Sr Director Head of Technology Advisory Occupier
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Sr. Director Head of Technology Advisory OccupierJob Description Summary
The Head of Technology Advisory Occupier serves as a strategic technology leader driving innovation and for advisory occupier initiatives. This role is responsible for leading a highperforming product management team defining and executing a comprehensive technology strategy and shaping the product roadmap to enhance the experience and capabilities of C&Ws brokers and support teams.As the primary businesstechnology liaison this leader ensures alignment between technology solutions and business objectives fostering collaboration across service lines product teams delivery and support functions and client organizations. The role requires a deep understanding of gotomarket strategies integration with enterprise platforms and emerging technologies that can drive efficiencies and competitive advantage.
Success in this role demands exceptional stakeholder management the ability to translate business needs into scalable solutions and a strong grasp of datadriven decisionmaking connectivity and system integration best practices. The ideal candidate will be a proactive problem solver an advocate for digital transformation and a champion of seamless occupier technology experiences within the broader C&W ecosystem.
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PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Product Manager
Stakeholder Engagement establish and nurture strong relationships with global business stakeholders aligning product strategies with organizational goals and customer needs and represent the company at industry events to foster strategic partnerships. Partner with key service line stakeholders to review and prioritize the backlog of new ideas and enhancements and work with the Delivery Leader to validate needs and overall requirements for each idea.
Communication Present technology and data opportunities to executive leadership in a clear and actionable manner. Ability to translate the requirements of brokers and clients into strategic plans
Solution Design in conjunction with business line sponsors and brokers design the overall solution considering data standards standard deliverables and reports. Validate and advise through architectural reviews usability and integration methodologies. Work with business teams and brokers to design and implement centralization efforts.
Backlog Management own the backlog and usher each item through the review phases to validate business case proof of concept (if necessary) funding vendor contracting standardization including staff plan communication plan requirements vendor engagement data modelling acceptance as well as transition to delivery support and operations.
Software Vendor Selection responsible for owning the vendor selection process including buy / build / partner decisions. Responsible to have a strong understanding of the specific software marketplace ability to provide a functional and technical comparative matrix as well as manage the rating and assessment with key stakeholders. Partner with internal teams to usher software vendor through various stage gates including IT Compliance reviews Product Review Board procurement duediligence and legal.
Funding in conjunction with stakeholders complete a onepage business plan and establish a detailed cost estimate and ROI model that includes hardware software and headcount requirements for all phases of acquisition proof of concept standardization and delivery. Usher the business case through a formal Request for Authorization (RFA) and establish a purchase order for full funding.
Contracting / Legal / Commercial organize and lead internal partners executive sponsors and the vendor through agreement on commercial terms & conditions. Assist and advise the executive sponsor through the negotiation process until final agreement is reached.
Product Roadmap own the formal communications of the product roadmap considering various audiences (internal vs. external).
Business impact Demonstrate a detailed understanding of the factors that generate value for Cushman & Wakefield including product and service offerings operating model business processes supporting information and technology and opportunities to address unmet client needs
Existing Product Governance
Vendor / Partner Management own the ongoing relationship with the vendor including organizing annual business reviews Contract & Billing Management Escalation Management Application Performance Monitoring Support SLA monitoring.
Marketing (internal & external) serve as the evangelist for the Technology platform and seek to elevate messaging to internal partners and external clients. Coordinate with internal marketing teams to define required content and calendar.
Ideation / Thought Leadership as a valueadd partner to the business lead all levels of teams in thought in an evolving portfolio of ideas and viable technology outcomes. This may include coaching internal collaboration and business requirements definition.
Client Sales
Client Pitch support but not own clientbased pursuits and advise on solutioning with respect to platform solution integrations and roadmap.
Client Consulting support but not own existing client solutioning with respect to transformation of service line or technology transformations.
Winning New Business Work with business development teams to win new clients by responding to client bids developing pricing models pitching technology solutions demoing products & prototypes
PRIMARY DUTIES
This position has matrixed responsibility through portfolio projects and delivery teams mentoring of developing BA and Delivery Manager resources.
Guidance will include weekly / biweekly oneonone meetings with your direct supervisor monthly team and quarterly meetings with Technology leadership and Business leadership.
JOB REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Previous Experience:
Bachelors Degree or Professional Industry Designation
7 years of relevant experience in product management experience
5 years of IT work experience
5 years of experience supporting application systems
5 years of experience support sales pitches
Or similar combination of education and experience
Tenant Representation Real Estate Experience a plus
Targeted Competencies
Proven experience with business and technical requirements analysis business process modeling/mapping and methodology development
Proven experience in managing technology product preferably in Commercial Real Estate sector
Demonstrated ability to build strategic partnerships and influence decisionmaking at senior levels.
Ability to multitask effectively prioritize and adapt quickly to change in high pressure situations with minimal supervision
Solid business judgment collaboration and critical thinking skills
Excellent analytical and problemsolving skills
Excellent interpersonal & presentation skills
Excellent oral and written communication skills with technical and nontechnical clients
Microsoft Office 365 including Project Visio and SharePoint
Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs generally including health vision and dental insurance flexible spending accounts health savings accounts retirement savings plans life and disability insurance programs and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location date of hire total hours worked job type business line and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement the geographic area in which the work will be performed market pay rates in that area and the candidates experience and qualifications.
The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.
The compensation for the position is: $165750.00 $195000.00Cushman & Wakefield provides equal employment opportunity. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated. Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state federal or local law.
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INCO: Cushman & WakefieldRequired Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
