Research Director

Description

• Prepare and deliver performance appraisal for staff.
• Provide key insights and implications for commercial real estate.
• Confidently engage with clients and collaborate with the sales team to craft and deliver compelling market narratives during pitches and client presentations.
• Coordinate the delivery and updates of standard Field Research outputs such as quarterly Figures reports, building stacks and skylines, and market overviews.
• Participate in kickoff meetings for key pitches and pursuits, mobilize team resources to meet the specific needs of pitches and pursuits, and present research findings to clients.
• Ensure data integrity and lead local data collection efforts by maintaining and updating a proprietary database with real estate market data, including, but not limited to, availability, vacancy and lease rates, lease and sale comparables , development activity, and tenant occupancy.
• Responsible for hiring, budgeting, task delegation, and project deadlines.
• Mentor team members to foster their professional development and enhance their proficiencies.
• Provide formal supervision to individual employees within the research team.
• Cultivate strong working relationships with Los Angeles-area business publications and trade organizations by actively seeking speaking opportunities to amplify the CBRE brand and establishing CBRE as leading resource for these organizations.
• Collaborate with local leadership and national thought leaders on a thoughtful agenda of local content and reports focused on compelling real estate and economic trends.
• Plan and monitor appropriate staffing levels and utilization of labor, including overtime.
• Regularly engage with market leaders and key brokers to gather feedback on research support at the point of sale, ensure strategic alignment of research priorities and initiatives, and identify areas of improvement.

Requirements

• Advanced experience with Microsoft Office Suite. Comfortable using dashboard software such as Tableau or Power BI.
• Ability to motivate and negotiate with key employees, top management, and client groups to take desired action.
• Expertise on the California real estate market. In-depth knowledge of commercial real estate terms and principles. Ability to calculate complex figures. Conducts business analysis including the preparation of reports.
• Requires expert level analytical and quantitative skills with proven experience in developing strategic solutions for a growing matrix-based multi-industry sales environment. Draws upon the analysis of others and develop recommendations that have a direct impact on the company.
• Ability to solve advanced problems and take care of a variety of options in complex situations.
• Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree preferred.
• Outgoing and capable of establishing relationships that enable collaboration as well as the gathering of market intelligence. Ability to build trust and rapport internally with sales team and other internal and external business partners across the market.
• Knowledge of Company research systems as well as internal and external information sources.
• 10+ years of experience in commercial real estate, with a minimum of 3 years of experience leading and managing a team.
• Ability to respond to the most critical issues and exercise discretion and sound judgment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Must be able to prepare and deliver effective and persuasive presentations on complex topics to employees, clients, top management and/or public groups.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance