Job Title

Director, Transaction Management

Job Description Summary

As a member of Cushman & Wakefield’s Portfolio Advisory Group, the Transaction Management Director will be dedicated to one or more of Cushman & Wakefield’s most dynamic client accounts. In this role, you will collaborate closely with peers and the account team to support a client's strategic real estate vision. The Director of Transaction Management will embody our team philosophy “Client First, Insight Always, Execution Excellence”, ensuring every deliverable reflects the team’s commitment to innovation, collaboration, and measurable impact.
As the Transaction Management Director, you will be responsible for the day-to-day transaction management of various large strategic initiatives and enterprise transactions that cut across various asset classes on behalf of client. Accountabilities include market optimization planning, monitoring internal/external workflows to ensure consistent high quality of service and work product. The strategic initiatives will require the candidate to be proactive around identifying opportunities for the client to optimize their portfolio as well as oversee aggressive negotiations to deliver great outcomes on behalf of the client. The candidate will prepare best in class reporting and be comfortable with ideating solutions.

Job Description

Major Responsibilities:

People and Account Management:

• Assist with all aspects of relationship management with the Client and required reporting;

• Partner with Client Corporate Real Estate Team and local Business Unit leads to understand their requirements and build transactional strategies to support same;

• Lead and/or facilitate client presentations;

• Participate in client/C&W business reviews and key client meetings;

• Manage Direct Reports through coaching and mentoring to ensure a highly engaged team;

Transaction Management:

• Assist with the implementation of portfolio plans that align with client’s real estate goals and objectives;

• Initiate new transactions, dispositions and renewals. Manage C&W and Third-Party brokerage resources through the course of transactions; Lead, direct and provide strategic guidance to said brokers and the client on transactions.

• Execute complex large transactions with high-level knowledge;

• Partner with clients’ Senior level operational groups to identify real estate needs and areas of opportunity;

• Negotiate and manage transactions in a global consistent manner;

• Oversee legal review of all client leased documents;

• Maintain and monitor process reporting to the Client using a variety of tools;

• Perform market and financial analysis and ensure accurate data for each transaction using various systems;

• Engage and collaborate with Project Managers, Facility Managers, Environmental and other consultants, as required, in support of particular transactions;

• Manage process documents and revenue projections & tracking;

• Complete transaction ‘post mortems’ and/or client survey’s to facilitate continuous improvement.

Strategic Planning:

• Lead the development of strategic plans and provide strategic real estate advice to clients;

• Proactive identification of potential pull forward strategies

• Identify potential occupancy cost savings strategies;

• Develop occupancy expansion/contraction strategies;

• Produce and/or support business case development;

• Oversee reports, data, and financial analyses toward the completion of a strategic plan

Client Reporting:

• Coordinate and implement reporting requirements including developing standardized reports and templates;

• Collect and enter portfolio data ensuring completeness and accuracy;

• Provide instruction, guidelines and technical support to field agents, service partners, and the Client to maximize the utility all reporting tools;

• Prepare Close Out reports and value add calculations for all transactions

Process Documents:

• Modify and format existing generic process documents and playbooks to meet the Client’s requirements;

• Identify and implement process improvements and innovations

Knowledge and Experience

• +10 years’ experience working in a corporate services role balancing the requirements and needs of both internal and external Clients;

• Valid Real Estate license;

• Experience with high-level, complex transaction management including experience in contract management/compliance and legal documentation;

• Proven effective ‘project management’ skills required to identify tasks and coordinate the timely completion of every component;

• Ability to effectively lead a team in a cohesive, performance measured environment;

• Well-developed organizational skills allowing the ideal candidate to balance multiple responsibilities and deliverables while ensuring Client satisfaction;

• Well-developed Financial analysis and modeling skills.

• Advanced MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook skills required;

Core Competencies:

• Effective People Leader

• Relationship Management Skills and Client Focused

• Communication and Presentation Proficiency

• Financial and Commercial Acumen

• Negotiation and Transaction Skills

• Strong Legal Documentation Skills

• Strategic thinking

• Innately curious about data and innovation