Sr Real Estate Lease Portfolio Analyst

Columbia Sportswear
life insurance, 401(k)
United States, Oregon, Portland
Mar 11, 2025
This is a hybrid role based out of our HQ office near Portland, Oregon. The expectation is for employees to be in-office 3 days or more per week, depending on business need. This in-office expectation is subject to change at business discretion. ABOUT THE POSITION The Global Real Estate team provides services aligned with the construction, maintenance, and lease management of Columbia Sportswear's retail stores and World Head Quarters. Services include lease administration, acquisitions, maintenance, and construction of all corporate facilities and North American retail stores. Our team strives to construct and enhance Columbia Sportswear's retail stores to reflect brand standards and create a positive consumer experience. As the Sr Lease Portfolio Analyst, you will support the leasing and analytical efforts of the Global Real Estate Team. Your primary focus will be ensuring compliance with current lease provisions for both tenant and landlord obligations. Examples include, Lease expiration reports, renewal options, early termination analysis, Co-Tenancy review, operating hours/go-dark clauses, prohibited uses, co-tenant sales analysis for all NA retail locations, CAM audits and reconciliations, and rent statement review audits. HOWYOU'LLMAKE A DIFFERENCE Assist development of presentation materials for the real estate committee, including site demographics, ROI models for new locations, relocations and expansions. Partnership with Sr. Manager of Real Estate, Retail Finance and Retail Operations as requested Assist North America Retail Leasing efforts with temporary and storage leases, negotiate terms and LOI's, either directly or through our broker network Maintain the Real Estate Department's existing Retail Intelligence databases. Compile analytical data on co-tenant sales, store and center traffic trends, rents and center trends across the industry. Develop and maintain co-tenancy database and prepare monthly reporting, review lease opportunities surrounding co-tenancy failure and prepare notices to landlords Ensure our real estate policies and procedures are followed, audit as necessary and prepare reporting to department Director Review and audit Common Area Maintenance and Tax charges by landlords, to ensure we are not overpaying in accordance with our lease terms In partnership with lease operations / administration, prepare monthly lease expiration reports showing lease end dates, renewal options and termination options Ongoing review of existing portfolio to determine areas of potential cost optimization and expense reductions Remain current on retail real estate trends, new retail center developments, attend industry events as relevant YOU ARE A skilled communicator A team player and solid partner Organized and detail centric Capable of managing multiple projects and adjusting to changing priorities Able to interpret lease data and support strategic decision-making Accustomed to identifying and taking initiative on opportunities for process improvement YOUHAVE Bachelor's Degree in Real Estate, Business Administration, Finance or a related field 5+ years of commercial or retail real estate experience with increasing responsibility in a multi-unit retail support or comparable role Demonstrated financial acumen, retail lease metrics and ROI development skills applied tonegotiation, coupled with working knowledge of North America retail centers, major landlords and lease documents Experience with new store set up and/or retail operations Previous experience with commercial real estate database applications such as ProLease, Accruent, Lucernex, or other lease management database systems. Work management platforms such as Smartsheet and Air Table (a plus) Previous experience with GIS Platforms such as: Sitewise (Tetrad), Buxton, Esri ArcGIS, or Alteryx a plus #LI-SR1 #Hybrid This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company. Columbia Sportswear is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. The Know Your Rights poster is available here: https://www.eeoc.gov/poster The pay transparency policy is available here: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf Columbia Sportswear is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please notify your recruiter. At Columbia Sportswear Company, we're proud to offer regular full-time employees a benefits package that includes a variety of services and products to help make your life and work more rewarding. Our benefit programs contribute to overall employee well-being by aligning those programs with the fundamental elements of well-being: physical, social/emotional, financial, career and community. Benefits that can protect your family's financial future and help you save money through our 401k plan plus a generous company match. Columbia offers medical, dental, vision, life Insurance, disability, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, and an assortment of voluntary benefit offerings (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and legal services). In addition, Columbia offers EAP + which is free and confidential 24/7/365 counseling services. We have extensive wellness benefits, employee discounts and a generous time off program available. If you need an accommodation/adjustment to successfully complete and submit your application, please reach out to AskHR@columbia.com with the Subject: Applicant Assistance Requested.