Lead, Analytics Engineering

Avison Young - USA; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 145,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with employer match

Paid parental leave

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Short & Long-Term Disability coverage

Wellness program

Job summary

Avison Young - USA is seeking a Lead of Analytics Engineering based in Chicago, Illinois. In this role, you will lead strategies and execution for proprietary data products that aid commercial real estate decision-makers. The ideal candidate is experienced in commercial real estate and data management with skills in SQL and analytics.

This position offers a base salary between $145,000 and $165,000 plus bonuses, depending on experience and location.

Generous benefits include 401k match, medical coverage, and paid parental leave.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in commercial real estate strategy.
• At least 5 years working with technology, data, and analytics.
• Strong understanding of SQL, data architecture, and geospatial datasets.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full lifecycle of data products and data science models.
• Develop approaches for complex commercial real estate decisions.
• Manage data and technology vendor relationships.

Skills

SQL

Data architecture

Commercial real estate strategy

Data analytics

Verbal communication

Entrepreneurial mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree in data analytics or related field

Job description

Our Story

Avison Young is a global commercial real estate brokerage and advisory firm, offering transaction, management, financial and consulting services. We’ve designed our corporate structure to best serve our clients by enhancing collaboration across our organization.

At Avison Young, we are committed to providing a comprehensive suite of commercial real estate services to our clients while fostering a supportive and inclusive workplace culture for our employees. Our collaborative approach and emphasis on personal and professional growth create an environment where individuals can thrive. Real estate can have a significant positive impact on people’s lives – and we’re in the business of making spaces and places work better for people. Our purpose is to create real economic, social and environmental value as a global real estate advisor, powered by people.

If you're looking for career opportunities where you can excel and contribute to a strong company culture, we want to hear from you. Join our highly motivated team and take pride in your work as we create a better future together.

Overview

As a Lead of Analytics Engineering at Avison Young Technologies, you will lead the strategy and execution of our proprietary data products and models that empower commercial real estate decision makers across investor, occupier, and public sector client segments. You will partner with our clients, advisory team, and leadership to design solutions that support complex use cases across portfolio analysis, site and market search, and highest and best use.

The ideal candidate combines deep familiarity with commercial real estate strategy and data with strong product management expertise to translate complex needs into scalable, insight-driven solutions. They excel at partnering with stakeholders to shape strategy and test value and with engineering teams to deliver usable products.

The base salary is aligned with market data and is estimated between $145,000 to $165,000 with the ability to achieve additional compensation through bonus. This salary range reflects base compensation for the position across all US locations. Within this range, individual pay is determined by work location and other factors including relevant education/training, experience, and internal equity.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full lifecycle – from discovery and concept development, to test, scale, launch, and iteration – for data products and data science models.
• Develop mathematical and algorithmic approaches to address complex commercial real estate decisions overseeing the work of the data science and data engineering teams.
• Participate in the daily development processes with the engineering, data science, and product teams to deliver usable data products, directly contributing to the business and technical requirements and testing and validation of the data products.
• Manage data and technology vendor relationships through renewals, delivery timeliness, and data evaluation.
• Ensure compliance and responsible data usage and governance practices across all data products and workflows.
• Collaborate with clients, advisory team, and leadership to assess client needs, test value, and guide direction of data products.
• Support go-to-market teams with positioning and product market fit of new and upcoming products.
• Communicate strategy, roadmap and release plans to internal stakeholders and to clients.
• Define and track success metrics on delivered data products.
• And other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in data analytics, data engineering, business, real estate, or a related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in commercial real estate strategy, with at least 5 years working directly with technology, data, and analytics.
• Strong understanding of SQL, data architecture, data pipelines, and geospatial datasets.
• Strong understanding of commercial real estate strategy.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• A self-starter with a proactive and entrepreneurial mindset. Proven ability to influence without authority and build strong, collaborative relationships across teams.

Our Equal Opportunity Commitment

Our Equal Opportunity Commitment

Avison Young is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to promoting diversity and inclusivity within our workforce. Our non-discrimination policy ensures that all individuals are treated equally, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or disability. We believe in fostering a positive and inclusive work environment that values accessibility and fair recruitment practices for all employees. We hope you will join us in committing to create a workplace that is fair, equitable, and welcoming to all.

Benefits offered to full time W2 employees:

• Traditional and Roth 401k with generous employer match and immediate vesting
• 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave after one year of tenure
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Company paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Company paid Short & Long-Term Disability
• Voluntary Critical Illness and Accident Coverage
• Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter & Transit Pre-Tax Benefits
• Wellness program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Work-Life Balance:

• Competitive paid vacation days
• 2 personal/wellness days
• Paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays
• Annual volunteer day for Day of Giving