Commercial Manager, Data Center Solutions

CBRE Group, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Group, Inc. is seeking a Commercial Manager to lead a team focused on identifying commercial opportunities and marketing efforts. You will oversee staff, coordinate daily activities, and collaborate with marketing to align strategies with company goals.

The role emphasizes leadership, market research, and relationship management to support growth and client satisfaction within the Client Services function.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 3–5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, and measuring performance.
• Ability to guide sensitive information and set performance expectations.
• Leadership skills to motivate team and impact quality, efficiency, and effectiveness.
• Strong organizational skills and financial acumen (advanced math).

Responsibilities

• Provide formal supervision to employees, monitor training and development, and conduct performance evaluations.
• Coordinate and manage daily team activities, set schedules, assign tasks, and cross-train staff.
• Develop and implement commercial strategies to drive growth.
• Conduct basic market research and create business plans for opportunities and new customers.
• Manage relationships with existing customers to meet their needs.
• Collaborate with marketing to align local/regional strategies with branding.
• Build and manage profitable partnerships with key stakeholders.
• Monitor team performance using metrics and report to senior management.
• Lead by example and align with CBRE RISE values.

Skills

Leadership

Staff supervision

Performance management

Market research

Strategic planning

Client relationship mgmt

Cross-functional collaboration

Coaching & mentoring

Staff training

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Outlook

Job description

About the Role:

As a CBRE Commercial Manager, you will be responsible for managing a team responsible for developing and identifying new small to medium-sized commercial opportunities and marketing efforts.

This job is part of the Client Services Job Function. They are responsible for providing daily advice and support to clients that need assistance with business products and services.

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.
• Develop and put in place commercial strategies according to company goals and objectives aiming to speed up growth.
• Conduct basic market research and evaluation to create business plans on commercial opportunities and establish new customers.
• Understand the requirements of existing customers and manage relationships to ensure their needs are being met.
• Work with the marketing department to create local and regional marketing strategies that align with overall department branding efforts.
• Build and manage profitable partnerships with key stakeholders.
• Manage the performance of team activities using metrics and prepare reports for senior management.
• 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:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• 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.
• 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.
• Advanced math skills. Ability to calculate difficult figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations.

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.

Our Values In Hiring

At CBRE, we are committed to fostering a culture where everyone feels they belong. We value diverse perspectives and experiences, and we welcome all applications.

Disclaimers

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

Applicant AI Use Disclosure

We value human interaction to understand each candidate's unique experience, skills and aspirations. We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to make hiring decisions, and we ask that candidates disclose any use of AI in the application and interview process.

About CBRE Group, Inc.

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 2024 revenue). The company has more than 140,000 employees (including Turner & Townsend employees) serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE serves clients through four business segments: Advisory (leasing, sales, debt origination, mortgage serving, valuations); Building Operations & Experience (facilities management, property management, flex space & experience); Project Management (program management, project management, cost consulting); Real Estate Investments (investment management, development). Please visit our website at www.cbre.com.