Portfolio Strategy Director

Kansas City, KS - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 174250 - 205000

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title

Portfolio Strategy Director

Job Description Summary

As a member of Cushman & Wakefields Portfolio Advisory Group the Portfolio Strategy Director will be dedicated to one or more of Cushman & Wakefields most dynamic client this role you will collaborate closely with peers and the account team to support the clients strategic real estate vision. The Portfolio Strategy Director will embody our team philosophy Client First Insight Always Execution Excellence ensuring every deliverable reflects the teams commitment to innovation collaboration and measurable impact.
This role owns stakeholder reporting and the development of executive-ready business case memos connecting data and perspectives across transactions workplace experience facilities and physical security. Youll translate complex inputs into clear options and recommendations that drive timely confident decisions.

Job Description

What youll do

Stakeholder reporting & governance
- In partnership with our Data & Analytics team oversee regular and ad-hoc portfolio reporting including trend analysis critical dates and portfolio opportunities.
- Maintain decision logs risks/dependencies and action trackers for steering committees and senior forums.
Business case development
- Lead end-to-end drafting of real estate business case memos (renewals consolidations new sites dispositions capital projects). This requires diligent and proactive coordination of intelligence from a wide range of stakeholders and functional partners. The right candidate will have an aggressively proactive attitude and grace with collecting critical information from a wide range of parties efficiently.
- Structure memos using a consistent framework and consistently improving processes to gain time efficiency and standardization where practical.
- Partner with Finance on financial modeling impacts and budget implications.
Cross-functional portfolio strategy
- Synthesize inputs from Transactions Workplace/Occupancy Planning FM and Physical Security to align on site strategy and decision making readiness.
- Integrate utilization business growth forecasts and security risk overlays into portfolio scenarios.
- Support site selection criteria pipeline prioritization scenario planning and sequencing of moves.
Data insights & tooling
- Own the accuracy and storytelling of portfolio data; define KPIs and data standards.
- Coordinate with leads from Transactions Design & Construction Workplace and Security on implications to program cost and timeline.
- Draft crisp leadership updates FAQs and stakeholder communications for key decisions and milestones.

Background

710 years in corporate real estate strategy management consulting portfolio planning or finance/FP&A supporting real estate decisions.
Proven track record writing executive business case memos and presenting recommendations to senior leadership.
Financial modeling skills is highly preferred but not required.
Ability to synthesize diverse stakeholder inputs (Transactions Workplace FM Physical Security) into an integrated point of view.
Advanced storytelling and comfort in visualization tools like PowerBI or Tableau is highly preferred.
Comfort with portfolio data tools (e.g. IWMS/lease admin platforms) and disciplined data hygiene & data architecture.
Excellent project management prioritization and meeting facilitation; thrives in ambiguity and fast decision cycles.

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 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: $ 174250.00 - $205000.00

Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield please call the ADA line at 1- or email. Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.

INCO: Cushman & Wakefield

Required Experience:

Director

Job TitlePortfolio Strategy DirectorJob Description SummaryAs a member of Cushman & Wakefields Portfolio Advisory Group the Portfolio Strategy Director will be dedicated to one or more of Cushman & Wakefields most dynamic client this role you will collaborate closely with peers and the account team...

Job Title

Portfolio Strategy Director

Job Description Summary

Job Description

What youll do

Stakeholder reporting & governance
- In partnership with our Data & Analytics team oversee regular and ad-hoc portfolio reporting including trend analysis critical dates and portfolio opportunities.
- Maintain decision logs risks/dependencies and action trackers for steering committees and senior forums.
Business case development
- Lead end-to-end drafting of real estate business case memos (renewals consolidations new sites dispositions capital projects). This requires diligent and proactive coordination of intelligence from a wide range of stakeholders and functional partners. The right candidate will have an aggressively proactive attitude and grace with collecting critical information from a wide range of parties efficiently.
- Structure memos using a consistent framework and consistently improving processes to gain time efficiency and standardization where practical.
- Partner with Finance on financial modeling impacts and budget implications.
Cross-functional portfolio strategy
- Synthesize inputs from Transactions Workplace/Occupancy Planning FM and Physical Security to align on site strategy and decision making readiness.
- Integrate utilization business growth forecasts and security risk overlays into portfolio scenarios.
- Support site selection criteria pipeline prioritization scenario planning and sequencing of moves.
Data insights & tooling
- Own the accuracy and storytelling of portfolio data; define KPIs and data standards.
- Coordinate with leads from Transactions Design & Construction Workplace and Security on implications to program cost and timeline.
- Draft crisp leadership updates FAQs and stakeholder communications for key decisions and milestones.

Background

710 years in corporate real estate strategy management consulting portfolio planning or finance/FP&A supporting real estate decisions.
Proven track record writing executive business case memos and presenting recommendations to senior leadership.
Financial modeling skills is highly preferred but not required.
Ability to synthesize diverse stakeholder inputs (Transactions Workplace FM Physical Security) into an integrated point of view.
Advanced storytelling and comfort in visualization tools like PowerBI or Tableau is highly preferred.
Comfort with portfolio data tools (e.g. IWMS/lease admin platforms) and disciplined data hygiene & data architecture.
Excellent project management prioritization and meeting facilitation; thrives in ambiguity and fast decision cycles.

The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.

The compensation for the position is: $ 174250.00 - $205000.00

Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

INCO: Cushman & Wakefield

Required Experience:

Director