Job Title
Americas Transaction Management Lead
Job Description Summary
Responsible for the day-to-day transaction management for a complex and/or prominent portfolio of properties on behalf of one or more national and/or global corporate service client(s). Implement the overall vision, strategy, and measurement metrics. Responsible for budgeting, revenue, and profit tracking of all transactions. Ensure the Account Director and other Senior Leaders stay abreast of team performance, volume / commission profile, resource requirement, etc.
Job Description
Essential Responsibilities:
Oversee portfolio plans with client real estate goals and objectives in mind
Optimize portfolio with clients' work place strategy
Manage C&W and non-C&W brokerage professionals to ensure effective negotiations of business terms for a wide variety of transactions including lease, sale, sublease, and purchase
Align C&W service areas with clients' other real estate functions to ensure consistency
Expand account services, and participate in business development; create new, senior level relationships
Oversee the flow of key documentation and client communications
Partner with clients' Senior level operational groups to identify real estate needs and areas of opportunity
Keen financial acumen interpreting financial/ accounting reports, and transaction revenue. Presents activity/ findings to clients' and C&W Senior Leadership
Oversee and/or lead all client/C&W business reviews and key client meetings
Provide leadership for subordinate staff supporting the transaction activity of the relationship
Transaction Management:
Oversee transaction team(s) and their service delivery in N and S America
Executes complex large transactions with high-level knowledge
Determine clients' needs and communicate project parameters
Oversee field broker selection process
Oversee negotiations and management of transactions
Oversee legal review of all client leased/owned documents
Ensure accuracy of financial data and reporting
Manage the coordination of client site visits/market tours
Ensure all state real estate standards are met
Oversee budgeting and revenue tracking of all transactions
Strategic Planning:
Lead the development of strategic plans and provide strategic real estate advice to clients
Identify occupancy cost savings strategies
Develop occupancy expansion/contraction strategies
Ensure implementation of agreed upon strategy
Produce and/or support business case development
Oversee reports, data, and financial analyses toward the completion of a strategic plan
Execute strategies by developing action plans
Coordinate Stakeholder Management for proposed transactions, assisting with TM process, setting expectations, scheduling, programming, etc.
Collaborate with extended PPM & GWO teams and company's functional partners to compile financial assumptions (using standard company formats) and develop Business Case analyses supporting proposed project transactions.
Using business justification and Business Case analyses, draft Decision Documents in accordance with company's' directives and standard templates
Liaise with internal and external counsel, as appropriate, for them to prepare necessary lease documents to reflect negotiated business terms and RE established minimum standard terms and conditions.
Once lease documents have been executed, coordinate transition review meetings to present key Lease Agreement findings to relevant GWO business partners and C&W FM extended team members.
Work on sourcing transactions and any other non-C&W commission-related transactions, this does not include non-CW broker transactions.
Support ad hoc portfolio and transaction-related program exercises on an as-needed basis.
In conjunction with the global lead, organize regular market updates and best practice presentations for the client. Form part of a global team delivering transaction services and reporting to the client, using Costar and Triana
Key Competencies:
Leadership
Strategic Planning
Client Service Skills
Drives Results
Communication Proficiency (oral and written)
Presentation Skills
Manages Ambiguity
Financial Acumen & Negotiation Skills
Education:
Bachelor's Degree required
Master's degree preferred
Important Experience:
Requires seven or more years of experience
Specialized Knowledge/Skills experience in transaction management or corporate real estate.
Experience with high-level, complex transaction management including experience in contract management/compliance
Additional Qualifications:
Must be able to travel 10% of the time
AAP/EEO Statement:
C&W provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. Further, the company takes affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed and employees during employment are treated without regard to any of these characteristics. Discrimination of any @type will not be tolerated.
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: $ 161,670.00 - $190,200.00
Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any @type will not be tolerated.
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