Digital REA (Real Estate Managing Director)

PwC South Africa; Montreal; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

PwC South Africa seeks a Digital REA (Real Estate Managing Director) to lead the digital real estate practice in Canada. This role involves spearheading Yardi systems implementations, conducting operational evaluations, and providing high-quality managed services. Join a dynamic team dedicated to modernizing real estate practices, driving efficiency, and delivering exceptional client service.

Benefits

Flexible work environment

Competitive compensation package

Qualifications

• Strong technical skills implementing and supporting Yardi software modules.
• Dynamic, entrepreneurial style to identify and execute on new market opportunities.
• Considerable experience as a team leader.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the growth of the digital real estate practice.
• Lead Yardi systems implementation and ensure seamless integration and functionality.
• Oversee operational evaluations and define future state requirements.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Coaching and Feedback

Financial Management

Communication

Education

Not specified

Tools

Yardi software

Job description

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Digital REA (Real Estate Managing Director)

Apply locations Montreal, Calgary, Toronto | Time type: Full time | Posted on: Posted Yesterday | Time left to apply: End Date: August 18, 2025 (30+ days left to apply) | Job requisition id: 619178WD

Line of Service: Advisory

Industry/Sector: Not Applicable

Specialism: Capital Projects

Management Level: Managing Director

Job Description & Summary

A career in our Digital Real Estate Practice, within our Real Assets Group, will provide you with the opportunity to leverage specialist expertise in the real estate market supporting ITIM systems modernizations and deliver property management operational services.

As part of our team, you will be involved in real estate matters where we offer various kinds of services including operational gap evaluations, systems assessments, operational model design, future state requirements definition, current and future state process design, systems design, testing and implementation, post go live support, provisioning of real estate managed services and support the broader real estate and capital projects team. PwC is fortunate to review and work on some of the largest and highest quality real estate across Canada spanning core and alternative asset classes. We are passionate about helping clients modernize systems, information and business processes, consolidating data and enabling teams with analytic capabilities that allows leaders to make decisions quickly with accurate information. Our clients trust us to help them understand the value of their real estate portfolio and modernize practices that drive efficiency and stay ahead of their competitors.

Meaningful work you’ll be part of

As a Real Estate Managing Director you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve business issues, deliver high quality client service and operational efficiency. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Contribute to the growth of the digital real estate practice through leveraging the firm’s network in addition to your own sphere of influence, establishing business development verticals you will lead and grow sales

• Lead our Yardi systems implementation team including implementing efficiencies across the implementation lifecycle model, developing frameworks and standards for requirements, design, construction, testing and support capabilities, identifying skills gaps and provide recommendations to support practice growth objectives

• Conduct operational gap evaluations to identify areas for improvement in current processes and systems for our clients and perform comprehensive systems assessments to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of existing real estate management systems

• Define future state requirements to ensure that real estate operations are strategically positioned for growth and success

• Create detailed current and future state process designs to streamline workflows and improve overall efficiency and develop systems design specifications that meet the unique needs of the organization and its clients

• Oversee the testing and implementation of new systems to ensure seamless integration and functionality and establish post-go-live support to address any issues and ensure successful system adoption

• Grow relationships with existing clients by demonstrating subject matter expertise and knowledge in the industry and provide guidance and resolve problems to address client challenges as they transform business operations and adopt new technology solutions

• Managing the provisioning of real estate managed services to deliver high-quality, reliable solutions to clients

• Participate in our deals ecosystem by supporting our real assets, restructuring, and value creation practices which often have projects with real estate scope

• Contribute to thought leadership, pitches, proposal development and other business development and lead digital real estate project teams, and contribute to team development through coaching and sharing technical knowledge across the national and global PwC network

Experiences and skills you’ll use to solve

• Strong technical skills implementing and supporting Yardi software modules and strong commitment to identifying and addressing client needs and building, maintaining, and utilizing client networks and community involvement

• Dynamic, entrepreneurial style to identify and execute on new market opportunities

• Proven ability to manage multiple project workflows and deliver on time

• Proactive, takes ownership of tasks and assignments, accepts responsibility for outcomes

• Experienced at preparing and/or coordinating complex written and verbal materials

• Considerable experience as a team leader: leading diverse teams to create an atmosphere of trust, seeking diverse views to encourage improvement and innovation and coaching staff including providing timely meaningful written and verbal feedback

• Some knowledge in one or more of the following would be favorable: operating model design, system selection, delivery of operational managed services (support, accounting, regulatory compliance)

• A chartered Professional Accountant along with accounting experience in the Real Estate Industry would be an asset

• Industry experience in property management, construction, investment and financial accounting

• A demonstrated commitment to valuing differences, developing and coaching diverse teams, and ensuring diverse perspectives are heard

Why you’ll love PwC

We’re inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology, you’ll be a part of diverse teams helping public and private clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes. This meaningful work, and our continuous development environment, will take your career to the next level. We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life. Learn more about our Application Process and Total Rewards Package at: https://jobs-ca.pwc.com/ca/en/life-at-pwc

PwC Canada acknowledges that we work and live across Turtle Island, on the land that is now known as Canada, which are the lands of the ancestral, treaty and unceded territories of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples. We recognize the systemic racism, colonialism and oppression that Indigenous Peoples have experienced and still go through, and we commit to allyship and solidarity.

Education: Degrees/Field of Study required: Not specified; preferred: Not specified

Certifications: Not specified

Required Skills: Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Budgetary Management, Capital Management, Capital Raising, Cash Flow Analysis, Coaching and Feedback, Communication, Contingency Planning, Contract Lifecycle Management, Contractor Management, Cost Estimate Preparation, Cost Management, Cost Reduction, Creativity, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Exemplary Leadership, Financial Management, Financial Modeling, Financial Risk Management, Inclusion, and more.

Optional Skills: Same as above plus additional skills

Desired Languages: Not specified

Travel Requirements: Not specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?: No

Government Clearance Required?: No

Job Posting End Date: August 18, 2025

We’re committed to creating an equitable and inclusive community of solvers where everyone feels they truly belong. We provide accommodations throughout the application, interview, and employment process. For more info on inclusion and diversity: https://www.pwc.com/ca/en/about-us/diversity-inclusion.html

About Us

Are you ready to make a difference? Want to unlock new value by applying your unique perspective and talents? At PwC, you can grow exponentially, uncover talents, build relationships rooted in trust, and turn challenges into opportunities for innovation. We’ll help you grow your skills through meaningful work so you can go further.