Sr Business Analyst

Talentify; New York (NY); On-site; USD 119,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield in New York is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to support strategic real estate decisions across a dynamic client portfolio. The role blends data analysis, stakeholder engagement, and business case development to drive portfolio strategy.

You will build dashboards in Looker Studio/Power BI, use BigQuery for large datasets, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to model scenarios and optimize capital planning.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of experience in business analysis, real estate strategy, or management consulting.
• Advanced proficiency with Google Workspace and Google Sheets; strong data modeling skills.
• Hands-on experience with Smartsheet automations and dashboards.
• Experience using Gemini or similar AI tools to streamline data workflows and business cases.
• Experience with SQL queries in BigQuery to extract insights.

Responsibilities

• Collect, cleanse, and validate real estate portfolio data to track KPIs and market health.
• Develop dashboards and visualizations using Looker Studio, Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools for strategic storytelling.
• Utilize BigQuery to aggregate and analyze large-scale portfolio datasets for reporting.
• Translate demand forecasts into actionable real estate requirements and timing.
• Create data-driven forecasts to enable cross-functional decision-making for growth and planning.
• Support capital and budget planning with scenario modeling and sequencing of moves.
• Collaborate with tech leads to evaluate and automate tools using JavaScript for workflows.
• Assist with ad-hoc strategic projects and scalable multi-market solutions.

Skills

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

SQL

Google Sheets

Excel

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Real Estate, Finance, Information Systems

Tools

BigQuery

Looker Studio (Google Data Studio)

Power BI

Smartsheet

Gemini

JavaScript

Job description

Job Title

Sr. Business Analyst

Job Description Summary

The Senior Business Analyst will play a pivotal role in supporting strategic real estate decision-making across a dynamic client portfolio. This role blends data analysis, stakeholder engagement, and business case development to drive operational excellence and portfolio strategy. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, matrixed environment and is passionate about transforming complex data into actionable insights.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Data Analysis & Visualization

• Collect, cleanse, and validate real estate portfolio data to track operational supply/demand performance, key KPIs, and market health.
• Develop dashboards and visualizations using Google Data Studio (Looker Studio), Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools to support strategic storytelling.
• Utilize BigQuery to aggregate, query, and analyze large-scale portfolio datasets for advanced reporting.
• Translate demand forecasts into actionable real estate requirements (expansion, consolidation, sequencing) aligning real estate critical dates and evolving business needs.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Innovation

• Leverage supply/demand models to create data-driven real estate forecasts that enable cross-functional teams to make informed strategic decisions for future growth and planning.
• Support capital and budget planning processes through scenario modeling and sequencing of moves.
• Utilize Smartsheet to build project timelines, track portfolio milestones, manage critical lease dates, and maintain real-time visibility across collaborative cross-functional initiatives.
• Incorporate enterprise AI tools like Gemini into daily workflows to accelerate data interpretation, automate documentation, and uncover strategic insights from complex market reports.
• Collaborate with technology leads to evaluate, implement, and automate emerging tools—leveraging JavaScript to build cloud workflows and spreadsheet automations—to enhance business processes.
• Support ad-hoc strategic projects and contribute to scalable solutions for multi-market occupier engagements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Real Estate, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 3-5+ years of experience in business analysis, real estate strategy, or management consulting.
• Advanced proficiency within the Google Suite (Workspace) ecosystem, including advanced data modeling in Google Sheets and Excel.
• Hands-on experience with Smartsheet setting up automated alerts/workflows.
• Experience using Gemini (or similar AI tools) to streamline data workflows, draft comprehensive business cases, and optimize analytical productivity.
• Experience using JavaScript (or Google Apps Script) to automate processes, reduce manual tasks, and streamline workflows.
• Experience writing SQL queries in BigQuery to manage and extract insights from complex data structures.
• Proven track record of building data delivery pipelines and reports in Google Data Studio (Looker Studio); experience with Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx, Python, or ESRI preferred but not required.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
• Experience in client-facing roles and working within cross-functional teams.

Key Competencies

• Strategic Thinking & Financial Acumen
• Leadership & Development
• Client Relationship Management
• Operational Excellence
• Data-Driven Decision Making
• Communication & Collaboration

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: $ 119,000.00 - $140,000.00

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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