Head of Acquisitions & Dispositions

Role SummaryWe are seeking a senior acquisitions and dispositions leader to source, evaluate, negotiate, acquire, and sell retail shopping center assets. This is a high-trust, owner-facing role requiring strong retail real estate transaction experience, financial discipline, confidentiality, sound judgment, and the ability to move important deals forward with professionalism and urgency.About The RoleThe Head of Acquisitions & Dispositions will work directly with ownership and senior leadership to identify new opportunities, manage deal flow, oversee due diligence, support financing and closing processes, and execute disposition strategies for existing assets.The ideal candidate has direct experience with retail shopping centers, understands both acquisition and sale processes, and can communicate effectively with brokers, lenders, attorneys, buyers, sellers, tenants, and internal leadership.This role requires someone who is proactive, financially literate, highly organized, discreet, and able to protect ownership's interests throughout sensitive and time-critical transactions.Core ResponsibilitiesAcquisitions Identify, source, and evaluate retail shopping center acquisition opportunities. Build and maintain strong relationships with brokers, sellers, lenders, attorneys, developers, and industry contacts. Analyze offering memorandums, rent rolls, leases, operating statements, debt assumptions, tenant mix, market conditions, cap rates, occupancy, NOI, CAM exposure, and upside potential. Prepare acquisition summaries, investment memos, underwriting models, risk assessments, and recommendation packages for ownership. Coordinate due diligence, including leases, title, survey, environmental, zoning, property condition reports, tenant estoppels, SNDA requirements, financials, insurance, service contracts, and lender issues. Work with internal property management, leasing, accounting, legal, and construction teams to evaluate operational risks and post-closing requirements. Negotiate LOIs, purchase agreements, amendments, extensions, closing adjustments, and related transaction documents in coordination with legal counsel and ownership. Maintain a disciplined acquisition pipeline and provide clear reporting on deal status, risks, pricing, deadlines, and next steps.Dispositions Lead the disposition process for retail shopping centers and other commercial real estate assets. Help determine sale strategy, timing, pricing, buyer pool, broker selection, marketing approach, and negotiation posture. Coordinate with brokers, buyers, attorneys, lenders, title companies, property management, accounting, and ownership throughout the sale process. Prepare or oversee buyer-facing materials, including property information packages, rent rolls, operating data, lease summaries, capital project summaries, tenant updates, and due diligence responses. Manage buyer due diligence requests while protecting confidential company information. Track deadlines, contingencies, earnest money deposits, inspection periods, loan assumptions, lender approvals, closing deliverables, and post-closing obligations. Identify issues that could delay or jeopardize a sale and escalate them early with recommended solutions.Ownership & Executive Support Serve as a trusted advisor to ownership on acquisition and disposition strategy. Protect ownership from unnecessary risk, rushed decisions, incomplete information, weak buyers, poor deal structure, and bad-faith negotiations. Communicate clearly and directly with ownership, especially when a deal has hidden problems, unrealistic assumptions, or timing risks. Maintain strict confidentiality regarding financials, acquisition targets, sale discussions, lender issues, tenant negotiations, internal strategy, and ownership matters. Execute company objectives professionally and with urgency during time-sensitive transactions.Required Qualifications Minimum 7-10+ years of commercial real estate acquisitions, dispositions, brokerage, investment sales, asset management, or principal-side transaction experience. Strong experience with retail shopping centers, preferably grocery-anchored centers, power centers, neighborhood centers, lifestyle centers, big-box retail, or value-add retail assets. Proven ability to manage full-cycle acquisitions and dispositions from sourcing through closing. Strong financial analysis skills, including NOI, cap rates, IRR, debt assumptions, rent roll review, lease economics, CAM exposure, occupancy risk, and capital expenditure evaluation. Ability to read and understand leases, amendments, estoppels, title materials, surveys, operating statements, loan documents, and due diligence reports. Strong broker, lender, attorney, buyer, and seller communication skills. High level of discretion, confidentiality, and professional judgment. Ability to operate in a fast-moving, owner-led environment. Willingness to sign appropriate confidentiality, NDA, non-disclosure, and company protection agreements.