Director - Corporate Real Estate

Ever
San Francisco, CA
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Corporate real estate professionals with regional expansion experience and strong negotiation skills will find this strategic leadership role in the fast-growing automotive retail industry

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 10+ years of real estate experience managing regional portfolios and complex transactions
    — “10+ years of experience in corporate real estate, retail or industrial real estate, or a related field, including regional or multi-market responsibility”
  • Individuals who have developed real estate functions in high-growth companies
    — “Experience building a real estate function or its processes within a growing company”
  • Professionals with expertise in automotive zoning, permitting, and EV infrastructure
    — “Familiarity with automotive-use zoning, permitting, EV charging infrastructure, and utility and power coordination”

Things to consider

  • Travel is a significant commitment, requiring 30–40% of time across the U.S.
    — “Willingness to travel approximately 30–40% of the time across the United States”
  • The role demands independent decision-making within approved parameters
    — “This role works with a high degree of autonomy, represents Ever with senior brokers, landlords, and partners”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with multi-site deals and long-term lease structures in your resume and interviews
    — “Lead the region’s largest and most complex transactions, including multi-site deals, build-to-suits, and long-term commitments”
  • Emphasize your ability to influence executive leadership with data-driven real estate strategies
    — “Proven ability to present to and influence executive leadership”
  • Showcase your track record in managing real estate budgets and meeting occupancy cost targets
    — “Own regional real estate budgets and occupancy cost targets, and track performance against them”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Company

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What success looks like

  • owns regional real estate budgets
  • leads complex transactions
  • drives efficient build-outs
Typical background
10+ years of corporate real estate experience

Skills & requirements

Required

Real Estate StrategyTransaction ManagementDevelopment And Launch

Preferred

Corporate Real Estate ExperienceAi-native Business Knowledge

About the role

Original posting from Ever via Greenhouse

About the Job

Location: San Francisco Bay Area; Travel Required

Department: Real Estate

Reports to: Senior Director, Corporate Real Estate

Employment Type: Full-Time

Compensation: $180,000–$220,000 + Bonus + Equity

About Ever

Ever is building the future of auto retail. As the first AI-native auto retailer, we are building the next $100B+ automotive business, starting with electric vehicles.

Based out of San Francisco and expanding nationwide, we are backed by leading investors and led by former tech & automotive professionals from Uber, Tesla, Rivian, Apple, Amazon, Carvana, J.P. Morgan, BCG, and more. After our recently completed Series B financing, we have raised around $200M in total equity and debt funding. We are growing rapidly and actively recruiting exceptional talent – to set a new frontier in the largest sector of the US retail economy.

Learn more about us at evercars.com.

About the Role

This role will own expansion strategy and execution for one or more assigned regions. You will set regional market plans and lead the largest and most complex transactions within them.

The Director will work closely with leadership and co-founders to develop and convert Ever’s real estate strategy into regional plans, including deciding which markets to enter, selecting real estate assets to power these launches, and other critical decisions for the company. You will then work on bringing this vision to life through executed leases and opened sites. This role works with a high degree of autonomy, represents Ever with senior brokers, landlords, and partners, and makes decisions within approved parameters.

What You’ll Do

Regional Strategy

Develop regional expansion plans that translate Ever’s national portfolio strategy into market entry sequencing, site mix, and timelines.

Own regional real estate budgets and occupancy cost targets, and track performance against them.

Present regional strategy, market entry cases, and major deal recommendations to co-founders and leadership.

Transactions

Lead the region’s largest and most complex transactions, including multi-site deals, build-to-suits, and long-term commitments.

Set negotiation strategy and review deal structures for transactions run by the team.

Build relationships with brokers, landlords, developers, and legal counsel across assigned regions.

Structure deals for flexibility, cost, and scalability within approved parameters.

Development and Launch

Identify zoning, permitting, and entitlement strategy for automotive uses across the region, and raise risks early.

Own regional timelines, capex budgets, and risk through handoff to construction and launch teams.

Drive efficient build-outs that align with Ever’s design standards.

Partner with operations, sales, logistics, and leadership teams to align site plans with business goals.

Team and Process

Manage, coach, and develop new Corporate Real Estate team members and outside consultants.

Help build the processes, tools, and approval workflows the function needs to scale.

Assess the regional portfolio for renewal, relocation, and consolidation opportunities.

What You Bring

10+ years of experience in corporate real estate, retail or industrial real estate, or a related field, including regional or multi-market responsibility.

Extensive experience negotiating and closing complex leases across multiple asset classes, ideally on the tenant or corporate-occupier side.

Strong analytical and financial modeling skills, including market entry and occupancy cost analysis.

Proven ability to present to and influence executive leadership.

An entrepreneurial, hands-on approach suited to a high-growth company.

Willingness to travel approximately 30–40% of the time across the United States.

Preferred Experience

Experience supporting expansion across multiple states.

Experience managing a regional real estate budget or occupancy cost targets.

Experience building a real estate function or its processes within a growing company.

Familiarity with automotive-use zoning, permitting, EV charging infrastructure, and utility and power coordination.

Compensation and Benefits

The Director, Corporate Real Estate position offers an annual base salary of $180,000–$220,000, a 20% target annual bonus, and stock options. Base salary within the range will depend on relevant experience, qualifications, and skills.

Equal Opportunity

Ever is an equal opportunity employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to characteristics protected by applicable law and provide reasonable accommodations during the application and interview process.

Source: Ever careers (Greenhouse)

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