Hiring: Tenant Acquisition Manager

???? Abu Dhabi, UAE

We are seeking a highly connected and commercially driven Tenant Acquisition Manager to lead the sourcing and onboarding of F&B brands across a growing portfolio of community destinations in the UAE.

Role Overview

You will be responsible for identifying, recruiting, and securing high-quality tenants including food trucks, cafés, QSR brands, and emerging concepts. The role focuses on building a strong tenant mix across food truck parks, modular retail hubs, and petrol station developments.

Key Responsibilities

• Source and onboard F&B brands, food trucks, and retail concepts
• Build and manage a strong pipeline of local and international tenants
• Lead end-to-end leasing cycle: outreach, negotiation, and deal closure
• Curate balanced tenant mixes to maximize footfall and performance
• Develop relationships with restaurateurs, franchise operators, and hospitality groups
• Identify concepts suited for petrol station retail (e.g., ADNOC, ENOC locations)
• Track F&B market trends and identify high-growth brands
• Collaborate internally to ensure smooth tenant onboarding and launch

Skills

Requirements

• 7–10+ years in tenant acquisition, leasing, or F&B business development
• Strong experience in F&B, retail real estate, or hospitality
• Existing network within the UAE F&B ecosystem
• Proven negotiation and deal-closing skills
• Experience with food truck parks, modular retail, or petrol station retail is a strong advantage
• Entrepreneurial mindset with strong commercial acumen