Sr. Account Director

Cushman & Wakefield; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 221,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision and dental insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield seeks a Sr. Account Director to lead client relationships for key accounts across multiple service lines in GOS. You will set account strategy, lead Directors/Sr. Managers, and drive service delivery excellence while ensuring profitability and contract performance.

The role requires 10+ years in management, strong leadership, and proven ability to manage cross-functional teams, with a focus on client outcomes and strategic consulting. Chicago area, full-time position.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years at management level or other similar capacity.
• Experience in directly leading and managing teams, and managing people-managers.
• Client, P&L and contract management experience.
• Experience in the management of an integrated services account, including Integrated Facility Management, Project & Development Services, Transaction Management, Portfolio Administration and Strategic Consulting.
• In-depth understanding of the business impact of technical contributions.

Responsibilities

• Understand the client’s business goals and align real estate services with these objectives.
• Implement the overall vision, strategy and measurement metrics to the applicable service lines.
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships.
• Implement and manage account governance process.
• Provide disciplined contract management to meet superior delivery of all contract deliverables.
• Identify existing and new opportunities for enhancing service solutions and capabilities.
• Assist with risk mitigation and dispute resolution for client and Cushman & Wakefield.
• Manage and develop account talent in partnership with HR, including diversity and inclusion initiatives.
• Support collaboration across Finance, HR, Sourcing, Legal, Operations, etc.
• Develop and maintain account P&L management, profitability and overall financial performance.
• Contribute to overall service and financial performance through cross-selling and relationship/contract expansion.
• Ensure analytics and evidenced-based decision making.

Skills

Leadership

Customer Relationship Management

Technical Skills

Organization Design

Communication

Matrix Organization

Presentation Skills

Business Acumen

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA preferred

Job description

Job Title

Sr. Account Director

Job Description Summary

The Sr. Account Director is a key role in C&W with responsibility to manage the client relationship while providing exceptional client service and delivering on all aspects of the contract. The Sr. Account Director sets the strategy for the account, establishes the goals and leads and manages a team of functional Directors and/or Sr. Managers with accountability for delivering outstanding results within their areas of responsibility. Manages the day-to-day client relationship of one or more client accounts in multiple geographic regions within Global Occupier Services (GOS) across two or more service lines below: 1. Integrated Facility Management (including Engineering, EH&S, Sustainability, Supply Chain Mgt. etc.) 2. Project & Development Services 3. Transaction Management 4. Portfolio Administration 5. Portfolio and Workplace Strategy The Sr. Account Director is typically responsible for between five and ten million dollars in revenue. This position provides management across all aspects of the accounts including, but not limited to: 1. Service Delivery Excellence (including innovation, best practices etc.) 2. Client Experience & Relationship Management 3. Talent Management and Team Development 4. Financial Performance (including P&L, contract expansion / renewals etc.)

Job Description

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Obtain a thorough understanding of the client’s business goals and strategies to align real estate services with these objectives
• Implement the overall vision, strategy and measurement metrics to the applicable service lines
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships
• Implement and manage account governance process
• Provide disciplined contract management to meet superior delivery of all contract deliverables
• Identify existing and new opportunities for enhancing service solutions and capabilities
• Assist with risk mitigation and dispute resolution for client and C&W
• Actively manage and develop account talent in partnership with HR, including promotion of diversity, equity & inclusion, talent reviews, performance reviews, succession planning etc.
• Support collaboration and performance of all partners including Finance, HR, Sourcing, Legal, Operations, etc.
• Develop and maintain account P&L management, profitability and overall financial performance

• Contribute to the overall service and financial performance of C&W through effective cross-selling and relationship / contract expansion
• Ensure quantitative and qualitative analytics and evidenced-based decision making

KEY COMPETENCIES

1. Leadership

2. Customer Relationship Management

3. Technical Skills

4. Organization Design & Management Skills

5. Communication (oral and written)

6. Matrix Organization / Business Partner Skills

7. Presentation Skills

8. Business Acumen

IMPORTANT EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Master’s degree or MBA preferred

IMPORTANT EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 10 years at management level or other similar capacity
• Experience in directly leading and managing teams, and managing people-managers
• Client, P&L and contract management experience
• Experience in the management of an integrated services account, including Integrated Facility Management, Project & Development Services, Transaction Management, Portfolio Administration and Strategic Consulting.
• In-depth understanding of the business impact of technical contributions

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: $ 221,000.00 - $260,000.00

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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