Senior Transaction Manager

About the role

As a CBRE Senior Transaction Manager, you will provide ongoing management of real estate transaction activities including new leases, renewals, sales, acquisitions, and dispositions on behalf of commercial clients. Close collaboration with local brokerage teams to ensure the best deal terms is essential in this role. Remote position - East Coast and Central time zones preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, recommend, and execute complex transaction strategies for acquiring and disposing of properties.
• Develop real estate plans with an understanding of the client's strategic goals.
• Gather resources to execute elaborate lease renewals, new site acquisitions, and disposition of surplus space through subleasing.
• Act as landlord/seller agent and tenant/buyer agent for high-profile clients.
• Review business terms and conditions for a wide variety of commercial real estate products.
• Coordinate the negotiation of sales through a field broker.
• Negotiate leases, amendments, and track expirations.
• Secure new high-value properties to meet clients’ requirements and timelines.
• Work with internal and external teams to ensure integration between the service lines.
• Track all transaction activity and prepare commissions, forecasts, vouchers, and accounts.
• Contribute to new products, processes, standards, and/or operational plans in support of achieving functional goals.
• Apply advanced knowledge to seek and develop new, better methods for accomplishing both individual and department objectives.
• Showcase expertise in own job discipline and in-depth knowledge of other job disciplines within the organization function.
• Coach others to develop in-depth knowledge and expertise in most or all areas within the function.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values.
• Anticipate potential objections and persuade others, often at senior levels and of divergent interest, to adopt a different point of view.
• Impact the achievement of customer, operational, project, or service objectives across multi-discipline teams.
• Communicate difficult and complex ideas with the ability to influence.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 8-10 years of real estate transactions or related experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
• Experience with life sciences or pharmaceutical is a plus.
• Real Estate salesperson license required.
• Innovative mentality to develop methods that go beyond existing solutions.
• Ability to solve unique problems using standard and innovative solutions having a broad impact on the business.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.).
• Expert organizational skills with an advanced inquisitive mindset.
• Highly sophisticated math skills, including calculating percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Benefits

When you join CBRE, you become part of the global leader in commercial real estate services and investment that helps businesses and people thrive. Our collaborative culture is built on shared values — respect, integrity, service, and excellence — and we value diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and skillsets.

Pay

The minimum salary for the Senior Transaction Manager position is $120,000 annually (or $57.70 per hour) and the maximum salary is $165,000 annually (or $79.33 per hour). The compensation offered to a successful candidate will depend on skills, qualifications, and experience. Successful candidates will also be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on CBRE’s applicable benefit program.