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Real Estate Development Leader

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  • Bangalore, Karnataka, India
  • Real Estate & Leasing
  • Full time

Job Description

  • Job ID: 311860

  • Date posted: 04/12/2025

    • Who you are

    As a person you are passionate about people, business, IKEA’s purpose and continuously driving better performance. You are energized by increasing customer value, driving business growth and contributing to overall success and results through people as well as motivated by leading and developing people. We believe you have knowledge in the following areas:

    • Experience at management level from large-scale retail real estate development
    • Experience in contract negotiations with landowners, landlords and other parties.
    • Experience of dealing with authorities
    • Academic degree in law/urban planning/business administration/architecture
    • Project management: Knowledge of how to initiate, plan, execute, control and close a project.
    • Real estate development: Knowledge of the whole process for land scouting, acquisition, zoning, planning, development and permitting for large scale retail and/or mix use developments including retail.
    • Sustainable real estate development: Knowledge of how to assess a site (greenfield or brownfield) meeting set sustainability requirements when doing real estate development. Knowledge of how to incorporate sustainability requirements into due diligence process
    • Knowledge of the internal real estate development processes, instructions, rules, templates and approval process, including coordination of stakeholders, to secure locations.
    • Real estate Leases: Knowledge about how to investigate, negotiate & structure, secure permits, and acquire premises.
    • Innovative and open to new solutions with a passion for doing business, always keeping sustainability in mind.
    • Leading business and people together.
    • Deliver results within a given framework.

    Your responsibilities

    • Lead the work to secure and divest locations according to the real estate scope in Ingka, by delivering safe, compliant, sustainable and innovative property solutions that meet the needs of the business and the many people.
    • Own, control and minimize costs and risks related to the acquisition, divestment, zoning, planning, permitting, value and operation of Ingka properties.
    • Manage the procurement and contribution of all necessary external consultants and other stakeholders to enable tasks related to real estate development,
    • Support definition, development and securing implementation of Ingka Groups’ internal strategies and processes related to the assignment.
    • Develop working relations with local authorities and communities, and proactively engage with authorities to gain support for development, planning and permitting of Ingka business such as big box retailing, large property developments, logistic developments, shopping centers and mix-use developments.
    • Lead and supervise the approval and execution of all public infrastructure, utilities and other off-site improvements in connection to all new and existing IKEA properties.
    • Work with other Ingka functions, real estate partners and local authorities to finalize the projects pending legal obligation and ensure the satisfactory hand-over of completed projects along with the relative documentation to other functions after completed acquisitions (title) and permits approval (building permit).
    • Create an environment where the IKEA culture is a strong and living reality that embraces the diversity of co-workers and customers

    Together as a team

    Without us it would be difficult to meet our customers in person. In our team we find, develop and manage IKEA properties around the whole world. We’re different from one another but we are all passionate about real estate. We challenge and inspire each other to always stay close to IKEA customers and to understand how the changes within retail effects our needs of real estate.
    As engaged, open-minded and curious experts in all parts of the real estate business we take responsibility for the real estate business at Ingka Group as a trustworthy, appreciated and wanted business partner. We secure new and maintain existing physical locations to meet the needs of many people. We provide strategic insight based on our knowledge and understanding of the real estate portfolio in Ingka. We take the lead in delivering safe, compliant, sustainable and innovative property solutions – with Democratic design and life cycle cost on top of our mind. We actively maintain and secure that our properties are kept in relevant shape for the business.

    WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:

    At IKEA we value diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are committed to providing coworkers with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We encourage individualism and invite you to come join our team and be yourself with us!
    We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristic protected by law. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business needs.








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