Head – Real Estate & Partnerships

Company Overview

Curefoods is scaling its footprint aggressively across cloud kitchens, dine-in/QSR formats, and multi-brand food courts.

Job Summary

The Head – Real Estate & Partnerships will take ownership of the real estate charter from an expansion standpoint. This role involves building a strong developer and landlord ecosystem, driving high-quality site acquisition with speed and favorable economics, and forging strategic partnerships that open up new formats and markets. This is a high-ownership role, suited for someone with an operational mindset who excels in negotiation.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage key real estate partnerships with developers, mall owners, high-street landlords, and airport channels.
• Own site selection, lease structuring, and long-term location strategy in collaboration with specialty and anchor food and beverage (F&B) and entertainment chains.
• Drive real estate strategy across cloud kitchens, dine-in, and food-court formats, aligned to city-tier and unit-economics priorities.
• Lead lease negotiations including rentals, common area maintenance (CAM), revenue-share, and lock-in to optimize occupancy costs and protect margins.
• Own the site-acquisition funnel, ensuring closure of sites against expansion targets, market by market.
• Partner with legal, finance, and projects teams for smooth lease execution and handover-to-launch.
• Build and lead a regional real estate team as the network scales.
• Track market intelligence on rentals, developments, and emerging micro-markets.

Qualifications

• 10–15+ years of experience in real estate, expansion, or site acquisition within quick service restaurants (QSR), food and beverage (F&B), retail, or hospitality sectors.
• Proven track record of scaling a multi-city or pan-India site network.
• Strong existing relationships with developers, mall operators, landlords, and airport channels.
• Exceptional commercial and negotiation skills, with a focus on lease economics and unit-level Profit & Loss (P&L).
• Demonstrated ability to build and lead teams with high autonomy.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in related sectors such as real estate investing, urban planning, or project management.
• Proficient in data analysis and market research methodologies.

Experience

• 10–15+ years in relevant fields.

Environment

• The role is expected to work in various environments related to real estate, including offices, sites under negotiation, and market analysis settings. Specific location details and work setting conditions have not been provided.

Salary

• Salary details are not provided.

Growth Opportunities

• Potential for career advancement within the company as the real estate network scales.

Benefits

• Specific benefits have not been provided.