Account Director(On-site)

CBRE, Inc.; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE, Inc. is seeking a Senior Account Director to lead a team delivering client commitments across multiple U.S. locations. The role sits within Operations Management, coordinating staff functions to support organizational goals and strategies.

You will supervise and develop staff, manage schedules, and partner with Sr. sales professionals on project requirements. You will secure resources and ensure delivery against contractual obligations while upholding CBRE’s values.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 5-8 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance and retention is preferred.
• Ability to lead the exchange of sensitive, complicated information and convey performance expectations.
• Leadership skills to motivate the team to achieve broad operational targets across disciplines.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Strong organizational skills and an inquisitive mindset.

Responsibilities

• Provide formal supervision to employees and oversee training, performance evaluations, and coaching.
• Coordinate and manage the team's daily activities, set work schedules, and cross-train staff.
• Consult with Sr. sales professionals to define complex project requirements and develop action plans.
• Obtain and coordinate resources needed to service projects and build strategic operational plans.
• Manage sales relationships with large/high-profile clients and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Review service level performance reports to ensure client service levels are met or exceeded.
• Troubleshoot escalated issues and act as a SME for key systems and processes.
• Direct the client and project team regarding scope of work and responsibilities.

Skills

Staff supervision

Team coordination

Sales collaboration

Resource management

Client relationship mgmt

Performance reviews

Problem solving

Project scope mgmt

Leadership

Operational planning

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

5-8 years experience

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) Local is a hard services-led, tailored facility management solution. We self-perform hard services while partnering with best-in-class soft service providers to offer custom facility and project management solutions to our clients. We focus on empowering our team with a high-level of downstream accountability, resulting in an agile and efficient service delivery.

In addition to our core facility and project management capabilities, our platform offers direct access to our Best-in-Class services including ESG, Security Consulting, Workplace Strategy, and Workplace Experience.

About the Role:

As a CBRE Sr. Account Director, you will oversee a team responsible for delivering all key client commitments.

This is part of the Operations Management job function. They are responsible for coordinating staff functions and operations that support the organization's goals and strategies. This role will support our client across multiple locations in the United States.

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.
• Consult with Sr. sales professionals to define complex project requirements. Investigate various approaches to attain end results. Develop action plans for high-potential risks. Ensure the team implements in a timely manner.
• Obtain and coordinate resources needed to service projects and build strategic operational plans.
• Responsible for the management of sales, and relationships with large and high-profile clients. Identify latest sales opportunities and improvements within existing accounts.
• Review service level performance reports to ensure client service levels are met and exceeded.
• Troubleshoot escalated open issues and tasks, working closely with both Sr. level internal and client cross-functional teams. Serve as a Subject Matter Expert for key systems and processes for projects.
• Direct the client and project team regarding the scope of work and responsibilities. Daily performance and ongoing delivery against contractual obligations
• Apply a broad knowledge of the business, own discipline, and how own discipline integrates with others to achieve team and departmental objectives.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Influence others to adopt a different point of view while being guided by policies and departmental plans.
• Identify and solve technical and operational problems of complexity.
• Understand and recognize the broader impact across the department.
• Improve and change existing methods, processes, and standards within the job discipline

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 5 - 8 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
• Experience in the areas of staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance and retention is preferred.
• Ability to lead the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, convey performance expectations and handle problems.
• Leadership skills to motivate the team to achieve broad operational targets with impacts on own job discipline, multiple job disciplines, and department.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Extensive organizational skills and an advanced inquisitive mindset.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

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.

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Equal Employment Opportunity: CBRE is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. We have a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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