Retail Asset Manager

📍 Location: Knightsbridge, London

🏢 Working pattern: 4 days per week on-site (office or assets) after the first month

📅 Office move: Potential relocation to Victoria in the new year

🛍️Must have experience with shopping centre assets

About:

At Praxis, we invest in property, unlock its potential and drive long-term value. With over £1.36bn of assets under management and ambitious growth plans, we’re looking for an experienced Retail Asset Manager to join our Development & Regeneration team.

You’ll take ownership of a portfolio of Local Authority-owned shopping centres across the UK, driving commercial performance while helping shape their future through regeneration, leasing and placemaking.

This is a role for someone who wants genuine autonomy, direct access to decision-makers and the opportunity to turn strategy into tangible results.

⚠️ Essential experience:

You must have direct UK shopping centre retail asset management experience.

What you’ll be doing:

• Delivering asset business plans across a portfolio of shopping centres
• Driving rental growth, reducing voids and maximising net operating income
• Leading lease renewals, rent reviews, regears and lettings activity
• Identifying new income streams and asset enhancement opportunities
• Working with Local Councils to support wider regeneration ambitions
• Leading refurbishment, reconfiguration and placemaking initiatives
• Taking ownership of asset P&Ls and service charge budgets
• Working closely with Property Management, Facilities Management and Centre Management teams
• Delivering ESG, sustainability and community initiatives
• Producing high-quality reports and presentations for both internal stakeholders and Local Authority clients
• Supporting acquisitions, disposals and tender opportunities where required

What we’re looking for:

• UK shopping centre asset management experience (essential)
• A strong foundation in Property Management and/or Asset Management
• Experience working with retail assets in an operational environment
• Strong commercial and negotiation skills
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills
• Experience managing demanding stakeholders and client relationships
• Strong financial awareness, including budgets, income and service charges
• The ability to think creatively about regeneration, placemaking and repurposing assets
• A proactive, resilient and entrepreneurial approach

Experience working with Local Authorities, or an understanding of council-led regeneration projects, would be advantageous.

Why join Praxis?

• Privately owned, entrepreneurial business with a strong track record
• £1.2bn+ assets under management and ambitious growth plans
• Real ownership and autonomy
• Opportunity to work directly with senior leadership and Local Authorities
• Ability to make a visible impact on the future of town and city centres
• Highly competitive salary and bonus
• Excellent benefits package including PMI, healthcare cash plan, pension and life assurance

Benefits:

• Highly competitive salary DOE
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Office closure over the festive period
• Private Medical Insurance (medical history disregarded)
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Annual dental benefit
• 5% pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Group income protection
• Daily healthy snacks
• Comprehensive business expenses policy

If you have direct UK shopping centre asset management experience and want to combine commercial asset management with regeneration, placemaking and real influence, we would love to hear from you.

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