President of Leasing and Portfolio Growth

The President of Leasing & Portfolio Growth

At Ruddell Group, LLC, we are a nimble and entrepreneurial real estate investment and development firm focused on small-to-mid-sized industrial developments across the Southeastern U.S. We move fast, think long-term, and build a best-in-class portfolio through disciplined execution, strong tenant relationships, and relentless problem-solving. We are seeking a President of Leasing & Portfolio Growth to serve as a strategic right-hand partner to the Founder.

Responsibilities

• Managing the transition from acquisition to market readiness

• Overseeing construction management at a high level

• Driving tenant acquisition and lease-up

• Building strong broker, tenant, and market relationships across multiple regions

• Creating and executing marketing plans for each site

• Increasing occupancy, rental revenue, and NOI

• Creating repeatable systems for scaling the platform nationally

Construction Management & Delivery Oversight

• Coordinating with architects, engineers, contractors, and municipalities at a management level

• Tracking construction schedules, delivery dates, and key milestones

• Ensuring tenant requirements are communicated early and clearly

• Supporting tenant buildout coordination when needed

• Identifying delivery issues that could affect leasing, occupancy, or tenant satisfaction

• Keeping the Founder informed on project status, timing, risks, and key decisions

Lease-Up & Tenant Execution

• Developing and executing lease-up strategies for each park

• Identifying target tenant categories by market and asset type

• Building and managing broker relationships in each target market

• Prospecting directly with tenants when needed

• Creating relationships with regional and national tenants who may lease across multiple parks

• Negotiating letters of intent and lease agreements

• Driving rental rate growth and occupancy targets

• Tracking leasing pipeline, tenant demand, market feedback, and competitive activity

• Working with counsel, brokers, and ownership to move leases from prospect to execution

National Tenant Relationship Development

• Building a database of regional and national industrial tenants

• Understanding tenant expansion plans and matching them with current or future Ruddell parks

• Developing direct relationships with decision-makers, not just brokers

• Creating a repeatable tenant outreach and relationship management process

• Identifying tenants who can become long-term portfolio partners

• Representing Ruddell as a credible, responsive, relationship-driven landlord and development partner

Stabilization & Asset Performance

• Monitoring property-level performance against the original pro forma

• Tracking occupancy, rent, leasing velocity, tenant retention, and NOI

• Identifying opportunities to improve revenue and asset value

• Helping resolve tenant issues quickly and professionally

• Supporting the transition of stabilized assets into long-term portfolio management

• Developing reporting systems for leasing, occupancy, tenant pipeline, and asset performance