The Senior Director of Development Strategy & Support is a key senior leader on the Real Estate team driving one of 7Eleven's top strategic initiatives of organic new store growth. This leader will own strategic management of a real estate portfolio of over 15,000 properties and partner with multiple business channels in Development & Real Estate. You will lead the data analysis and strategic prioritization that will drive the Field Real Estate Development Strategy to include new store development, optimizations, network planning, town planning, corporate property management and more. The ideal candidate will be a results-driven leader with a deep understanding of strategy, real estate finance, franchise growth, contract negotiations and partnership building and maintenance, who can lead and influence a dispersed team, cross-functional leaders (including senior leaders) and third-party suppliers to the overall Development Team.

This role is based 100% onsite in our Irving, Texas headquarters.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Lead teams related to Network Planning, Town Planning, Asset Optimization, Corporate Property Management and Property Transactions with a goal of driving and supporting the Convenience Store Industry's largest new store development pipeline and optimizing a real estate portfolio of over 15,000 properties

• Develop data insights, reporting and operationalization of data and performance to support Operations and Field Real Estate with respect to new and existing stores, including underperforming stores, and cross-functional teams conducting projects across the real estate portfolio

• Develop and execute strategies for Town Planning and New Store Development Strategy for 7-Eleven's portfolio in the U.S. and Canada

• Train team on all types of analysis, evaluation, transactions, collaboration and property management stores and deals in order to have a best-in-class team capable of supporting and driving strategy for the existing and new store portfolio and real estate assets

• Work cross-functionally with internal teams to ensure proper business relations, operations and support

• Manage specialty projects related to optimizing the performance and maximizing the revenue generation of the real estate portfolio and leveraging new business opportunities

• Develop and manage relationships with industry experts to support and manage the real estate portfolio

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Finance, Operations, Restaurants, Field Real Estate, M&A/AI, Construction/Engineering, Design, Fuels, Legal, and other support and business teams to execute new initiatives

• Maintain relationships with external parties on continuous management, portfolio growth, and expansion and optimization of capital allocation

• Use forecasting to make growth projections and financial valuations used to make sound long-term decisions about our asset base
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree highly preferred, MBA is a plus

• 12+ years of relevant experience to include 10+ years of coaching, leading, and developing teams

• Deep knowledge of finance, reporting, real estate performance for multi-unit commercial transactions

• Expertise in creating and executing Development strategies

• Enhanced knowledge of real estate development, site selection, store standards, construction/development process, franchise growth strategies (BCP), and operations

• Strong leadership skills with a proven ability to drive business growth and manage high-impact teams

• Synthesize data to effectively communicate and present to influence executive and board decision-making

• Ability to identify process opportunities and improvements in order to drive efficiency and results

• Strong negotiation and financial analysis skills with an understanding of complex deal structuring

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking abilities

• Ability to work cross-functionally with external and internal teams in order to execute strategic initiatives

If an hourly or salary range is included in this ad it represents the range 7-Eleven in good faith believes is the range of compensation for this role at the time of this posting. The Company may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in this state. This range may be modified in the future. No amount is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, long-term incentive compensation, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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