Associate Director​/Director Real Estate Digital · AI Transformation

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 130 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc, the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

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In the finance and corporate occupier sectors, we are working with a range of clients to develop AI adoption strategies, and collaborate with them to support the development, procurement and deployment of AI use cases in capital delivery, major programmes and portfolio management.

We are seeking an exceptional, senior AI professional to lead this transformation for some of our key clients. You will own AI use-case strategy and enterprise change across capital delivery and real estate functions which involves mapping and re‑engineering processes, deploying proven AI tools, and scoping and shaping bespoke solutions that create lasting value.

Your will have the opportunity to be a trusted advisory for some of the world’s most forward‑thinking clients and lead the delivery of complex and high‑profile AI adoption programmes. You will operate and engage clients at an executive level, build and lead multidisciplinary teams, and bring clarity, pace and confidence to environments defined by ambiguity and rapid change.

This is a defining role for an ambitious leader who wants to shape a fast‑growing capability. Success will be measured through client impact, revenue growth and Turner & Townsend’s reputation as a leader in AI‑enabled transformation in the real estate market.

• Develop and grow AI advisory and transformation services across the finance and corporate occupier sectors.
• Shape the go‑to‑market strategy for AI across capital delivery and real estate functions.
• Take accountability for commercial performance, proposals, contracts, bids and delivery margin.
• Provide market intelligence and demand forecasting to guide investment and hiring.

• Establish trusted, executive‑level relationships with senior client stakeholders.
• Act as executive sponsor and trusted adviser on major AI opportunities and commissions.
• Represent Turner & Townsend through conferences, industry groups and thought leadership.

• Lead strategic pursuits and major AI bids across target clients and sectors.
• Develop compelling, differentiated value propositions grounded in measurable client outcomes.
• Identify opportunities to support clients with our wider digital services where there is a genuine potential to add value.

• Lead the strategy, design and delivery of client AI transformation programmes end to end using and building on our existing frameworks.
• Define AI roadmaps, operating models and business cases that link investment to value.
• Bring structure, governance and pace to complex, multi‑stakeholder change.

• Work with…