Senior Transaction Manager

About the role

As a Senior Transaction Manager at Cresa, you’ll provide high-quality transaction and account support as well as financial, market, and portfolio analytics to inform and support our clients' real estate decision-making. You’re a natural leader and problem solver with exceptional analytical and organizational skills, constantly seeking to achieve better results.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the implementation of portfolio plans that align with client’s real estate goals and objectives
• Collaborate with brokerage professionals to ensure effective negotiations of business terms for a wide variety of transactions including lease, sale, sublease, and purchase
• Manage the flow of key documentation and client communications
• Oversee revenue tracking of all transactions
• Maintain database of transaction activity
• Ensure accuracy of all transaction reports
• Present transaction activity to client
• Lead and/or facilitate client meetings
• Assist in measuring transactional performance
• Coordinate negotiations and management of transactions
• Coordinate legal review of all client leased/owned documents
• Ensure accuracy of financial data and reporting
• Review lease documents, write lease summaries and abstracts, and review other materials as part of the due diligence process
• Deliver on client-driven priorities, tracking progress and milestones
• Develop analytics models and methodologies using a variety of data points to create informed recommendations for clients
• Analyze business performance data and budgets for executive-level operations reporting
• Review critical dates, evaluate contract options, and provide recommendations
• Create and implement reports including but not limited to: Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Market Comps, Business Case, Location Analysis, etc.
• Support all transaction activity, preparing forecasts and savings results reporting
• Apply critical thinking and market knowledge to assist with unique client-specific research requests such as strategic planning, portfolio reviews, and highest and best use analyses
• Summarize and communicate analytic findings, insights, and recommendations via executive-level summary documents and presentations
• Complete other client-driven initiatives to support their internal real estate needs

Requirements

• Prior experience managing transactions for commercial real estate services
• Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills – attention to detail is critical
• Excellent project management and organizational skills
• Ability to work independently and manage competing deadlines
• Strong interpersonal skills and proven experience working with cross-functional teams
• Ability to work across multiple time zones to accommodate global initiatives

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree (or relevant industry experience)
• Minimum 7 years of work experience in commercial real estate
• Active real estate license in state of residence
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and Outlook). Advanced MS Excel proficiency is a must
• Advanced proficiency in Smartsheet and Salesforce reporting preferred
• Experience with lease administration platforms (CoStar, Visual Lease, Lease Harbor, etc)

Physical Requirements

• This position will sit in office with the client 1-2 days a week
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act