Associate Director / Director — Consulting (UK)

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) is seeking an Associate Director/Director to lead client engagements in UK Consulting, focusing on end-to-end real estate transformation, operating model design and divestment workstreams. You will drive strategic programmes, build proofs of concept with JLL Technology and embed change with clients.

You’ll cultivate senior client relationships, shape propositions and help grow the practice by winning new work while leading delivery across multiple engagements.

Qualifications

• Hands-on consulting in corporate real estate: TOM design, FM strategy, location and portfolio strategy.
• Experience with PMO, change management and AI adoption to drive outcomes.
• Ability to develop proposals, pitch work and build client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end engagements and multiple workstreams for client real estate transformations.
• Develop business cases and collaborate with technology teams on AI-enabled workflows.
• Design operating models and embed change within client organisations.
• Manage divestments or acquisitions related to real estate portfolios.

Skills

Client relationship management

Programme / project leadership

Change management

AI adoption

Business development / proposals

Job description

JLL empowers you to shape a brighter way. Our people at JLL are shaping the future of real estate for a better world by combining world class services, advisory and technology for our clients. We are committed to hiring the best, most talented people and empowering them to thrive, grow meaningful careers and to find a place where they belong. Whether you’ve got deep experience in commercial real estate, skilled trades or technology, or you’re looking to apply your relevant experience to a new industry, join our team as we help shape a brighter way forward. JLL | Work Dynamics Consulting | London

Our clients’ challenges are increasingly complex, dynamic and wide-ranging. Consultants are at the forefront of helping clients navigate this complexity and find practical solutions that drive impact and value. Our consulting team is one of the biggest in the market, we work with colleagues across JLL and are powered by JLL’s own data and technology. We work with some of the world’s largest and most interesting companies across all sectors and geographies. We’re growing, and we’re looking for an Associate Director and a Director to join our UK Consulting practice.

What you'll be doing

• Leading a client's real estate transformation end to end: strategic programme oversight, programme management, FM project management, business and real estate strategies, change management, and pulling in and directing other JLL service lines
• Developing business cases and working with JLL Technology to build proof‑of‑concept AI agents that streamline client real estate workflows and cut out inefficiency
• Designing new target operating models for clients navigating organisational complexity and then embedding the change alongside them
• Leading the real estate divestment for a client separating part of their business or acquiring a business: untangling the property portfolio, contracts and obligations tied to the part being divested or streamlined, while the rest of the estate keeps running

What the role looks like at each level

• Associate Director - you'll lead delivery on individual engagements and workstreams, start building your own client relationships, and take a growing role in proposals and pitches. You're client-facing, comfortable owning a workstream from start to finish, and ready to shape business development rather than just supporting it.
• Director - you'll own client relationships at a senior level, lead multi-workstream programmes, and help grow the practice: shaping the proposition, winning new work and building the team around you. You'll be a visible presence with clients and across JLL.

Is this you?

You've done hands‑on consulting work in corporate real estate: target operating model (TOM) design, FM strategy, location strategy, portfolio strategy, PMO, AI adoption, change management or something close to it? You'd rather see your recommendations actually happen, even if you're not the one delivering every step? You're comfortable when a problem doesn't arrive pre-labelled. When a client is struggling with the pace of change hitting their business, that's exactly the kind of ambiguity you thrive on. Above all, you're the person clients want in the room when things get messy. Not because you have all the answers, but because you'll help them find the way forward.

If you're going for Director: you've built and grew client relationships yourself, not just delivered against ones others have won. You know the difference between being liked by a client and being trusted by one, and you've been on the right side of that line more often than not.

What you'll get

• A team that's building something right now, not maintaining a legacy practice.
• Exposure to some of the biggest occupiers and brands.
• A voice in how the consulting proposition evolves, rather than a fixed script to deliver against.
• Colleagues who'll tell you the truth about a deliverable before the client does.
• And because JLL delivers as well as advises, you’ll see your strategy put into practice across the wider business.

Location: On-site - London, GBR

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For over 200 years, JLL (NYSE: JLL), a leading global commercial real estate and investment management company, has helped clients buy, build, occupy, manage and invest in a variety of commercial, industrial, hotel, residential and retail properties. A Fortune 500 company with operations in over 80 countries around the world, our employees bring the power of a global platform combined with local expertise. Driven by our purpose to shape the future of real estate for a better world, we help our clients, people and communities SEE A BRIGHTER WAYSM. JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. For further information, visit jll.com.