Candidates with corporate real estate experience and strong negotiation skills in operationally complex properties will find this role demanding and highly strategic, with a focus on multi-market deal execution and autonomy.
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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: $155,000 – $180,000 + 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
The Senior Manager will be Ever’s lead deal executor, taking sites from first tour through executed lease and hand-off to construction across multiple markets at once.
This role will work closely with co-founders, management, brokers, landlords, and legal counsel to secure locations that meet Ever’s operational needs, financial targets, and opening timelines. The ideal candidate is an exceptionally strong negotiator and deal manager with a proven track record of independently closing transactions. This role operates with a high degree of autonomy, keeping many deals moving at once and making day-to-day decisions within approved parameters.
What You’ll Do
Site Sourcing and Evaluation
Lead site requirements for retail, reconditioning, storage, and other operational uses.
Source opportunities through brokers, landlords, developers, and direct outreach, and research trade areas, customer access, and competition for each site.
Lead site tours and assess property suitability, including visibility, parking, vehicle circulation, building layout, power capacity, and expansion potential.
Represent Ever with brokers, landlords, and municipalities as the day-to-day lead on assigned markets and transactions.
Maintain an active, prioritized pipeline of sites and provide clear recommendations to co-founders and company leadership.
Negotiation and Deal Execution
Lead negotiation of letters of intent, leases, amendments, and renewals within approved parameters, from first proposal through executed lease.
Negotiate key business terms, including rent, TI allowances, free rent, term, options, use clauses, signage, and landlord work.
Prepare site comparisons, occupancy cost analyses, project budgets, and approval materials, and present deal recommendations for approval.
Coordinate with legal counsel and internal stakeholders to track business terms, resolve open items, and advance transactions.
Manage transaction schedules, critical dates, dependencies, and documentation so deals close on time.
Evaluate opportunities to improve occupancy costs, space utilization, and lease terms.
Improve day-to-day deal tools, such as LOI templates, site scorecards, and critical-date trackers.
Due Diligence and Development Coordination
Run zoning and permitted-use reviews, environmental assessments, property inspections, and utility and power capacity checks with qualified partners.
Partner with construction, operations, and launch teams to evaluate feasibility, improvement costs, utility needs, and opening schedules.
Identify site constraints early and escalate risks with practical recommendations.
Track landlord deliverables, possession requirements, and key milestones through handoff to construction and operations.
What You Bring
7–10 years of commercial real estate experience in transactions, leasing, tenant-rep brokerage, or corporate real estate.
A strong track record of personally negotiating and closing a high volume of LOIs and leases, ideally on the tenant or corporate-occupier side.
Experience with retail, automotive, industrial, service, or other operationally complex properties.
Deep knowledge of commercial lease economics, lease language, deal structures, and due diligence.
Ability to run many concurrent deals with strong attention to detail and consistent follow-through.
Strong financial analysis skills, including proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets.
Deep fluency working with AI platforms to produce analysis and reporting (e.g., Claude).
Ability to interpret site plans, surveys, zoning information, and operational requirements.
Clear communication, sound judgment, and effective negotiation and relationship-management skills.
Willingness to travel approximately 30–40% of the time for market visits, site tours, and project meetings across California, the Pacific Northwest, Texas, and future markets.
Bachelor’s degree in real estate, business, finance, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Preferred Experience
Experience supporting expansion across multiple states.
Familiarity with automotive-use approvals, permitting, EV charging infrastructure, and utility coordination.
Experience in industrial or flex leasing.
Compensation and Benefits
The Senior Manager, Corporate Real Estate position offers an annual base salary of $155,000–$180,000, a 15% 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)