Retail Leasing Partner
Appear Here, United Kingdom
Job Description
This is a great opportunity for an exceptional candidate to join our Landlord Partnerships team. You'll be dedicated to unlocking the city that means finding spaces for the thousands of great ideas coming through our platform. You’ll be searching for, meeting, and leading landlords through the on-boarding process and getting them set up to trade on the platform. You'll be thrown into the UK Property industry and quickly be seen as an innovator and thought leader.
THE ROLE
- This is a Business Development role where your main responsibility will be generating, managing and closing a pipeline of prospective Landlords to sign up to Appear Here.
- Discovering the city and who owns the streets of London is key - you'll be out and about pitching the business in person and on the phone.
- Identify opportunities to open new sources of supply - talk to everyone, attend every event, whatever it takes to get more space!
- As a key member of the team, you'll also identify opportunities to scale our current operations. We don't settle, and neither will you
THE COMPANY
Appear Here is the leading marketplace for short-term retail space, working with everyone from industry leading brands to exciting start-ups. Our mission is to create a world where anyone with an idea can find space to make it happen. We’ve raised over $20m in funding to date - from tier one investors Balderton and Octopus, as well as some of the world’s largest landlords and biggest names in retail. Named one of Wired Magazine's ‘100 Hottest Start-Ups’ and The Financial Times’ most ‘Disruptive Companies,’ Appear Here has become the go-to destination to make innovative and creative retail ideas happen across London, Paris, and New York. We believe we’re building a game-changer for both the retail and property industries: and so far 200,000+ brands and 1000's of landlords agree with us.
See life inside @appearherehq and at @team.appearhere
Requirements
- Min 1 year of outbound sales experience in a target-driven environment is essential. You're not afraid to pick up the phone, make friends, and close deals
- You don't need to be an expert (yet!) but you'll know something about commercial property - this could be through past experience, an existing network, or even a side hustle
- You have endless energy and enthusiasm and love being part of a driven high performing team
- You are an entrepreneurial self-starter who is smart, intuitive, focused on hitting targets and passionate about getting the deal done
Preferable:
- You've had experience of in-person pitching
- You're interested in brands and retail
- 2-3 years sales experience in a fast-paced team
- You're passionate about technology, startups, London as a city, and making it better
Benefits
- Stock options. We believe everyone should be an owner
- Scale with the business. This role offers the potential to have an incredible career trajectory
- Team socials. From blindfolded martini making to sound baths, we organise quarterly team events that go big on experiences (whether that's currently online or IRL!)
- Friday lunch. Once a week our company comes together for a team lunch
- When we're back in the office. breakfast and snacks throughout the day (including our favourite cheeseboard)
- Work with different teams, across different projects
- Best idea wins. Whether you’re an intern or the CTO, if you can make the case for it, we’ll make it happen.
- Great location. We’re right next door to two of the best food markets in London. (Due to the ongoing situation with COVID-19 the role will be remote to begin with, and will be office-based once we are able to return.)
- If you’re ready to shape the future of retail and join a fast-growing, young, dynamic business as it scales internationally then we’d love to hear from you!