Associate - Retail Analyst

Experience: - 4–8 years’ experience, with hands-on exposure to retail research, rent rolls, lease data and performance reporting

Key Responsibilities: -

1. Retail Research & Consumer Analysis – Lead research for all retail projects across RMZ’s pipeline – vicinity and catchment-level consumer analysis, demographic and lifestyle profiling, competitive benchmarking, and syndicated retail/consumer research – to build a robust, location-specific view of demand.

2. Data-to-Insight Translation – Break down research and portfolio data into clear, usable retail insights – demand gaps, category opportunity and brand-fit – that can be applied directly to leasing, tenant-mix and positioning decisions.

3. Retail Strategy & Location Planning – Translate insights into retail strategy by location as RMZ scales into new cities and territories across India – shaping format mix (anchor, vanilla, F&B, experiential), category priorities and positioning for each market

. 4. Pre-Leasing Planning & Stakeholder Alignment – Work with internal stakeholders to plan pre-leasing numbers and growth targets ahead of new and upcoming projects, grounded in research and market insight.

5. Central Data Repository & Rent Roll Management – Own and maintain the single source of truth for all retail data across RMZ’s portfolio – rent rolls, lease terms, renewals, occupancy, vacancy and tenant records – keeping it current, accurate and audit-ready at all times.

6. Brand & Category Performance Analysis – Track and analyse brand-wise and category-wise performance – rent, rent-to-sales, occupancy and other available metrics – across the portfolio to identify underperformers, renewal risks and growth opportunities.

7. Reporting & Presentations – Build decks and dashboards on research findings, revenues, occupancy, rent rolls and the leasing pipeline for leadership and board-level reviews, translating data and insight into clear, decision-ready recommendations.

8. Renewals, Upgrades & Enhancement Tracking – Track upcoming lease expiries and renewals across the portfolio, and support the identification, prioritisation and tracking of retail enhancement projects – store upgrades, category repositioning and experience improvements – aimed at increasing revenue and sustaining full occupancy.

9. Cross-Functional Coordination & Annual Planning – Work closely with asset management, operations and finance teams to reconcile data and validate numbers and support the Associate Director in identifying priority projects each year to grow revenue, sharpen positioning and sustain 100% occupancy across the retail portfolio.