Account Director

JLL•Chicago, IL

5d•$180,000 - $200,000•Onsite

About The Position

JLL Work Dynamics partners with leading organizations across industry sectors, creating environments that achieve a more humancentric, resilient, and responsible approach to shaping a better world of work. With more than 45,000 specialists globally, the team enables clients to enhance the performance of their real estate portfolios and people to realize their ambitions for a more sustainable built environment. Through technology enabled solutions, Work Dynamics creates safe and inspiring spaces around the world for people to collaborate, innovate, and drive meaningful change anywhere that work is performed. JLL manages over 1.6 billion square feet of real estate and has averted more than 112,700 metric tons of CEO2e by advising clients on renewable energy projects. Primary service offerings include facilities management, sustainability initiatives, project & development services, transactions management, occupancy planning, and lease administration. Our vast multi-year relationships span clients across all industries including technology, industrial, financial services, public institutions, life sciences, and healthcare.

Requirements

Seasoned leader with 10+ years of Facility Management and Commercial Real Estate executive leadership experience
Proven capabilities in developing outsourced Integrated Facility Management solutions for global, Fortune 500 companies
Extensive experience hiring, training, and retaining large teams (100+) of talent in a client service environment (preferably outsourced)
Has proactively managed a budget
Bachelor’s degree with a broad range of business experience
Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Critical Environment experience is a plus.
MBA or post-graduate studies preferred

Responsibilities

Create the vision of the account plan ensuring alignment of objects and driving high quality results which helps secure a future with no-bid contract renewals
Drive account growth by articulating value proposition and ensuring expansion of services provided
Establish outstanding relationships with key stakeholders by soliciting feedback and excelling at world-class client service delivery
Ensure highest qualified candidate is hired for all roles on the account
Build actionable and measurable career development plans for all direct reports
Advance the firm’s diversity and inclusion priorities with planful and focused talent planning
Present an annual account plan which includes key objectives, client satisfaction results, summary of value-add activities, and outlines targeted expansion plans
Proactively manage to the account budget and identify opportunities to generate additional revenue on the account
Mitigate risk for the firm by ensuring A/R is maintained below 60 days payable