Manager, Research - Northern Virginia

JLL•McLean, CO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Research Manager will lead the Northern Virginia office research platform and establish themselves as a thought leader by telling a clear and compelling story about the local market, helping build and maintain a competitive advantage in the marketplace through market expertise and providing analysis and strategic insight. This role involves engaging with market leaders, ensuring collaboration and support for client initiatives and business objectives, in addition to working with the Research Analyst for Northern Virginia. The Research Manager will support the Northern Virginia office market by using data from JLL and other sources to analyze market conditions and effectively tell a clear and compelling story about the local market that will enable JLL and its clients to be more effective, competitive and successful in the real estate marketplace. The role will manage and analyze the Northern Virginia commercial real estate markets with a focus on trend analysis, market presentation, strategic business development support and research content creation. You will work closely with internal Mid-Atlantic research colleagues, brokerage professionals and clients in the local market, as well as with research colleagues throughout the nation within JLL’s Americas Research group. JLL Research consists of 500+ full-time professionals globally and is the largest research group in the real estate industry and among the best of any world-wide professional services firm. Our mission is "To create clear competitive advantage for our clients through the strategic use of accurate data, market insights and innovative thinking from around the world." We tell the real estate story, define the market and inspire action.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, urban planning or related field desired
Five or more years in commercial real estate research or closely related field
Command of local market and business with good understanding of macro trends and historical perspective
Dynamic presentation skills and experience presenting insightful content to clients
High-level analytical skills and problem-solving ability
Proactive and strategic thinking and ability to lead research initiatives, align research with the business and innovate research output
Ability to effectively and professionally exceed client expectations and positively represent the firm
Ability to multi-task, be resilient and can effectively manage time and workload
A desire to work within a diverse, collaborative and driven professional environment

Responsibilities

Edit and manage production of Northern Virginia local market research reports and contributions to national reports
Analyze and report on the local economy with respect to employment statistics, major company activity, industry trends and demographic shifts
Maintain extensive knowledge of the macro and micro factors affecting the marketplace and proactively position research to leverage this knowledge for the business and for clients
Maximize your team’s skills and analysis to tell a compelling story about the local market to establish JLL as the clear thought leader for understanding trends in commercial real estate, economics and demographic drivers
Implement and manage the overall local strategic research plan that aligns with Americas research plans and local business objectives
Collaborate at a high level with the Research Director and senior market leadership to execute the research plan
Present compelling trend analysis regularly to internal teams and clients
Manage the statistical and analytical quality of data for the market
Develop strong relationships with internal and external clients and facilitate the use of research as a differentiator including being personally client facing and externally focused on new business efforts
Work with marketing teams and business leaders to position research to contribute to all business development efforts
Develop white paper reports on key trends, issues affecting the markets, economy and region and contribute to national research reports on unique market economic or industry trends