Leasing Manager – Multi-Site Portfolio

Title: Leasing Manager – Multi-Site Portfolio

Location: Hybrid (Lawrence, MA Area)

Reports To: Director of M&A

About Little Sprouts:

Founded in 1982, Little Sprouts, LLC is a leading provider of early education and child care in New England and a subsidiary of The Babilou Family (“Babilou”). Babilou is one of the world’s largest early childhood education companies, with 1,200+ centers and 50,000+ families served globally.

In the U.S., Little Sprouts operates 41 schools under three brands: Little Sprouts, Building Blocks, and Heartworks Early Education & Child Care Centers. As we continue to scale for future growth, we are seeking a highly organized and proactive Leasing Manager to focus on the effective management of our existing real estate portfolio, as well as help identify new sites for growth opportunities.

Role Overview:

The Leasing Manager will oversee and administer all aspects of the Company’s lease portfolio across our network of early education schools. This role emphasizes lease compliance, landlord relations, and portfolio optimization, ensuring that each location aligns with organizational needs and cost objectives. Secondarily, you will also help identify, analyze and consider new sites for growth. This includes, but is not limited to, identifying new sites based on our site selection criteria, analyzing these sites for economic feasibility and executing new lease agreements.

• Lease Administration & Compliance:
• Manage and maintain a centralized lease database, ensuring all terms, deadlines, and obligations are tracked and met.
• Oversee renewals, extensions, terminations, and rent escalations for the existing portfolio.
• Monitor lease compliance and coordinate with internal teams to address obligations and deadlines.
• Prepare and maintain standard reporting tools to provide visibility to senior leadership.

• Serve as primary point of contact for landlords, brokers and property managers.
• Manage day-to-day landlord communications, resolving lease-related issues in a timely manner.
• Support negotiations for renewals and amendments in partnership with legal, finance and facilities.
• Leverage your network of brokerage and landlord relationships to identify new sites that might be of interest based on our site selection criteria

• Track occupancy costs, analyze trends, and provide recommendations for cost savings.
• Prepare comparative analyses to support decision-making on lease actions.
• Support relocations, consolidations of existing sites, and new site growth analysis as needed.

• Partner with operations, facilities, and finance to ensure alignment on real estate needs.
• Provide lease-related input on capital projects and facilities planning.
• Assist in the development of long-term portfolio strategies, including our M&A team and overall growth of new schools

• 4–6 years’ experience in commercial leasing, property management, or lease administration (multi-site experience preferred).
• Experience with new site identification, site feasibility, underwriting investment returns, and execution of new lease agreements is a plus
• Strong knowledge of commercial lease structures, landlord/tenant relations, and real estate operations.
• Proficiency in Excel and real estate management tools; experience with lease administration software and Co-Star is a plus.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Business, Finance, or a related field preferred.

• Full-time position; 40+ hours per week with occasional evening obligations (e.g., landlord meetings, networking events).
• Travel (up to 25–30%) required to schools across Merrimack Valley, Southern NH, Metrowest, and the South Shore, as well as to our Lawrence, MA home office.
• Prolonged periods of desk/computer work with some site-based physical activity (walking, inspections). Reasonable accommodations available.

• Health benefits are available upon start date.
• Free Subscription to First Stop Health; receive ongoing care from doctors and prescribers through easy telehealth services.
• Up to 75% discount on your child's tuition (Option for the initial $5,000 of tuition to be taken out of your paycheck before taxes through payroll deductions.)
• Comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, and pet insurance.
• 401k with company match.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Career advancement and coaching.
• Additional Paid Time off and Holidays.
• Referral Program.
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We’re Growing!

We’re Growing! Little Sprouts LLC is a subsidiary of Babilou Family, a global network of 1,200 early education and child care centers. Little Sprouts LLC provides award-winning early education and child care across 41 New England schools. Through the experience and talents of over 1,000 early education professionals and in partnership with nearly 4,500 families, we are on a meaningful journey to create optimal learning spaces where children ages 0-5 can learn, grow, and thrive.