Senior Director, Capital Markets Financial Analyst Hub

Cushman & Wakefield • Los Angeles, CA

76d • $204,000 - $240,000

About The Position

The Senior Director, Capital Markets Financial Analyst Hub will be responsible for leading Cushman & Wakefield's Capital Markets Financial Analyst Hub organization and ensuring the creation of a scalable operating model that delivers an exceptional service to Capital Markets Brokers. In this role, the Senior Director, Capital Markets Financial Analyst Hub will manage teams in the delivery of financial analyses across Capital Markets teams. To ensure the Capital Markets Financial Analyst Hub's sustained success, the Senior Director will be responsible for integrating the Hub into the larger Cushman & Wakefield platform, building strong relationships with markets and internal business partners, and establishing global business service capabilities. In these efforts, the Senior Director will strive to build trust in the Hub, scale the Hub's service delivery capabilities, and continuously identify, design, and implement process and performance improvement solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required
• Master's degree preferred
• 10+ years of Commercial Real Estate or Financial Services experience preferred
• Experience working with Global Business or Corporate Shared Service teams preferred
• Experience with deal management (Salesforce) and financial analysis (Argus, Real Logic) software and tools preferred
• Expert knowledge of MS Office Suite (MS Excel, PowerPoint, and Word) preferred

Nice To Haves

• Experience in Commercial Real Estate
• Prior experience working with Global Business or Corporate Shared Service teams either through building capabilities or overseeing execution of work
• Strong project management capabilities to plan, organize, and deliver projects on time and on budget
• Proven leader with experience managing teams and contributing to the professional development of direct reports, including those who may reside in different geographies
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills with experience designing and implementing process improvements
• Demonstrates an executive presence with the ability to communicate and interact with key stakeholders across all levels of the organization to influence outcomes and key decisions
• Demonstrates flexibility to manage shifting priorities and focus in a fast-paced environment
• Superior oral and written communication and presentation skills

Responsibilities

• Spearhead the completion of the Financial Analyst Hub's national rollout via assembly and mobilization of a national team
• Create the overall vision and roadmap for the Financial Analyst Hub to align with leadership's goal and objectives
• Champion the Financial Analyst Hub vision and build organizational alignment and buy-in on the organization's value proposition and capabilities
• Support the build and maturity of global business service capabilities
• Coordinate with other leaders within the entire Broker & Market Support Platform, including the Deal Desk and Marketing Centers of Excellence
• Manage Financial Analyst Hub Managers and oversee the activities performed to manage day-to-day operations of both on-shore and off-shore resources within the Hub
• Monitor Financial Analyst Hub performance and processes to ensure consistent service delivery and alignment with timelines/SLA terms/best practices
• Provide guidance to Financial Analyst Hub Managers on means to improve quality of service delivery or address lagging performance
• Serve as escalation point for operational or process failures and actively work to remove any roadblocks
• Maintain strong, collaborative relationships with Operations Directors, Brokers, and other support group leadership to monitor process effectiveness, collect feedback on performance, and identify opportunities to build better processes
• Define Financial Analyst Hub success/performance metrics and report regularly on performance to leadership and other key stakeholders
• Lead process current state assessments to identify areas in need of improvement and opportunities for standardization
• Utilizing deep process subject matter expertise, understanding of leadership's strategy, knowledge of local market/Financial Analyst Hub operations, and analysis of Hub performance, continuously design and implement process improvement solutions
• Maintain clear process documentation and deliver effective communications across all impacted stakeholders for updated processes
• Monitor and solution for process design risks, issues, and deficiencies
• Supervise Financial Analyst Hub Managers in the management of Hub operations
• Hire and manage onboarding of new Financial Analyst Hub Managers
• Lead, coach, and develop Financial Analyst Hub Managers, including completion of performance evaluations

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Health savings accounts
• Retirement savings plans
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Paid and unpaid time away from work

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Real Estate
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees