What are the responsibilities and job description for the Research Manager position at Colliers International?
Who you are
You are a forward looking and strategic research professional who is looking for a role where you can flex your creative and analytical skills to provide leading-edge, thought provoking research and market analysis in a growing industry. As a leader of the research efforts and team for our Atlanta office, you will be responsible in conducting research within the commercial real estate industry and prepare data and background narrative information for use in market reports, presentations, publications, and proposals to be used by Colliers brokerage staff. You have a passion for data and how to leverage it to deliver commercial insight, elevate the Colliers brand, and to help brokers and clients gain a competitive advantage!
What you bring
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Bachelor’s Degree in a related field
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A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a research role – prior experience in the commercial real estate industry required
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Team management background
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Proficiency in Mapping/GIS Software and Statistical Analysis
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Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Bonus skills and experience
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Commercial real estate experience
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Experience with source code and SQL
What success looks like
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You will monitor market activity through creation and maintenance of various databases.
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You will track competitive deal transactions and perform in-depth analysis.
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You will train, develop, and mentor a team of researchers while also delegating key projects to their strengths.
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You will prepare quarterly market reports including collection and preparation of statistical data, collaborating with a team of sales professionals to discuss quarterly trends, formulating text for the report and overseeing layout of final work product in conjunction with graphics designer.
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You will prepare highly customized ad hoc deliverables including skyline reports, trend analyses and projection reports.
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You will develop methodology and reporting tools for tracking internal lease transactions to ensure accuracy of client lists and aid the marketing team in the timely issuance of press releases for recent transactions.
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You will collect data and maintain property database(s) accordingly. Database components include properties, owners, brokers/agents, tenants/prospects, and sales/lease comps.
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You will create demographic maps and produce broker opinion of values.
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You will be responsible for gathering building and lease comparables utilizing databases such as Apto, CompStak, CoStar and acquiring market intel from other commercial real estate peers
Colliers is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in its workforce. Colliers encourages applications from all qualified individuals and will accommodate applicants' disability-related needs, up to the point of undue hardship, throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. If you require a disability-related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please contact the recruitment team by email at canada.careers@colliers.com.
