Real Estate Manager (East Region)

OE & THE JUICE is a fast-growing, freshly made juice, coffee, and sandwich concept founded in Copenhagen in 2002. Today, JOE has grown to more than 540 stores across 25 countries, creating a healthy, convenient, and energetic experience that extends far beyond our products and is centered around the people behind them.

We have an ambitious plan to grow to 1,000 stores by 2028, and we are looking for exceptional talent to join us on the journey.

At JOE, we are a people business. Our ambition is to become the first truly global, people-centric food and beverage company. Our culture is grounded in four core virtues: Positive Attitude, Inclusion, Social Ties, and Growth. These virtues guide how we work together, develop our people, and continue building a strong sense of belonging as we scale globally.

If that sounds like an environment where you would thrive, we would love to meet you.

We are looking for a highly motivated and commercially minded Real Estate Manager to join our U.S. Retail Real Estate team.

Based in our New York City office, this role will be responsible for identifying, sourcing, negotiating, and supporting the development of new JOE & THE JUICE locations, primarily across the Eastern U.S.

You will play a key role in shaping our real estate growth strategy, identifying high-potential locations, leading landlord negotiations, and partnering cross-functionally to move new stores from initial opportunity through opening.

The role will also support broader U.S. real estate initiatives, including market strategy, site development, portfolio optimization, airport opportunities, and preparation of site approval and business case materials.

Regular travel will be required across our markets, typically ranging from one to four days at a time.

What You’ll Do

Real Estate Strategy & Market Development

Help define and refine JOE’s real estate growth strategy across our Eastern U.S. markets, currently including New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago, South Florida, Central Florida, and parts of Texas

Analyze markets and identify high-potential trade areas and locations in partnership with external brokerage teams

Assess the feasibility of potential sites using internal performance data, macroeconomic insights, demographic information, and socioeconomic data

Develop market-level recommendations that support JOE’s broader U.S. growth strategy

Site Identification & Deal Execution

Source and evaluate potential new store locations

Lead landlord negotiations from initial LOI through execution of the final lease

Partner closely with external brokers, landlords, developers, and other real estate partners

Drive deals forward independently while maintaining strong internal alignment throughout the process

Track and communicate key milestones from initial site identification through store opening

Business Cases & Cross-Functional Partnership

Develop new store business cases in partnership with internal stakeholders, including our CAPEX team

Partner closely with Finance, Operations, Construction, Design, Legal, and other key functions throughout the site development process

Present site opportunities clearly and effectively to internal decision makers

Ensure relevant stakeholders have visibility into timelines, risks, financial considerations, and next steps

Development & Store Openings

Participate in site surveys, work letter negotiations, and design development

Support permitting applications and new store construction processes

Partner with internal and external teams to help remove roadblocks and maintain development timelines

Support projects from site approval through opening to ensure a smooth transition into operations

Airport & Special Projects

Develop pitches, proposals, and bids for new airport locations across the U.S. in partnership with our brokerage and internal teams

Support real estate strategy and site development activities across additional U.S. markets as needed

Contribute to special projects supporting JOE’s continued U.S. expansion

Portfolio & Landlord Management

Develop and maintain strong relationships with landlords and key real estate partners

Support optimization of JOE’s existing store portfolio

Identify opportunities and risks within the current portfolio and partner internally on appropriate solutions

What We’re Looking For

Minimum of 5 years of commercial real estate experience

Experience working for a national or regional retail, restaurant, hospitality, or consumer brand identifying and negotiating new locations, or experience with a leading commercial real estate brokerage such as CBRE, JLL, Newmark, or similar

Demonstrated track record of successfully sourcing, negotiating, and completing real estate transactions

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Strong understanding of site selection, LOI negotiation, lease processes, and retail development

Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to build strong relationships across departments and levels of an organization

Strong commercial judgment and ability to balance growth opportunities with financial and operational considerations

Professional and confident communication style with the ability to engage effectively with landlords, brokers, executives, and internal partners

Comfort working with financial models, market data, and typical business software, including Microsoft Office

Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple deals, markets, and priorities simultaneously

Self-directed and comfortable driving projects and transactions to completion with limited day-to-day guidance

Ability and willingness to travel regularly across U.S. markets

Compensation

The annual base salary for this position is $150,000.

Why JOE?

This is an opportunity to join JOE at an exciting stage of our U.S. growth journey. You will have meaningful ownership over the locations that shape our future footprint and work alongside teams across Real Estate, Finance, Operations, Construction, Design, and Legal to bring new JOE stores to life.

By joining Joe & The Juice, you are contributing to a healthier world, one juice at a time. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and encourage diversity in our workplace. Together, we can create memorable guest experiences and build a vibrant, successful community.

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