Cushman & Wakefield

Managing Director, Project & Development Services

Cushman & Wakefield$225K — $265K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required.
  • 10+ years of experience with 5+ years in leadership roles.
  • Experience managing multi-market operations and client-facing delivery teams.
  • Strong financial acumen and proven track record in business development.

Responsibilities

  • Translate and execute regional strategy at the sub-region level.
  • Ensure operational alignment and consistent delivery across all markets.
  • Conduct regular reviews with Market Leaders to evaluate performance, client satisfaction, and business needs.
  • Lead BD efforts across multiple markets, driving pipeline development and revenue growth.
  • Support major pursuits as senior advisor, partnering with Marketing and PDS leadership.
  • Implement standardized delivery practices and risk protocols across the sub-region.
  • Manage sub-regional forecasting, budgeting, and financial performance.

Benefits

  • Health, vision, and dental insurance.
  • Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
  • Retirement savings plans.
  • Life and disability insurance programs.
  • Paid and unpaid time away from work.
Full Job Description
Job Title
Managing Director, Project & Development Services

Job Description Summary
The Sub Regional Leader leads operations, growth, and delivery excellence across multiple markets within a defined sub region. Serving as a connector between Regional strategy and Market execution, this leader drives business development, operational consistency, financial performance, and talent development at the sub regional level.
Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Sub-Regional Strategy & Multi-Market Leadership
  • Translate and execute regional strategy at the sub-region level.
  • Ensure operational alignment and consistent delivery across all markets.
  • Conduct regular reviews with Market Leaders to evaluate performance, client satisfaction, and business needs.


Business Development & Market Growth
  • Lead BD efforts across multiple markets, driving pipeline development and revenue growth.
  • Support major pursuits as senior advisor, partnering with Marketing, PDS leadership, and other service lines.
  • Represent the sub-region at industry events and internal forums to promote capabilities.


Operational Excellence & Risk Management
  • Implement standardized delivery practices, risk protocols, and assurance processes across the sub-region.
  • Serve as escalation point for multi-market project challenges, operational gaps, or client concerns.
  • Capture and share cross-market insights to elevate service quality.


Financial Oversight
  • Manage sub-regional forecasting, reporting, budgeting, and financial performance.
  • Partner with Market Leaders to ensure accuracy in financial planning and accountability.
  • Monitor revenue drivers, profitability targets, and resource utilization.


Talent Development & Leadership Support
  • Mentor, coach, and develop Market Leaders and other key talent.
  • Partner with HR on performance management, succession planning, and team engagement.
  • Foster a culture aligned with C&W's DRIVE values.


Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree required.
  • 10+ years of experience with 5+ years in leadership roles.
  • Experience managing multi-market operations and client-facing delivery teams.
  • Strong financial acumen and proven track record in business development.


Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate's experience and qualifications.

The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.

The compensation for the position is: $ 225,250.00 - $265,000.00

About Cushman & Wakefield

Cushman & Wakefield plc is a global commercial real estate services firm. The company's corporate headquarters is located in Chicago, Illinois. Cushman & Wakefield is among the world's largest commercial real estate services firms, with revenues of US$9.4 billion in 2021. The company operates from approximately 400 offices in 60 countries, has around 50,000 employees and manages about 4,100 million sq ft of commercial space. It is one of the "Big Three" commercial real estate services companies, alongside CBRE and JLL.
Learn more about Cushman & Wakefield
Size
50,000 employees
Market Cap
$2.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$220.5 million
Founded
1917
5 Year Trend
+8.6%
Revenue
$7.8 billion
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