Sr. Transaction Manager

Cushman & Wakefield•Saint Louis, MO

About The Position

As the Sr. Transaction Manager, you will oversee transaction management delivery for complex real estate portfolios, ensuring transactions are executed from initiation through completion with strong financial discipline, stakeholder coordination, and service quality. The role provides portfolio-level transaction oversight, strategic planning support, process leadership, and guidance to transaction team members while helping clients achieve their real estate objectives. As a member of Cushman & Wakefield’s Portfolio Advisory Group, the Sr. Transaction Manager will be dedicated to one or more of the company’s dynamic client accounts. The role collaborates with peers and the account team to support a client’s strategic real estate vision and embodies the team philosophy “Client First, Insight Always, Execution Excellence.” The position leads transaction delivery and strategy, supports portfolio planning and financial analysis, coordinates client and stakeholder engagement, improves processes and technology-enabled workflows, and guides transaction team members. Eligible employees may enroll in benefit programs generally including health, vision, and dental insurance; flexible spending and health savings accounts; retirement savings plans; life and disability insurance; and paid and unpaid time away from work. Competitive pay is offered, with the position’s compensation listed as $89,250.00–$105,000.00, subject to factors including location, experience, and qualifications.

Responsibilities

Lead transaction service delivery across assigned client portfolios, aligning transactions with client goals, account priorities, and real estate objectives.
Collaborate with internal and external brokerage professionals to develop transaction strategies and negotiate business terms for renewals, acquisitions, dispositions, lease restructures, and other owned and leased real estate transactions.
Lead negotiation of Letters of Intent, lease agreements, amendments, and other transaction documents with brokerage professionals, legal partners, and client stakeholders.
Manage field broker selection and coordinate transaction teams and resources to meet client needs.
Determine client requirements, communicate project parameters, coordinate legal review activities, resolve transaction-related issues, and support client site visits and market tours.
Lead development of strategic real estate plans and provide transaction-informed advisory support.
Identify occupancy cost savings opportunities and support expansion, contraction, renewal, relocation, disposition, and portfolio optimization strategies.
Produce and support business cases, reports, data, financial analyses, action plans, occupancy cost savings, and value-add analyses.
Collaborate with client stakeholders, internal contributors, brokerage professionals, portfolio administration, and account partners to support transaction and portfolio outcomes.
Present transaction activity to client and company management, participate in client and company business reviews, and lead client meetings to align stakeholders, communicate progress, and advance transaction decisions.
Prepare, review, interpret, and apply financial analysis and accounting concepts to support transaction strategies and client recommendations.
Manage budgeting activities, client rebate accounts, and transaction revenue tracking.
Ensure accuracy of financial data, transaction reports, client materials, and performance-related deliverables.
Develop, implement, and continuously improve standardized processes, account playbooks, forms, procedures, and performance measurements.
Manage key documentation, client communications, reporting workflows, and transaction governance practices.
Use AI-enabled and technology-driven solutions to improve transaction execution, reporting, analysis, workflow efficiency, and client outcomes.
Provide supervision and guidance to transaction team members and others supporting transaction activity for the client relationship.
Collaborate with portfolio administration teams to support data accuracy and consistent transaction reporting.
Ensure compliance with applicable state real estate standards and account-level transaction requirements.