Research Manager

BE Creative. BE Ambitious. BE a Team Player. Be all that and more at Colliers International. Join our team as a Research Manager in Manhattan, NY. At Colliers International, we help leaders succeed by building amazing workplaces, businesses, and communities worldwide. We do this by thinking differently, sharing innovative ideas, and offering a unique and collaborative workplace where you can thrive.

Who you are:

You are a forward‑looking and strategic research professional who wants to flex your creative and analytical skills to provide leading‑edge, thought‑provoking research and market analysis in a growing industry. You will conduct research within the commercial real estate industry and prepare data, background narrative, and market reports for use in presentations, publications, and proposals that support Colliers brokerage staff. You have a passion for data and for leveraging it to deliver commercial insight, elevate the Colliers brand, and help brokers and clients gain a competitive advantage.

What you bring:

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field
• A minimum of 6 years’ experience in a research role – prior experience in the commercial real estate industry required
• Knowledge of the New York City Office Market
• Proficiency in Mapping/GIS Software and Statistical Analysis
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Bonus skills and experience

• Commercial real estate experience
• Experience with source code and SQL

What success looks like:

• You will monitor market activity through creation and maintenance of various databases.
• You will track competitive deal transactions and perform in-depth analysis.
• 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 the final product in conjunction with a graphics designer.
• You will prepare highly customized ad‑hoc deliverables including skyline reports, trend analyses, and projection reports.
• 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.
• You will collect data and maintain property database(s) accordingly. Database components include properties, owners, brokers/agents, tenants/prospects, and sales/lease comps.
• You will create demographic maps and produce broker opinions of values.
• 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.

BE who you are and what you want to be with Colliers International. We’d love to meet you. Apply today to join our team. Direct applicants only please; no agencies.

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