Director of Research

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 Research Director will be responsible for leveraging Transwestern’s vast resources to support and provide innovative insights to leadership, internal and external clients. The role will interpret both internal and external client needs, procure solutions and influence decisions, presenting informative findings across various property types and investment strategies. The director will ensure operational excellence and best-in-class standards relating to methodology and application.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Continuously maintain a detailed knowledge and understanding of the local commercial real estate market.

• Serve as a market expert with the ability to communicate this expertise through both presentation and writing.

• Analyze economic, demographic, and commercial real estate data to identify unique insights on market activity, conditions and trends to maintain competitive advantage.

• Perform strategic real estate market analysis including evaluation of competitors locations, acquisitions strategy, sales volumes, and other relevant information.

• Author local thought leadership pieces on trending topics that drive business for internal and external clients.

• Collaborate with the local marketing, and graphic design teams to provide research insights that support business development for our clients.

• Build relationships with the local market’s brokerage teams to best understand their research needs and how best to respond with deliverables.

• Provide state of the market presentations to clients as needed.

• 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.

• Perform or assume additional department duties as assigned. 

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Business, Urban Planning, Economics, or related field.

• Advanced education preferred.

• Professional designations preferred.

• 8+ years minimum experience in commercial real estate research and/or analytics.

• Proven understanding of commercial real estate and/or capital markets metrics.

• Expert in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

• Deep familiarity with common data vendors, such as Real Capital Analytics, RealPage, ZoomInfo, Revista, Pitchbook, and CoStar.

• Proficiency in ESRI Suite, ArcGIS, PowerBI, and Adobe Creative Cloud helpful, but not required.

• Strong analytical and writing capabilities with a high attention to detail.

• Deep 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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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.