Job Title
Associate Director
Job Description Summary
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Manager to lead a multidisciplinary team in Budapest delivering corporate real estate strategy services. This individual will combine strong people leadership with deep expertise in corporate real estate and a comprehensive understanding of the real estate life cycle.
The ideal candidate brings hands-on corporate real estate experience, strategic consulting capability, and technical acumen to guide clients through portfolio strategy, transaction support, project execution, and ongoing asset optimization.
Job Description
Responsibilities:
- Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of consulting and technical professionals.
- Drive collaboration across global team to ensure integrated service delivery
- Set performance objectives, manage resource allocation, and oversee professional development
- Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and client focus
- Liaise with internal and external clients to develop an understanding of their needs and requirements; translate business objectives into real estate strategies aligned with financial and operational goals
- Lead client reviews and discussions on work product; incorporate feedback into broader future deliverables as relevant for continuous improvement
- Conduct portfolio and benchmarking analysis – understand and present through dynamic dashboards a client’s portfolio performance and advise on savings opportunities
- Support location analysis – the combination of non-economic and economic analysis (demographic profile, labour analysis, competitors and clients mapping, financial appraisals)
- Drive real estate scenario analysis and sensitivity testing
- Prepare and present reports to be distributed to senior management and clients.
- Drive the creation of bespoke analysis and tools in response to specific client requirements
- Manage projects on a day-to-day basis, ensuring high quality, accurate, timely deliverable execution
- Support recruiting efforts
- Liaise with and mentor matrixed reports
- Assure peer review of analysis made by junior members of the team and ensuring accuracy
- Onboard / Train new and junior members of the team
Requirements:
- 7+ years of corporate real estate experience, preferably within a consultancy, occupier organization, or professional services firm
- BSC or BA degree in Economic or a quantitative subject
- Excellent communication in English
- Team leadership and managerial skills
- Strong Excel and modelling skills
- Financial acumen, including understanding of lease structures, capital expenditures, and total cost of occupancy a plus
- Familiarity with Power Point, Power BI is strongly preferred
- Previous experience in developing and maintaining complex models is an advantage
- Great attention to detail, diligent and focused
- Committed, able to work to deadlines, prioritise and juggle between tasks
- Previous experience in the commercial real estate industry required
- Ability to distill the main problem from client conversations and ideate & deliver a solution
- Ability to demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the corporate real estate life cycle, including:
- Strategic planning and portfolio optimization
- Site acquisition and transaction management
- Renewal, disposition, and exit strategies
What we can offer:
- Competitive compensation and benefit package
- Car Allowance
- Great learning and development opportunities
- Benefit package includes cafeteria, mental and physical health care package, community bike ticket, and loyalty-based elements
- Modern, award-winning office with a view of the Danube
- Central location, excellent public transport
- Youthful and supportive work environment
- Additional holidays to compensate for Hungarian public holidays falling on a weekend
- A steadily growing, 100+ year-old international company
INCO: “Cushman & Wakefield”