Job Description

Eataly is the world’s largest artisanal Italian food and beverage marketplace! Eataly is not a chain; each Eataly is different, with its own character and own theme – but all with the same aim... for our guests to:

• EAT authentic Italian food at our restaurants, cafés and to-go counters
• SHOP a selection of high-quality Italian, local and homemade products
• LEARN through our classes and our team’s product knowledge

Job Description

JOB OVERVIEW

The Real Estate Project Manager plays a lead role in delivering on Eataly’s North America growth plans. The Real Estate Project Manager is responsible for managing various components of the early new store delivery process with an emphasis on project initiation, due diligence, and lease negotiation. The Real Estate Project Manager is also responsible for landlord coordination alongside the Design & Construction and Operations teams and acts as the day-to-day point of contact for real estate developers and landlords for any Store Development-related activities.

Reports to the Head of Real Estate, North America.

• In collaboration with the Head of Real Estate, regularly updates the Eataly Executive Team on Real Estate Development Strategy and ongoing projects
• Manages day-to-day relationship with external stakeholders including Landlord, Real Estate Consultants, Owner Representative, Legal Consultant
• Main point of contact and subject matter expert in Buxton to analyze data for potential markets, and Leasecake for lease management software.
• Maintains all document flow and version control of Letters of Intent, P&L documents as well as all deal documents
• Supports and collaborates with the Head of Real Estate and Legal Analyst in deal negotiation, from rent analysis, to review and execution of letter of intent (LOI) to lease agreement and subsequent amendments
• Organizes and standardizes materials to make processes more efficient. Create cadence for Real Estate Committee, Board approvals and to develop speed to market sequencing
• Creates Power Point presentations for assessment of perspective markets and for internal and external stakeholders
• Acts as a liaison between Eataly’s Senior Leadership team, the Design & Construction team, the Operations team, and external parties in coordinating the due diligence and pre-development phases on new projects
• Coordinates, jointly with the Owner Representative and the Design & Construction team, the first technical and architectural assessment of perspective locations, the delivery of conceptual layouts and related preliminary capex estimates
• Develops preliminary pro-forma P&L in collaboration with the Finance and Operations teams

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

• Exceptional project management and time-management skills
• Advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills
• Outstanding attention to detail and organizational skills
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• Previous experience in managing complex projects
• Experience with store or restaurant rollouts and understanding of operations
• Ability to review legal language pertaining to real estate transactions
• Strong finance skills and proven success in financial analysis
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
• Italian working knowledge preferred

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Availability to travel up to 20% of the time (and more, if needed on specific projects)
• In office required minimum 3 days per week

Additional Information

Benefits and Perks

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401K with match or RRSP
• Bonus program
• Free family meal daily
• Discounts at Eataly
• Classes on products and Italian cuisine
• Referral bonus program
• and more!

Anticipated Pay Range ​​​​​​​: $85,000 - $95,000

Eataly is an equal employment opportunity employer. It is the Company’s policy to not unlawfully discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability or any other characteristic made unlawful to consider by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Eataly also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also Eataly’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws regarding consideration of unemployment status, salary history, credit/bankruptcy history and criminal background/conviction history in making hiring decisions. If contacted for an employment opportunity, please advise Human Resources if you require accommodation.

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