Professional Development Consultant - San Francisco, CA

Socket.dev; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Professional Development Consultant at Anywhere Real Estate Inc. collaborates with Coldwell Banker Realty to accelerate agent productivity and retention through coaching, facilitation, and content development for local leadership.

You will deliver 1:1 coaching, group sessions, and regional initiatives, aligning agents with Coldwell Banker’s value proposition and learning ecosystem across markets.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in agent development, performance coaching, brokerage enablement, or similar roles.
• Deep understanding of the real estate lifecycle, transaction flow, and the business drivers that impact agent productivity.
• Strong facilitation, presentation, and relationship-building skills across varied audiences.
• Preferred: prior experience with Coldwell Banker or CIH systems, tools, and resources.

Responsibilities

• Experienced Agent Support (70%): Facilitate group, 1:1, and cohort-based sessions to drive productivity and platform adoption; Identify agent needs and coordinate with field leaders.
• Regional Liaison (25%): Partner with Regional Presidents and RVPs, share field trends, participate in leadership meetings, source development tools, and support local initiatives.
• Cross-Enterprise Collaboration (5%): Collaborate with CIH brand professional development teams, ensuring consistent messaging and onboarding across brands.

Job description

Job Title: Professional Development Consultant
Reports To: Sr. Director, Professional Development

Position Overview

The Professional Development Consultant Focus: Plays a critical role in driving early success and long-term retention for experienced Real Estate Professionals with Coldwell Banker Realty. This role blends 1:1 coaching, small group facilitation, and strategic support and content development for local leadership to ensure agents are productive, connected, and aligned to Coldwell Banker’s value proposition.

Core Responsibilities

Experienced Agent Support (70%)

• Facilitate large or small group, 1:1, and cohort-based sessions to drive productivity and platform adoption
• Identify key agent needs and coordinate with field leaders

Regional Liaison (25%)

• Serve as a strategic partner to Regional Presidents and RVPs by sharing trends and insights from the field
• Participate in leadership meetings and support local initiatives by sourcing professional development tools and resources
• Ensure field leaders are informed and equipped with the latest learning and development updates
• Proactive outreach and collaboration with field leadership and agent-facing engagement regionally to meet local market needs and regional nuances

Cross-Enterprise Collaboration (5%)

• Collaborate with other CIH brand professional development teams, including both company-owned and affiliate
• Maintain consistency of messaging, programming, and onboarding experience across brands

Qualifications

Required Experience & Attributes

• 3+ years of experience in agent development, performance coaching, brokerage enablement, or similar roles
• Deep understanding of the real estate lifecycle, transaction flow, and the business drivers that impact agent productivity
• Strong facilitation, presentation, and relationship-building skills across varied audiences
• High emotional intelligence with a demonstrated ability to coach, influence, and support experienced professionals
• Ability to effectively navigate and align multiple stakeholders within a matrixed organization

Preferred

• Prior experience with Coldwell Banker or CIH (Compass International Holdings) systems, resources, and marketing tools
• Familiarity with onboarding programs or real estate agent lifecycle initiatives
• Comfort delivering in both virtual and in-person settings

Success Measures

• Positive facilitation experience and engagement scores
• Increased adoption of Coldwell Banker tools and services including the Home Platform and attach rate for primary services
• Successful positioning and adoption of three-phase marketing strategy
• Field leader satisfaction with onboarding partnership and support

Coldwell Banker® is one of the world’s leading brands for the sale of million-dollar-plus homes and one of the largest residential real estate brokerage franchisors, with approximately 2,800 franchise and company owned offices and over 99,000 independent sales associates in the United States, Canada and 40 other countries. Coldwell Banker is a subsidiary of Anywhere Real Estate Inc.

Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (NYSE: HOUS) is moving real estate to what's next.Home to some of the most recognized brands in real estate Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate, Century 21®, Coldwell Banker®, Coldwell Banker Commercial®, Corcoran®, ERA®, and Sotheby's International Realty®, we fulfill our purpose to empowereveryone's next move through our leading integrated services, which include franchise, brokerage, relocation, and title and settlement businesses, as well as mortgage and title insurance underwriter minority owned joint ventures. Anywhere supports nearly 1 million home sale transactions annually and our portfolio of industry-leading brands turns houses into homes in more than 118 countries and territories across the world.

At Anywhere, we are empowering everyone’s next move – your career included.What differentiates us is our scale, expertise, network, and unique business model that positions us as a trusted advisor throughout every stage of the real estate transaction.We pursue talent– strategic thinkers who are eager to always find a better way, relentlessly focus on talent, obsess about growth, and achieve exceptional results.We value our people-first culture,which thrives on empowerment, innovation, and cross-company collaboration as we keep moving the world forward, together. Read more about our company culture and values in our annual Impact Report.

We are proud of our award-winning culture and are consistently recognized as an employer of choice by various organizations including:

• Great Place to Work
• Forbes World's Best Employers
• Newsweek World's Most Trustworthy Companies
• Ethisphere World's Most Ethical Companies