Associate Director/Retail Portfolio Strategist

CBRE; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading commercial real estate firm is looking for an Associate Director/Retail Portfolio Strategist in London. The role involves providing retail and consumer insights for key clients, managing strategic projects, and engaging with clients to understand their needs. Ideal candidates should have over 5 years of experience in the real estate industry, strong analytical skills, and the ability to communicate complex concepts effectively.

Benefits

Global support and resources

Collaborative culture

Commitment to learning and development

Qualifications

• 5+ years in the real estate industry or relevant client engagement experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to communicate complex insights to non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Deliver strategic projects to support client market delivery teams.
• Collect and analyze data to provide informed recommendations.
• Engage directly with clients to capture key data and understand requirements.

Skills

Analytical skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Data manipulation

Problem-solving

Tools

Excel

Tableau

Power BI

ArcGIS

SQL

Job description

Associate Director/Retail Portfolio Strategist

Job ID

224766

Posted

07-Jul-2025

Service line

Advisory Segment

Role type

Full-time

Areas of Interest

Consulting

Location(s)

London - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

CONSUMER, SUPPLY CHAIN & TALENT CONSULTING – UK-BASED

Associate Director: Retail Portfolio Strategist

Role Purpose

Sitting in the Consumer, Supply Chain & Talent Consulting division, this role is instrumental in providing a diverse range of retail and consumer insights for one of CBRE’s key clients. These projects encompass new market entry, portfolio expansion & optimisation, performance modelling, asset insights, and more.

Our team comprises a diverse mix of professionals with expertise in consulting, retail, and real estate, fostering a robust combination of skills and perspectives. This unique synergy enables us to deliver exceptional value to our clients amidst the dynamic retail property landscape.

Key Responsibilities:

• Accountable for delivering strategic projects to support client market delivery teams in the delivery of their strategic objectives

• Collecting, validating and using data to deliver informed recommendations and decisions

• Leverage your existing experience to support project team with scoping project approaches

• Playing a critical role in delivering retail and consumer related projects as part of a project team

• Directly engaging with the client to capture key data and understand their business requirements

• Ability and desire to learn how to apply new tools, techniques and methods in approaching client questions

• Play a team role in presenting the findings to the client, and internal stakeholders

• Working closely with the client and internal CBRE functions, to develop strong working relationships, trust and mutual opportunity

• Identify and implement continuous improvement actions that reduce cycle time and deliver greater value or efficiency in the portfolio and mitigate risk

Person Specification/Requirements:

• 5+ years in the real estate industry or relevant client engagement experience

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to communicate complex insights and approaches to non-technical audiences

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Experience of data manipulation, modelling and visualisation tools (e.g. Excel, ArcGIS, Tableau, Power BI or similar) and database working (Alteryx, SQL or similar)

• An ability to think creatively and flexibly in approaching novel questions and reaching clear, actionable conclusions

• An ability to work independently while under pressure

• Enthusiastic about learning and passionate about your role; self-driven, organised, meticulous with a proactive mindset

Additional Requirements:

Location

The role is London office-based with opportunity to work flexibly as well as travel throughout UK and some international requirements

Ways of Working

Is constantly visible, accessible and pro-active within and outside of the team

Can be increasingly recognised as a knowledgeable subject matter expert

Supports and contributes to a culture of co-operation and teamwork

Client Relationship Leadership

Works collaboratively with other business teams by offering clients the right value proposition for their requirement

Is accessible and responsive to clients at all times, as appropriate

Business Development

Contribute to current and future revenue and profit plans through delivery of project work, development of capability and proposition and potentially business development activity

Actively encourages a culture of cross-CBRE collaboration to maximise growth and service opportunities for the overall business

Working at CBRE

When you join CBRE you will have the support and resources of a global firm where an entrepreneurial mind-set is encouraged. You'll realize your potential with challenging work, fast-paced assignments, an environment of constant learning and commitment to results. To enable your success, we provide the best tools, training and leaders in the industry.

Our collaborative culture is built on our RISE values and reflects the needs and perspectives of our clients and our people. Our work is guided by our North Star: Creating the real estate solutions of tomorrow, so businesses and people thrive. This informs everything we do—from diversity, equity, and inclusion to sustainability initiatives to workplace safety and wellbeing.

At CBRE, we believe that the more perspectives we have, the more dimensions we see. We welcome people with different backgrounds and experiences across industries to apply for open positions even if you do not match every element of the required skills. To discover more about what it’s like to work at CBRE, visit Life at CBRE

About CBRE

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2023 revenue). The company has more than 130,000 employees (including Turner & Townsend employees) serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE serves a diverse range of clients with an integrated suite of services, including facilities, transaction and project management; property management; investment management; appraisal and valuation; property leasing; strategic consulting; property sales; mortgage services and development services.

Equal Opportunities

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