Lead - Total Workplace Strategy | Strategic Consulting

Job Title

Lead - Total Workplace Strategy | Strategic Consulting

Job Description Summary

This role will be responsible for building the practice of workplace strategy from the real estate consulting point of view. Experience in change management, portfolio strategy & transaction advisory will be a key requisite for a success in this role.

Job Description

About the role:

• Lead total workplace & portfolio strategic consulting service line for clients
• Observing trends in the real estate market, such as shifts in demand for office space, commercial real estate pricing, and emerging geographic hotspots.
• Staying on top of regulatory changes that could affect real estate planning, such as zoning laws, building codes, or tax incentives that influence leasing and acquisitions. Cross functional collaboration is a must for this job role.
• Aligning financial resources and real estate assets to support the client's overarching business objectives. This involves running financial analysis on the costs and benefits of acquiring, leasing, or selling properties.
• Ensuring that the real estate strategy supports broader business objectives—whether those are cost-saving, brand positioning, employee well-being, or productivity improvements. How the physical space can contribute to employee satisfaction, engagement, and performance.
• Understanding how much space is needed for different functions, and ensuring flexibility to adapt to future needs. This includes defining spaces for individual work, collaboration, innovation, and social interaction. Adapting the real estate strategy (space planning, downsizing, relocating) in response to changes in staffing levels.

About you:

• An ideal candidate would have a minimum of 10 years of experience at a senior level in this role
• Dynamic personality, with a visionary thinking outlook.
• Strategic mindset with strong analytical skills & decisiveness
• Adaptable & agility along with being empathetic & having a high EQ with a problem solving ability & innovative mindset
• Someone with excellent communication skills and finance acumen
• Change management expert with deep attention to detail

Why join Cushman & Wakefield?
 

As one of the leading global real estate services firms transforming the way people work, shop and live working at Cushman & Wakefield means you will benefit from;

• Being part of a growing global company;
• Career development and a promote from within culture;
• An organization committed to Diversity and Inclusion

We're committed to providing work-life balance for our people in an inclusive, rewarding environment. We achieve this by providing a flexible and agile work environment by focusing on technology and autonomy to help our people achieve their career ambitions. We focus on career progression and foster a promotion from within culture, leveraging global opportunities to ensure we retain our top talent. We encourage continuous learning and development opportunities to develop personal, professional and technical capabilities, and we reward with a comprehensive employee benefits program

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