Senior Research Analyst

Transwestern; Maryland; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Transwestern is seeking a Senior Research Analyst to leverage its resources for innovative market insights and data-driven recommendations. You will track economic, demographic, and market data, maintain internal data platforms, and support client pitches with analytical deliverables.

The role emphasizes building relationships with brokerage teams, external researchers, and internal stakeholders to ensure proactive, accurate market reports and high-quality research products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Business, Urban Planning, Economics, or related field.
• 3+ years of real estate research or related business experience.
• Proficient with Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word; familiar with data vendors and BI tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain knowledge of the local commercial real estate market.
• Track and analyze data to identify market insights and trends.
• Build relationships with brokerage teams to understand research needs and deliverables.
• Develop relationships with external research peers to learn industry trends.
• Maintain accuracy on internal metrics through Curve Analytics and internal platforms.
• Utilize Curve Analytics to run and report quarterly market statistics.
• Prepare data into graphs/tables/charts for clients.
• Support local teams in client pitches, presentations and proposals.
• Perform or assume additional department duties as assigned.

Skills

Analytical skills

Writing skills

Organizational skills

Project management

Multi-tasking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Business, Urban Planning, Economics, or related field

Tools

Outlook

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

ArcGIS

PowerBI

Adobe Creative Cloud

Real Capital Analytics

RealPage

CompStak

ZoomInfo

Revista

Pitchbook

CoStar

Job description

Transwestern is a vertically integrated commercial real estate firm dedicated to serving investors, partners and clients through expertise in investment, development, brokerage and property management. Our experience spans diverse property types, including logistics, multifamily, retail, mixed-use, healthcare, office, data centers, hotel, and life sciences. Across 35 offices nationwide, our team is united by a culture that cultivates agility, mutual trust and high performance. Transwestern Services turns strategy into reality with consistency and accountability, collaborating to provide dynamic, tailored solutions. Whether representing a tenant, advising an investor or repositioning an asset, we operate with tenacity and own the outcome every time. Our 2,200-strong team works across service lines, ready to activate our full platform to deliver a customized, cohesive experience for clients.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Research Analyst will be responsible for leveraging Transwestern's vast resources to support and provide innovative insights. The analyst will track all aspects of the real estate markets and be accountable for accurate and proactive maintenance of internal Transwestern data platforms. The analyst will ensure operational excellence and best-in-class standards relating to methodology and application.

POSITION ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Develop and maintain a detailed knowledge and understanding of the local commercial real estate market.
• Track and analyze economic, demographic, and commercial real estate data to identify unique insights on market activity, conditions and trends to maintain competitive advantage.
• Build relationships with the local market's brokerage teams to best understand their research needs and how best to respond with deliverables.
• Develop and leverage relationships with research peers and experts externally in the local real estate community to exchange information and learn about industry trends.
• Manage and maintain accuracy on internal commercial real estate metrics through Curve Analytics, Transwestern's proprietary data platform.
• Utilize Curve Analytics to run and report quarterly market statistics.
• Compile statistical data and information specific to an internal or external client request and transform into graphs/tables/charts.
• Support local teams in the preparation of client pitches, presentations and proposals
• Perform or assume additional department duties as assigned.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Business, Urban Planning, Economics, or related field.
• 3+ years of real estate research or related business experience.
• Proven basic understanding of commercial real estate and/or capital markets metrics.
• Familiarity in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Basic familiarity with common data vendors, such as Real Capital Analytics, RealPage, CompStak, ZoomInfo, Revista, Pitchbook, and CoStar.
• Knowledge in ESRI Suite, ArcGIS, PowerBI, and Adobe Creative Cloud helpful, but not required.
• Strong analytical and writing capabilities with a high attention to detail.
• Basic understanding of economics, demographic, and related platforms such as, Moody’s, Lightcast, Oxford Economics, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and the Census Bureau.
• Solid organizational, project management and multi-tasking skills.
• Able to prioritize workload, manage projects, and communicate with research team members, as well as internal and external clients.
• Ability to work independently and proactively as well as in a team setting.
• Provide a high-level of customer service with a desire to help internal and external clients succeed.
• Ability to resolve complex situations or problems by defining a strategy, often involving cross-functional teams and leading a collaboration effort through resolution.
• Able to serve several audiences while remaining committed to generating the best‑in‑class research product.
• Must be flexible, highly creative, work well under pressure and within tight schedules, and be enthusiastic about communicating the company's vision and differentiators.
• Superb interpersonal collaboration and consensus‑building skills.
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• Perform or assume additional department duties as assigned.

WORK SHIFT: LOCATION: Phoenix, AZ

ABOUT US

Our firm is built on a shared purpose: Empowering good people to do extraordinary things together. We hire smart, passionate, hard-working people who value both collaboration and independence. United by our brand promise, we own the outcome for clients, investors and partners. Learn more at transwestern.com. All candidates selected for an offer of employment are subject to pre-employment background checks, which may include criminal history, education verification, motor vehicle records, credit history, and professional license verification. In addition, your employment with Transwestern is subject to successfully passing a drug screen check prior to you starting with the firm. Transwestern is a vertically integrated commercial real estate firm dedicated to serving investors, partners and clients through expertise in investment, development, brokerage and property management. Our experience spans diverse property types, including logistics, multifamily, retail, mixed‑use, healthcare, office, data centers, hotel, and life sciences. Across 35 offices nationwide, our team is united by a culture that cultivates agility, mutual trust and high performance. Learn more at transwestern.com and @Transwestern.