Research Manager

Colliers International Valuation & Advisory Services • Saint Louis, MN

12d • $106,384 - $120,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Make your next move an expert one. At Colliers it’s not our success that sets us apart, it’s how we achieve it. Our people are passionate, take ownership and always do what’s right for our clients, people and communities. Why Colliers? Our enterprising environment needs your expertise to facilitate Colliers’ continued growth as an industry leader. Our nimble, decentralized culture can provide you with a wealth of opportunities to learn about our business and quickly gain experience to accelerate your career. This position is an onsite role based out of our St. Louis Park, MN office About the role: You’re a strategic thinker with a passion for transforming data into powerful stories that influence decisions. You excel at uncovering market trends before they hit the mainstream and thrive on providing insights that give teams a competitive edge. With a blend of analytical rigor and deep market understanding, you’re the go‑to expert who equips brokers, clients, and leaders with intelligence they can trust. You’re driven by curiosity, energized by innovation, and motivated to position Colliers as the premier advisor for occupiers, investors, and owners.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, real estate, or related field.
• 5+ years of applied research or analytics experience in commercial real estate, with proven track record of project ownership and/or team leadership.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Strong organizational and time management skills with ability to prioritize shifting demands and deliver high-quality work under tight deadlines.
• Expertise with CoStar, MSCI-RCA, Tableau/Power BI and CRM systems for client segmentation and business intelligence.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to distill complex data into actionable insights.
• Client-facing communication and storytelling expertise, with ability to influence decision-making.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a supervisory/leadership role is preferred.
• Experience in GIS mapping or spatial analytics preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and manage the local research team, fostering a high-performance culture, developing junior talent, and ensuring alignment with national best practices.
• Responsible for the creation of quarterly and annual market reports, economic outlooks and thought leadership content that elevate Colliers’ brand in the marketplace.
• Provide strategic, client-facing research support for broker pursuits and client deliverables, directly influencing business development outcomes.
• Oversee the accuracy and integrity of property databases, market statistics, and economic indicators, ensuring Colliers maintains its reputation for reliability and authority.
• Act as a trusted market advisor by interpreting complex data into clear insights that inform client decision-making and corporate real estate strategies.
• Strengthen Colliers’ brand visibility by cultivating relationships with local media, trade associations, public agencies, and academic institutions.
• Partner with valuation, capital markets, and leasing professionals to support financial modeling, lease analysis, and transaction research.
• Collaborate with marketing, GIS and IT teams to enhance data visualizations tools, streamline workflows, and deliver innovative research solutions.
• Participate in local sales/leasing meetings and represent the local market in in regional and national research calls, contributing insights, sharing best practices, and influencing research standards.

Benefits

• Employees (and their families) are provided options for employer subsidized medical benefits including RX, dental, vision as well as employer paid basic life/AD&D insurance and short-term / long-term disability.
• Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan, which includes an employer match.
• Employees will also receive 10 days of sick leave and a minimum of 15-days vacation annually.
• Certain senior-level roles are eligible for unlimited time off.
• Employees will also enjoy 10 paid holidays plus two personal flex days throughout the calendar year.
• Twelve weeks (for birth parents) and 4 weeks (for non-birth parents, including adoptive/foster parents) for paid parental leave will also be available for use after successful completion of 90 days of employment.
• This position is eligible for an annual bonus, based on company and individual performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level