Transaction Manager

CBRE; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global real estate firm is seeking a Transaction Manager in Dubai to manage a team overseeing real estate transactions for a diverse portfolio. The candidate will negotiate contracts, track transaction activities, and ensure adherence to client goals. Required qualifications include a degree, relevant experience, and fluency in English and Arabic. This full-time position offers the opportunity to contribute significantly within a collaborative culture that values diverse perspectives and skills.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of relevant experience in real estate management.
• Experience in staffing, training, and development.
• Ability to guide complex information exchange.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team overseeing real estate transactions.
• Negotiate business terms effectively.
• Track transaction activities and prepare reports.

Skills

Leadership skills

Organizational skills

Fluency in English

Fluency in Arabic

Microsoft Office proficiency

Problem-solving skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Real Estate salesperson license

Job description

Transaction Manager

Job ID: 250997

Posted: 04-Dec-2025

Role Type: Full-time

Areas of Interest: Transaction Management

Location(s): Dubai - Dubayy - United Arab Emirates

About the Role

As a CBRE Transaction Manager, you will manage a team that provides ongoing management of real estate transaction activities for a small to medium portfolio of properties on behalf of our corporate clients.

This job is part of the Brokerage job function. They are responsible for the buying, selling, and letting of residential, office, and commercial properties on behalf of clients for occupation.

What You’ll Do

• Provide formal supervision to employees. Monitor the training and development of staff. Conduct performance evaluations and coaching. Oversee the recruiting and hiring of new employees.
• Coordinate and manage the team's daily activities. Establish work schedules, assign tasks, and cross-train staff. Set and track staff and department deadlines. Mentor and coach as needed.
• Implement real estate plans with an understanding of the client's strategic real estate goals. Assist with project initiation and scope definition, prioritization of assignments, and adherence to client-driven priorities, commitments, and milestones.
• Act as a landlord or seller agent and tenant or buyer agent to effectively negotiate the business terms and conditions.
• Coordinate the negotiation of sales through a field broker. This includes negotiating leases and lease amendments, monitoring lease expirations, and negotiating lease renewals in time.
• Locate and acquire new properties to meet the client's requirements and timeline.
• Understand how to review, evaluate, and interpret financial analysis templates.
• Closely track transaction and project activity. Record all savings results achieved on behalf of clients. Prepare reports and make presentations to relevant parties.
• Maintain a real estate project tracking system to ensure timely transaction completion; prepare reports and make presentations to relevant parties.
• Improve and change existing methods, processes, and standards within the job discipline. Understand and recognize the broader impact across the department.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Influence parties of shared interests to reach an agreement.
• Apply knowledge of own discipline and how own discipline integrates with others to achieve team and departmental objectives.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve day-to-day and moderately complex issues which may or may not be evident in existing systems and processes.

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 3-5 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered. Real Estate salesperson license required.
• Experience in the areas of staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance and retention preferred.
• Ability to guide the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, convey performance expectations and handle problems.
• Leadership skills to motivate team impact on quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of the job discipline and department.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Extensive organizational skills with a strong inquisitive mindset.
• Sophisticated math skills. Ability to calculate mildly complex figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations.
• Fluency in both English and Arabic languages (verbal and written)

Why CBRE

When you join CBRE, you become part of the global leader in commercial real estate services and investment that helps businesses and people thrive. We are dynamic problem solvers and forward-thinking professionals who create significant impact. Our collaborative culture is built on our shared values—respect, integrity, service and excellence—and we value the diverse perspectives, backgrounds and skillsets of our people. At CBRE, you have the opportunity to realize your full potential.

Our Values in Hiring

At CBRE, we are committed to fostering a culture where everyone feels they belong. We value diverse perspectives and experiences, and we welcome all applications.

CBRE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affiliated Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans)