About The Role:
We are seeking an exceptional Sr. Business Operations Manager to serve as a trusted extension of the CEO of Enterprise and BOE'sChief Operating Officer. This is a highly visible role at the center of alarge-scale, rapidly evolving business undergoing significant growth andtransformation.
This position is designed for someone who thrives incomplexity, naturally connects dots others miss, and can translate ideas,signals, and emerging opportunities into meaningful action. You will workalongside a leader who operates several steps ahead of the organization andneeds a partner who can help maintain momentum, drive execution, support clientrelationships, and ensure critical priorities move forward effectively acrossan organization of more than 55,000 employees.
Part executive office leader, part operator, and part clientengagement coordinator, this role offers a front-row seat to executivedecision-making while providing the opportunity to influence culture,transformation, and business outcomes at scale.
What You'll Do
Executive Office Leadership & Coordination
Serve as a key partner in supporting the CEO's clientengagement activities, helping manage relationships, coordinate interactions,and drive preparation and follow-through for client meetings, ensuring Emma isfully prepared and positioned to maximize the impact of every clientinteraction.
Manage a complex and dynamic executive calendarwith strong judgment, business @context, and proactive prioritization.
Prepare the CEO for meetings, presentations,speaking engagements, and critical business discussions through thoughtfulbriefing materials, insights, and clear recommendations.
Coordinate travel, logistics, expenses, andadministrative activities with exceptional attention to detail,professionalism, and discretion.
Act as a central connector across the executiveteam, ensuring alignment, communication, and momentum on key priorities.
Operational Excellence & Follow-Through
Establish and maintain the operating rhythm ofthe executive office, including leadership meetings, off-sites, reviews,communications, and stakeholder engagement activities.
Capture decisions, track commitments, and ensurecritical follow-up actions are completed. Create systems that prevent importantwork from falling through the cracks.
Navigate ambiguity with confidence, picking upon incomplete information and identifying what matters most while independentlymoving initiatives forward.
Support change management efforts by helpingleaders translate strategy into execution and ensuring organizational adoptionis thoughtfully considered along the way.
Executive Support & Business Coordination
Serve as a trusted extension of the CEO, helpingmaintain visibility across priorities, commitments, client engagements, and keybusiness initiatives.
Synthesize information from meetings,stakeholder conversations, and ongoing activities to help ensure alignment andtimely execution.
Provide recommendations, observations, andpractical solutions that support decision-making and organizationaleffectiveness.
Develop a strong understanding of organizationalpriorities and help ensure leadership attention remains focused on the mostimportant opportunities and commitments.
Help manage communications, actions, andfollow-up activities across a broad range of stakeholders.
Strategic Projects & Transformation
Lead and support high-impact initiativesemerging from the CEO's agenda, ranging from operational improvements andorganizational effectiveness to business transformation and culture-buildingefforts.
Partner closely with senior leaders acrossfunctions to drive progress, remove obstacles, and ensure accountability.
Build scalable processes, operating mechanisms,and communication frameworks that improve organizational efficiency andeffectiveness.
Contribute meaningfully to the development of acollaborative, high-performance culture where people feel engaged, empowered,and connected to the organization's mission and transformation journey.
Innovation, AI & Market Intelligence
Bring an innovation-forward mindset to the role,leveraging AI and emerging technologies to improve executive effectiveness,decision-making, and operational workflows.
Monitor industry trends, external developments,competitive dynamics, and thought leadership that can help the CEO stay aheadof the market and anticipate future opportunities.
Support executive visibility and brandpositioning by identifying relevant insights, articles, ideas, and emergingtopics that strengthen internal and external leadership presence.
Help shape how the organization embracesinnovation and modern ways of working.
Who You Are
You are intellectually curious, highly adaptable, andexceptionally effective in fast-moving environments. You are equallycomfortable operating alongside senior executives, supporting clientrelationships, managing competing priorities, and rolling up your sleeves totackle operational details. Nothing is beneath you, and no challenge is toocomplex.
You have a rare ability to absorb large amounts ofinformation quickly, recognize patterns, and connect dots across people,functions, and priorities. You possess strong intuition, but your instincts aregrounded in thoughtful analysis and sound judgment.
Most importantly, you are humble, collaborative, and deeplytrustworthy.
Key Attributes
Exceptional critical thinker with the ability toquickly connect dots, navigate complexity, and translate insights into action.
Strategic, proactive, and highly adaptable, witha natural instinct for anticipating needs and driving outcomes.
Strong executive presence, emotionalintelligence, and situational awareness, with the judgment to know when toinfluence, challenge, listen, or step back.
Skilled at building relationships, influencingacross large matrixed organizations, and driving alignment without directauthority.
Change-oriented operator who combinesinnovation, AI-forward thinking, and disciplined execution to advancetransformation.
Highly organized with outstandingfollow-through, discretion, and professional judgment.
Humble, resilient, low-ego leader with a strongownership mentality and capacity to thrive in high-responsibility environments.
Ideal Background
Experience in an Executive Office, Chief ofStaff Office, Business Operations, Executive Support, Consulting, CorporateStrategy, Program Management, or similar high-impact role.
Experience supporting senior executives withinlarge, complex organizations.
Demonstrated success managing client-facingactivities, executive communications, and cross-functional initiatives.
Demonstrated success navigating ambiguity,driving initiatives, and influencing stakeholders across multiple levels.
Experience operating in environments undergoingtransformation, growth, or large-scale change.
Bachelor's degree required; advanced degreepreferred.
Why This Role
This is a rare opportunity to work closely with a highlyrespected executive and contribute meaningfully to the future of a transformingbusiness at scale. You will have exposure to enterprise-wide decision-making,executive leadership, client engagement, significant ownership, and the abilityto drive visible impact while helping shape the culture, operations, andstrategic direction of a 55,000-person global organization.
Success in this role requires someone who is energized bycollaboration, motivated by impact, excited by client engagement, andpassionate about serving as a trusted extension of the executive office.
CBRE carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate's education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for the Sr. Business Operations Manager position is $200,000 annually and the maximum salary for the position is $240,000 annually. The compensation offered to a successful candidate will depend on their skills, qualifications, and experience. Successful candidates will also be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on CBRE's applicable benefit program. This role will provide the following benefits: 401(K), Dental insurance, Health insurance, Life insurance, and Vision insurance.
Equal Employment Opportunity: CBRE is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. We have a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
Candidate Accommodations: CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company's success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at recruitingaccommodations@cbre.com or via telephone at +1 866 225 3099 (U.S.) and +1 866 388 4346 (Canada).
CBRE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans)
