Account Manager/Director (Onsite) - Talent Community

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (GWS); California (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) seeks an Account Manager to oversee a small to mid-sized team delivering client commitments. This role sits within Operations Management, coordinating staff and ensuring service delivery aligns with contractual obligations.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent), 3–5 years of relevant experience, and strong leadership with P&L and budget management skills. Based in the United States; visa sponsorship not required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 3-5 years of relevant experience.
• P&L and budget management experience.
• Facilities or property management experience.
• Vendor and people management experience.
• Experience in staffing, training, development, coaching, measuring performance and retention.
• Ability to communicate sensitive information and guide teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide formal supervision to employees. Monitor training and development; conduct performance evaluations and coaching.
• Coordinate and manage the team's daily activities; set schedules and deadlines.
• Consult with sales professionals to define project requirements and address risks.
• Assist with coordination of resources and develop strategic operational plans.
• Manage sales and relationships with small to medium-sized clients; identify opportunities.

Skills

P&L management

Budget management

Facilities or property management

Vendor management

People management

Staffing & training

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

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 Account Manager, you will oversee a small to medium-sized team responsible for delivering all 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.

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 sales professionals to define basic project requirements. Investigate various approaches to attain end results. Inform the organization of potential risks and implement action plans to address them.
• Assist with the coordination of resources needed to service projects and build strategic operational plans.
• Responsible for the management of sales, and relationships with small to medium-sized clients. Identify new sales opportunities and improvements within existing accounts.
• Monitor service level performance to ensure client service levels are met and exceeded. Present findings to Sr. Management.
• Prioritize open issues and tasks, working closely with both internal and client cross-functional teams. Serve as a point of contact for key systems and processes for projects.
• Manage expectations of the client and project team regarding the scope of work and responsibilities. daily performance and ongoing delivery against contractual obligations
• 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.
• P&L Management and budget management experience.
• Facilities or property management experience.
• Vendor and people management experience.
• 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.

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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