Responsibilities include strategic site selection, portfolio management including negotiating multi-million dollar retail leases, renewals, property valuations, P&L optimizations, property assessments, Landlord lease obligation issue resolution, and supporting retail store team needs with mall/property management. Skilled in planning, tracking, evaluating and reporting on work and deliverables. *Skilled in the leadership and management to develop, negotiate and implement complex real estate transactions, negotiate new and existing lease agreements, as well as secure internal approvals by working cross-functionally to solve and bring closure to complex issues within capital plan.*Drive project life cycle through lease execution and landlord delivery. Responsible to align and collaborate cross functionally with a diverse group of partners and present projects to leadership.*Work with and represent Apple for external city/ heritage/ authority/ official partners to ensure compliance and approval by all governing bodies, works councils and relevant parties.*Proactively manage real estate portfolio by tracking and reporting on upcoming lease events, critical project milestone dates and other initiatives that require real estate involvement to deliver.*Resolve landlord lease issues with cross-functional partners and ensures compliance by Landlord.*Completes Store Audits to evaluate location environment and ensures lease compliance.*Foster and maintain excellent relationships with landlords, developers, and other retailers.*Responsible for in depth market trips for senior leadership, as required.*Manage external broker network as required.*Contributes to an inclusive environment through respecting each others’ differences and having the curiosity to learn