Associate Director of Research Full Time

As a CBRE Associate Research Director, you will oversee the work of the NJ research team, to collect market intelligence and deliver actionable, valuable insights to local business leadership, sales professionals and clients. We are looking for an outgoing, articulate and dynamic research leader who can be a partner in improving the platform, interacting with clients, and helping local sales professionals win business and drive revenue growth.

This role will be based in our Saddle Brook, NJ office and will require onsite presence.

What You’ll Do

Partnership, engagement and expertise:

• Regularly engage with market leaders and key brokers to gather feedback on research support at the point of sale and identify areas of improvement.
• Participate in key pitch kickoff meetings and mobilize team resources based on the specific needs of pitches and pursuits, occasionally present to clients.
• Engage confidently with clients and work collaboratively with sales team to craft and deliver compelling market narrative during pitches and client presentations.

Manager Of Local Data Operation And Research Outputs:

• Lead local data efforts by maintaining and updating a proprietary database with real estate market data while ensuring data integrity.
• Coordinate the delivery and updates of standard Field Research outputs such as quarterly Figures reports, market stacks and skylines, market overviews.
• Drive local thought leadership by analyzing and identifying real estate and economic trends and insights.

Leader And People Manager For The NJ Research Team:

• Responsible for hiring, budgeting, task delegation, project deadlines, and other team management responsibilities.
• Provide formal supervision to individual employees within single functional or operational area.
• Plan and monitor appropriate staffing levels and utilization of labor, including overtime. Prepare and deliver performance appraisal for staff while mentoring team members to further develop proficiencies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Need

To perform this job successfully, an individual will need to perform each crucial duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in Real Estate, Economics, Finance, Geography, and a minimum of 6 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Master’s degree preferred.
• 6 years of experience in commercial real estate, including experience as a people manager.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Must able to prepare and deliver effective and persuasive presentations on complex topics to employees, clients, top management and/or public groups.
• 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.
• Ability to respond to the most critical issues and exercise discretion and sound judgment.
• Ability to motivate and negotiate with key employees, top management, and client groups to take desired action.
• Expertise on the New Jersey 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.
• Ability to solve advanced problems and take care of a variety of options in complex situations.
• 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 makes recommendations that have a direct impact on the company.
• Advanced experience with Microsoft Office Suite. Comfortable using dashboard software such as Tableau or Power BI.
• Knowledge of Company research systems as well as internal and external information sources.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Source: CBRE Career Page

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