Senior Research Analyst

Cushman & Wakefield; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 102,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in commercial real estate is seeking a Senior Research Analyst for their Property Research & Intelligence team. The role involves data management, coordination of research efforts, and ensuring high-quality data aggregation across multiple markets, ideal for candidates with 3+ years experience in the field. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits are offered, reflecting the company's commitment to employee well-being.

Benefits

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Retirement savings plans

Paid time off

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in the commercial real estate industry or research-related field.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to aggregate and harmonize various data sources.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and direct quarterly data compilation and statistical production.
• Ensure compliance with all Global, Regional and National research and company initiatives.
• Manage vendor relationships and budgeting.

Skills

Data entry

Project management

Communication

Critical thinking

Attention to detail

Education

BA/BS

Job description

Job Title

Senior Research Analyst

Job Description Summary

This position will reside in the Property Research & Intelligence team and will report to the Sr. Manager or Sr. Managing Director, Global Property Research & Intelligence. The Sr. Analyst may have QA responsibility over a group of regional markets and is responsible for working across service lines to plan, gather, validate, & interpret datasets from multiple sources. This includes coordinating and executing efforts on gathering local resources, external and internal resources, documenting sources, validating and qualifying data, and/or integrating data into C&W databases.

This roles’ primary responsibilities include the collection, aggregation, & validation of data in a consistent and timely manner across multiple markets. Working closely with the local research teams and market experts across the country and across service lines.

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Oversee and direct quarterly data compilation and statistical production
• Provide tools and guidance for data compilation
• Review and approve (directly or via delegate) submitted statistics
• Ensure consistent capture and Best-in-Class processes
• Work with internal and external data providers to refine and streamline processes
• Work with global, regional and local research leaders to enhance consistent and best-of-class methods for data capture and data quality
• Ensure compliance with all Global, Regional and National research and company initiatives
• Execute the QC process for all aggregated proprietary data reported from data aggregated from proprietary C&W research databases.
• Create and execute processes to gather complex datasets across a variety of internal and external sources
• Manage and may oversee aspects of quarterly production and quality control
• Ensure compliance with all Regional and National research and company initiatives
• Champion, as applicable, the data gathering and validation of Cushman & Wakefield strategic initiatives, both internal and client driven.
• May oversee billing and project reports on behalf of the PR&I team’s projects.
• May work closely with Sr. Managing Director on managing vendor relationships and budgeting.
• Participate, as applicable, in the development of strategies, standards and best practices in the areas of data analysis and data aggregation within Cushman & Wakefield’s big data analytical platforms.

Qualifications:

• BA/BS required
• 3+ years of experience in commercial real estate industry or research-related field
• Experience in data entry/data management
• Ability to aggregate, harmonize and rationalize various data sources
• Professional acumen, understanding of commercial real estate
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Strong communication skills
• Critical thinking/problem solving: demonstration of good judgement to make appropriate decisions
• Intellectual curiosity: desire to invest time and energy in CRE knowledge
• Adaptability/change/fast pace: ability to plan, organize, prioritize and manage processes in a fast-changing environment
• Work ethic: proactively gather data and confirm accuracy; tenacity to go above and beyond
• Database operation: ability to efficiently and accurately update and audit data
• Attention to detail
• Accountability/ownership

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.
The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.
The compensation for the position is: $102,000.00 - $120,000.00 Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

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