Senior Manager, Transactions

At Cresa, we believe our clients deserve better. A better space to work, create, build, grow. A better outcome for their people and organization. A better partner who puts their needs first, helping them navigate the landscape, tilting the playing field in their favor and giving them an insider’s edge.

Our mission is to find and foster the best environment for every business. Our purpose is to think beyond space - strengthening those we serve and enhancing quality of life for our clients and employees. We are built to champion our clients’ aspirations through real estate. When considering partnership, we strive to connect with those who share our values: Work Together, Create Value, Be Tenacious, Enhance Community, and Embrace Diversity.

We believe in being the change. We work together to find new ways of doing things that create value for our clients — and for each other. Because there is not much that feels better than collaborating to make a positive difference each day.

At Cresa, we offer an opportunity to be part of something bigger. To learn, advance, mentor and be recognized. Your voice will be heard, and you will be valued for both your individual and team contributions.

Summary

As a Senior Manager, Transactions, you’ll oversee a dedicated account team providing high-quality transaction and account support as well as financial, market and portfolio analytics to inform and support our clients' real estate decision making. Armed with exceptional analytical and organizational skills and an eye for details, you’re a natural leader and problem solver who constantly seeks to achieve better results.

Essential duties and responsibilities

• Manage a team of direct reports
• 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
• Experience developing analytics models and methodologies using a variety of data points to develop informed recommendations to clients
• Ability to 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

Qualifications

• 5-7 years relevant experience
• Prior experience managing transactions for commercial real estate services
• Associates/Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Active real estate license in state of residence.
• 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 skill