Director Research Analysis CBRE Chicago

Job Description
The primary role of the Director of Research and Analysis is to ensure that the research department is strategically aligned with business development objectives of the CBRE offices. He/she has supervisory responsibility for the research department staff in fulfilling this role. He/she is responsible for proactively connecting with sales professionals at all levels as well as the sales management team to generate ideas for the constant improvement of research-related client facing materials.



The Director of Research and Analysis is the regional market expert. He/she should seek opportunities to participate in client pitches, be visible to the local real estate community, seek external speaking opportunities as well as promote the CBRE Research product to the media. He/she will be responsible for spearheading the production of market analysis and timely white papers addressing market trends.

The Director of Research and Analysis is responsible for ensuring the accuracy and comprehensiveness of the department’s proprietary data and analysis and incorporating it into compelling presentations.

Key Responsibilities
Ensure the accuracy and comprehensiveness of research data and analysis
Document processes and strategies
Meet regularly with sales professionals at all levels
Meet regularly with leadership team
Accompany brokers on client pitches
Analyze market trends and incorporate findings into presentations and white papers
Improve Research’s client facing materials; partner with Marketing
Evaluate processes and tools for developing advanced information and analytical approaches as a key driver of differentiation
Evaluate opportunities to extract customer relevant insights from existing data
Evaluate new and existing 3rd-party data sources to augment current information
Oversee regional research staff
Other duties may be assigned


Strong leadership skills and a positive work attitude
Solid understanding of the commercial real estate business
Established expertise in the commercial real estate market
Prior experience in a Research related function is preferable
Knowledge of data management and analytics processes
Excellent decision-making skills
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent presentation skills
Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to work well under pressure, with multiple/competing deadlines, on various projects
Ability to work well in a team environment and as an individual
Proficient in the use of windows applications such as Word, Excel, and Power Point
A real estate background is required
An undergraduate degree is required – preferably in business, economics, real estate, finance, or urban planning; graduate degree a plus