Director of European Research

Role:
Head of European Living Research

Location:

London Working Patterns: 3 days in the office (minimum)

The purpose of the role is to lead the European (UK and Continental Europe) Living Research function in CBRE and to drive and deliver an annual research programme for all Living sectors (BTR, BTS, PBSA, Senior Living, etc.) with an emphasis on the investment market. Ensure CBRE has a leading voice as experts in the Living property market.

• Experience in the field of Living research, preferably in real estate advisory or on the investor/landlord side.
• Expert knowledge of the property industry and capital markets as related to investment and development in the Living sector.
• Excellent presentation and effective communication skills, with a willingness to continually develop these skills.
• Proven stakeholder management skills. Ability to work under pressure and with multiple deadlines to deliver on client requests and outputs.
• Team management and leadership skills – can give clear direction, inspire and motivate team members.
• Great problem solving, project management and planning skills – ability to deliver complex projects with resource constraints.
• Good technical skills as appropriate to investment‑related research.

• Agree Living sector research themes each year with UK and Pan‑European Living stakeholders, and European research leadership.
• Review and approve all UK and Pan‑European Living research outputs, and European Living research inputs into Global outputs.
• Monitor timely delivery of the research programme, ensuring that outputs are high quality and remain relevant to market conditions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, marketing/comms and client care to produce a clear marketing, PR and client engagement plan for Living outputs. Set and monitor relevant KPIs.
• Meet and present to existing and prospective clients alongside business stakeholders, assisting CBRE in business development.
• Represent CBRE in industry events and at CBRE conferences, positioning CBRE as a leading voice for investment and development in the European Living sector.
• Manage the research themes and review/approve relevant outputs (and inputs to global outputs). Collaborating with stakeholders and Marketing etc.
• Monitor performance through KPIs.
• Drive collaboration and alignment between global, sector and county research teams. Ensure Pan‑European Living content is leveraged at a country level.
• Support initiatives to expand European Living data (supply & demand, transactional data, etc.), working with the Pan‑European Living team and country teams.
• Collaborate with the global forecasting team to support the production of quarterly Living forecasts, facilitating dialogue between forecasting team, country research teams and business stakeholders.
• Manage the UK & Pan‑European Living Research Team.

When you join CBRE, you become part of the global leader in commercial real estate services and investment that helps businesses and people thrive. We are dynamic problem solvers and forward‑thinking professionals who create significant impact. Our collaborative culture is built on our shared values – respect, integrity, service and excellence – and we value the diverse perspectives, backgrounds and skillsets of our people.

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