Senior Research Analyst Full Time

This position will reside in the Property Research & Intelligence team and will report to the Sr. Manager or Sr. Managing Director, Global Property Research & Intelligence. The Sr. Analyst may have QA responsibility over a group of regional markets and is responsible for working across service lines to plan, gather, validate, & interpret datasets from multiple sources. This includes coordinating and executing efforts on gathering local resources, external and internal resources, documenting sources, validating and qualifying data, and/or integrating data into C&W databases.

This roles’ primary responsibilities include the collection, aggregation, & validation of data in a consistent and timely manner across multiple markets. Working closely with the local research teams and market experts across the country and across service lines.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee and direct quarterly data compilation and statistical production
• Provide tools and guidance for data compilation
• Review and approve (directly or via delegate) submitted statistics
• Ensure consistent capture and Best-in-Class processes
• Work with internal and external data providers to refine and streamline processes
• Work with global, regional and local research leaders to enhance consistent and best-of-class methods for data capture and data quality
• Ensure compliance with all Global, Regional and National research and company initiatives
• Execute the QC process for all aggregated proprietary data reported from data aggregated from proprietary C&W research databases.
• Create and execute processes to gather complex datasets across a variety of internal and external sources
• Manage and may oversee aspects of quarterly production and quality control
• Ensure compliance with all Regional and National research and company initiatives
• Champion, as applicable, the data gathering and validation of Cushman & Wakefield strategic initiatives, both internal and client driven.
• May oversee billing and project reports on behalf of the PR&I team’s projects.
• May work closely with Sr. Managing Director on managing vendor relationships and budgeting.
• Participate, as applicable, in the development of strategies, standards and best practices in the areas of data analysis and data aggregation within Cushman & Wakefield’s big data analytical platforms.

Qualifications:

• BA/BS required
• 3+ years of experience in commercial real estate industry or research-related field
• Experience in data entry/data management
• Ability to aggregate, harmonize and rationalize various data sources
• Professional acumen, understanding of commercial real estate
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Strong communication skills
• Critical thinking/problem solving: demonstration of good judgement to make appropriate decisions
• Intellectual curiosity: desire to invest time and energy in CRE knowledge
• Adaptability/change/fast pace: ability to plan, organize, prioritize and manage processes in a fast-changing environment
• Work ethic: proactively gather data and confirm accuracy; tenacity to go above and beyond
• Database operation: ability to efficiently and accurately update and audit data
• Attention to detail
• Accountability/ownership

Source: Cushman Wakefield Career Page

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