Vice President, Retail Development & Leasing

About the role

A senior, hands-on real estate professional responsible for leading Walton’s retail development and leasing activities, with particular emphasis on the entitlement, development, and leasing of land for future retail and commercial uses.

The ideal candidate will bring significant experience successfully taking retail development opportunities from early-stage market and site evaluation through entitlement, site planning, development, construction, tenant negotiations, and lease-up.

Beyond executing projects, this role will help build Walton’s internal retail development capabilities by establishing practical, repeatable processes; developing and leveraging industry relationships; sharing market knowledge and lessons learned; and serving as a mentor to younger team members.

The successful candidate will combine strategic perspective with a willingness to work directly on projects and transactions. This is an opportunity to apply a career’s worth of knowledge while helping Walton build a scalable retail development and leasing platform for the future.

Responsibilities

• Lead Walton’s retail development and leasing activities, focusing on entitlement, development, and leasing of land for retail and commercial uses.
• Drive retail development opportunities from early-stage market and site evaluation through entitlement, site planning, development, construction, tenant negotiations, and lease-up.
• Work with municipalities, brokers, retailers, developers, consultants, and other development partners to advance complex retail projects.
• Establish practical, repeatable processes for retail development and leasing.
• Develop and leverage industry relationships to support project execution.
• Share market knowledge and lessons learned with the team.
• Mentor younger team members developing their careers in retail real estate.

Requirements

• 15–20 years of relevant industry experience in retail real estate development and leasing.
• Strong working knowledge of the relationships, processes, and judgment required to move complex retail projects forward.
• Hands-on experience in entitlement, site planning, development, construction, tenant negotiations, and lease-up.

Location & Schedule

This position is based in Scottsdale, Arizona and requires regular travel to markets and project sites.

• Expected to spend at least six business days per month traveling.
• One full week per month working from Walton’s Scottsdale home office.