Manager, Business Development & Content Strategy

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At Colliers it’s not our success that sets us apart, it’s how we achieve it. Our people are passionate, take ownership and always do what’s right for our clients, people and communities.

Why Colliers?

Our enterprising environment needs your expertise to facilitate Colliers’ continued growth as an industry leader. Our nimble, decentralized culture can provide you with a wealth of opportunities to learn about our business and quickly gain experience to accelerate your career.

About you

The Manager, Business Development & Content Strategy supports revenue-generating initiatives for Colliers by delivering high-quality, client-facing presentations, pursuits, and business review materials. This role partners closely with executive stakeholders, sales leads, and producers to shape strategy and translate it into compelling, custom and branded deliverables, demonstrating a strong understanding of Colliers’ capabilities, industry trends, and best practices.

The Manager coordinates resources, manages timelines, and ensures consistent quality across assigned pursuits and presentations. Applying sound judgment and attention to detail, this role prioritizes work, aligns contributors, and executes efficiently against deadlines. The position collaborates across marketing, design, research, and other departments as needed to produce polished, competitive materials that advance business development objectives. The ideal candidate will have marketing and business development experience in commercial real estate and tenant representation.
 

In this role, you will…

• Partners with executives and key stakeholders to ask the right questions, understand objectives, and develop tailored content for proposals and presentations.

• Collaborates with internal teams to understand service offerings and subject-matter expertise, translating complex capabilities into clear, client-relevant messaging. Leverages a strong understanding of client objectives and Colliers’ capabilities to support competitive, well-positioned pursuits.

• Develops and writes pursuit content for proposals and presentations that articulate Colliers’ tools, services, platforms, and experts for use across multiple client-facing scenarios.

• Cultivates a strong understanding of the Colliers brand story to ensure consistent, effective representation across all external-facing materials.

• Contributes to pursuit strategy and execution by project managing all phases of assigned pursuits, ensuring timely delivery and consistent quality.

• Researches and resolves complex issues related to RFP responses, maintaining accurate and up-to-date commonly requested information.

• Project manages select national initiatives as needed in support of business development priorities.

• Supports Business Development operations by tracking pursuits, assisting with internal communications, and reporting success metrics.

• Maintains and updates content within the national pursuit platform to support efficiency and consistency across markets.

• Assists in the development and delivery of training materials related to business development platforms, tools, and resources.

• Supports writing and research for special assignments and ad hoc initiatives as needed

What success looks like

• Bachelor’s degree in related field required or 8 to 10 years’ experience in a marketing role – prior experience in the commercial real estate industry required.

• Experience with internet platforms such as SharePoint, Smartsheet, Marketing Cloud preferred

• Proficiency in Microsoft applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).

• Some fluency in, or ability to quickly learn, Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Express, Acrobat).

• Capacity to write and generate content with strong editing and proofreading skills with an emphasis on business writing and an ability to articulate client value.

• Self-starter and team player with a strong attention to detail.

• Ability to shift priorities and deliver projects on a timely basis, well organized, excellent time management skills and ability to interface with top level executives.

• A strong work ethic, the strength to thrive in a dynamic and demanding work environment, and an ability to meet critical deadlines.

Benefits
Employees (and their families) are provided options for employer subsidized medical benefits including RX, dental, vision as well as employer paid basic life/AD&D insurance and short-term/long-term disability. Employee