
• Negotiate key business terms, including rent, TI allowances, free rent, term, options, use clauses, signage, and landlord work.
• Prepare site comparisons, occupancy cost analyses, project budgets, and approval materials, and present deal recommendations for approval.
• Coordinate with legal counsel and internal stakeholders to track business terms, resolve open items, and advance transactions.
• Manage transaction schedules, critical dates, dependencies, and documentation so deals close on time.
• Evaluate opportunities to improve occupancy costs, space utilization, and lease terms.
• Improve day-to-day deal tools, such as LOI templates, site scorecards, and critical-date trackers.

Due Diligence and Development Coordination

• Run zoning and permitted-use reviews, environmental assessments, property inspections, and utility and power capacity checks with qualified partners.
• Partner with construction, operations, and launch teams to evaluate feasibility, improvement costs, utility needs, and opening schedules.
• Identify site constraints early and escalate risks with practical recommendations.
• Track landlord deliverables, possession requirements, and key milestones through handoff to construction and operations.

What You Bring

• 7-10 years of commercial real estate experience in transactions, leasing, tenant-rep brokerage, or corporate real estate.
• A strong track record of personally negotiating and closing a high volume of LOIs and leases, ideally on the tenant or corporate-occupier side.
• Experience with retail, automotive, industrial, service, or other operationally complex properties.
• Deep knowledge of commercial lease economics, lease language, deal structures, and due diligence.
• Ability to run many concurrent deals with strong attention to detail and consistent follow-through.
• Strong financial analysis skills, including proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets.
• Deep fluency working with AI platforms to produce analysis and reporting (e.g., Claude).
• Ability to interpret site plans, surveys, zoning information, and operational requirements.
• Clear communication, sound judgment, and effective negotiation and relationship-management skills.
• Willingness to travel approximately 30-40% of the time for market visits, site tours, and project meetings across California, the Pacific Northwest, Texas, and future markets.
• Bachelor's degree in real estate, business, finance, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred Experience

• Experience supporting expansion across multiple states.
• Familiarity with automotive-use approvals, permitting, EV charging infrastructure, and utility coordination.
• Experience in industrial or flex leasing.

Compensation and Benefits

The Senior Manager, Corporate Real Estate position offers an annual base salary of $155,000-$180,000, a 15% target annual bonus, and stock options. Base salary within the range will depend on relevant experience, qualifications, and skills.