ABOUT EYEWA & THE OPPORTUNITYEyewa is the largest and fastest-growing omnichannel eyewear retailer in the Middle East. Since 2017 we've grown from an online store into a regional powerhouse of 250+ stores across the GCC, backed by a $100M Series C led by General Atlantic and a business that is both profitable and growing at over 50% year-on-year. Our mission is simple and ambitious: make high-quality eyewear accessible to everyone, everywhere.
Egypt is our next frontier — and one of our most exciting. We are building the market from the ground up, and our stores are where the brand comes to life. Every campaign, every product, every promise we make lands in one place: the store floor. The teams you build and the standards you set are what customers will actually experience of Eyewa in Egypt.
This is a rare chance to build a retail network from the very first store — to hire and shape the teams, write the playbook, set the culture, and grow it store by store into something that outperforms. We're looking for a leader who wants to be a major contributor to a real success story, not a bystander to one.
THE ROLEAs Head of Expansion, you own the hunt for great locations and the deals that lock them in. You'll source, evaluate, and negotiate the sites that power Eyewa's rollout in Egypt - turning a target map into a signed, store-ready portfolio, and building the landlord and developer relationships that give us an edge for years to come.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIESSite Sourcing & Location Strategy Shape the store location strategy with the MD and Retail leadership — target catchments, mall vs. street, and format mix. Build and maintain a strong, ranked pipeline of candidate sites aligned to the expansion plan, always staying ahead of the rollout. Evaluate locations rigorously on footfall, catchment demographics, competition, and commercial viability. Negotiation & Deal-Making Lead lease negotiations with landlords, malls, and developers to secure the best possible rent, terms, and fit-out conditions. Build the commercial case for each site — rent-to-revenue, payback — in partnership with Finance and Strategy & Execution. Own the full deal cycle from first conversation to signed lease, coordinating legal and internal sign-off to keep deals moving. Portfolio & Relationships Build and own Eyewa's network across Egypt's major mall operators, developers, and brokers — becoming the name they call first with a good site. Manage the growing lease portfolio — renewals, rent reviews, and exits — protecting the economics over time. Coordinate clean handover of secured sites to Retail Ops and fit-out, so locations move from signed to trading without friction.
WHO YOU ARE7+ years in retail leasing, real estate, or expansion — ideally with a retail chain, F&B group, or developer active in the Egyptian market. A natural dealmaker and hunter — you love the chase of a great site and the win of a great deal, and you close. A strong, live network with Egyptian malls, developers, and landlords — doors open when you call. Commercially sharp: you can read a location both on the ground (footfall, catchment) and on the spreadsheet (rent-to-revenue, payback). Energetic and mobile — happy to be out in the field chasing sites, not behind a desk waiting for them. Ambitious and ownership-driven — you want to build a portfolio you can point to, not inherit one. Fluent Arabic and English.
WHY THIS ROLEBuild a store portfolio from zero — your sites, your deals, your map. Direct line to the MD and real influence over where and how fast Eyewa Egypt grows. The backing of a profitable, fast-growing, well-capitalized regional leader — startup pace without startup fragility. A visible, tangible legacy: every store you secure is a mark on the map you helped draw.