Dollar General · 3 months ago
Sr. Director, Real Estate Legal
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tennessee
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
10+ years expDollar General is a retail company that has been delivering value to shoppers for over 80 years. They are seeking a Sr. Director of Real Estate Legal to provide strategic leadership for real estate development and leasing programs, ensuring legal compliance and supporting complex negotiations.
Retail
Responsibilities
Oversee internal teams and vendors to ensure all legal documentation provided by or to the Real Estate, Lease Administration, Construction, Leasing, and Distribution teams is in compliance with established Company policies
Supervise large-scale due diligence program for all development projects to verify legal sufficiency of title work, land surveys, easements, restrictions and compliance with environmental, geotechnical, zoning and permitting requirements
Manage pipeline so that new stores are approved in accordance with development timelines and TYOP goals
Oversee the preparation, negotiation and execution of all real estate legal documents in accordance with Company standards
Review and approve purchase and sale agreements, deeds, leases for freestanding buildings, shopping center spaces, distribution centers and other corporate facilities, amendments, guaranty agreements, memoranda of lease, assignments, subleases, easements and waivers
Manage high-volume program for issuance of SNDA and estoppel certificates within timeframes required by 20,000+ store leases
Provide legal and business support to Real Estate Development, Lease Administration and Maintenance leaders to ensure best practices and to mitigate potential litigation or contractual issues
This requires legal interpretation of complex agreements, drafting demand letters, responding to default notices, and using negotiation skills to resolve escalating matters
Also requires cross-functional partnerships with Company litigators, outside counsel and adverse parties
Develop and execute strategies, budgets and staffing models for the success of Company initiatives
Examples include leadership roles within store purchase and fee development programs, international expansion plans, acquisitions and dispositions of excess land, and backfilling vacant retail spaces via bankruptcy proceedings or third-party partnerships
Specific duties include deal structuring, management of outside consultants and counsel, due diligence verification, financial analysis and stewardship, and transaction closings
Each of the foregoing requires knowledge of, and adherence to, laws, Company policies and budgets
Must facilitate and maintain relationships with a wide variety of internal employees, external vendors and outside counsel to accomplish these tasks
This requires clear communication, consistent supervision of workload priorities and adherence to deadlines
Qualification
Required
Strong retail real estate legal and development knowledge relative to large BTS and fee-for-development programs, including extensive experience with conventional shopping center leasing, lease administration and enforcement and issue management
Strong industry relationships and networks to include outside legal counsel, BTS developers, retail brokers and shopping center developers to enhance program execution
Strategic development analysis supported by strong pipeline and execution management skills
Ability to manage large, fast-moving programs and processes in a time-sensitive manner by utilizing technology and corporate reporting tools while concurrently leading appropriate personnel
Strong retail shopping center lease negotiation skills to further enhance the team's ability to expedite deals from a business and legal perspective
Excellent interpersonal skills, articulate communicator, able to provide clear, concise and decisive direction to a team and deliver presentations to all levels of executive management
Excellent leadership and motivational skills, team building and coaching ability
All candidates must be an attorney with an active law license
A minimum of 10 years' experience in a commercial real estate law practice or as in house counsel is required
Must also have at least 5 years' experience directly leading multiple employees
Company
Dollar General
Dollar General has been Serving Others for approximately 85 years.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Jeff Owen
Chief Executive Officer
Todd Vasos
Chief Executive Officer
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