Help shape the future of one of London's most unique property portfolios.
At The Arch Company, we're home to over 5,000 railway arch spaces that support thousands of independent businesses across the UK. From breweries and cafés to creative studios and workshops, our properties are home to entrepreneurs and thriving local communities.
We're looking for a Renewals Manager to join our team and take ownership of the tenancy renewal process across our diverse portfolio. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong administration, customer service and negotiation skills who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment where organisation and attention to detail make a real difference.
The Role
As Renewals Manager, you'll oversee the end-to-end renewal process for contracted-out tenancies, ensuring renewals are completed accurately, efficiently and in line with legal requirements. You'll work closely with tenants and colleagues across the business to deliver a seamless customer experience while supporting wider commercial objectives.
This is a varied role where you'll balance customer relationships, administration, compliance and commercial awareness to ensure renewals are completed on time and to a high standard.
What You'll Be Doing
- Managing the full lifecycle of tenancy renewals across a large and varied property portfolio.
- Working directly with tenants to negotiate and progress lease renewals while delivering an excellent customer experience.
- Preparing and maintaining accurate documentation, ensuring compliance with statutory and governance requirements.
- Collaborating with internal stakeholders to resolve queries and keep renewals progressing smoothly.
- Monitoring renewal activity against key performance indicators, identifying potential risks and taking proactive action to keep cases on track.
- Supporting debt recovery activity where required to enable successful completion of renewals.
- Contributing to budgeting and forecasting for renewal activity.
- Continuously developing your knowledge of property legislation and best practice.
What We're Looking For
You'll be highly organised, customer-focused and confident managing multiple priorities in a busy environment. You're someone who enjoys building relationships, solving problems and ensuring every detail is handled accurately.
We're particularly interested in candidates who have:
- Experience managing high-volume administrative or case management processes.
- A background in tenancy renewals, property administration or customer service.
- Excellent organisational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
- Strong communication and negotiation skills.
- Good commercial awareness and confidence working with data and systems.
- Strong IT and numerical skills.
- A collaborative approach and the ability to build positive relationships across teams.
It Would Be Great If You Also Have
- Knowledge of commercial property, lease structures or property law.
- MRICS qualification (or working towards it).
- A full UK driving licence.
Why Join The Arch Company?
This is an opportunity to play a key role in managing one of London's most distinctive commercial property portfolios while working alongside a collaborative and supportive team. Every successful renewal helps independent businesses continue to thrive, making a real impact on local communities across the capital.
If you're an organised, customer-focused professional who enjoys managing processes, building relationships and delivering great outcomes, we'd love to hear from you.
DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION
At The Arch Company, we're on a mission to make our workplace as welcoming and inclusive as possible. We believe that our differences make us stronger, and we're committed to providing everyone with a fair chance at success, no matter where they come from or who they are.
We take pride in celebrating what makes each of us unique. When you join our team, you're not just getting a job; you're becoming a part of our part of our friendly and open-minded team, with an important role to play in creating a more inclusive and diverse future.
The Arch Company is an equal opportunity employer, so if you're excited to be part of a company that champions diversity and inclusion, we invite you to explore our job opportunities.
The Arch Company offers more commercial space for small and medium-sized businesses to rent than any other provider in the UK, supporting thousands of business owners who play a vital role in the UK economy. Established in 2019, our spaces are deeply connected to the rich history and heritage of the railway. Our portfolio spans 24.8 million sq. ft. and includes 5,300 properties, such as railway arches, former station buildings, and parcels of land, many situated in prime urban locations.
Our mission is to create environments where businesses can thrive. As a values-led company, we are dedicated to accountability, making a positive impact, fostering strong business practices, and unlocking potential. We play a crucial role in local economies by supporting job creation and driving economic growth. Backed by our shareholder, Blackstone Property Partners, we have ambitious plans to invest £200 million to revitalize 1,000 previously empty and derelict spaces by 2030 as part of our 'Project 1000' initiative.
Through our ESG Strategy we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. We are a member of Real Estate Balance, who help us benchmark ourselves within the industry, and we have a staff DE&I Board to champion DE&I in the company. We are open to flexible working arrangements and offer a comprehensive benefits package, as outlined above.
We believe that our differences make us stronger, and we're committed to providing everyone with a fair chance at success, no matter where they come from or who they are. If you're excited to be part of a company that champions diversity and inclusion but don’t meet every requirement in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You might be the perfect fit for this role or for other opportunities within our organization.
For more information on Benefits, DE&I and open Vacancies, please visit our careers page.
