Senior Manager, Strategic Consulting

JobResponsibilities

Strategic Analysis & Insights

• Conduct analyses that address ambiguous or evolving problem statements drawing on prior experience to shape approach.

• Translate incomplete or conflicting information into structured insights and strategic options.

• Test scenarios and conclusions to strengthen confidence in analytical findings.

Client Delivery

• Lead complex multi-workstream consulting engagements from framing through executive delivery; set theengagementstrategy workplan architecture governance rhythm and qualitystandards.

• Direct end-to-endengagement execution by overseeing integrated workstreams key milestones and dependencies; ensure deliveryremainson time on scope andclient-ready.

• Defineanalytical and storytelling structure for major deliverables; translate complex inputs into decision-ready outputs that clarify tradeoffs implications andactions.

• Provide senior-level direction and escalation support to resolve delivery challenges andmaintainmomentum across workstreams.

• Serve as a primary advisor to senior client stakeholders; guide ambiguity shape decision processes and influence alignment toward clear actionableoutcomes.

• Lead executive presentations andfacilitatestakeholder working sessionsandworkshops to drive decisions alignment andownership.

• Coordinate crossfunctionalinternal and external partners to integrate inputs into a single cohesive client narrative and recommendation set.

Team Leadership

• Coach and develop Managers Senior Associates and Associates through structured delegation mentorship andperformance feedback; raise analytic rigor and executive storytelling across theteam.

• Provide leadership oversight across teams to ensure consistent application ofCushman & Wakefieldconsulting practices and standards;supportonboarding and capability building as needed.

• Act as a role model forinclusive leadership collaboration and professional excellence.

Business Development

• Shape proposals solution designs and pursuit strategies by defining the client problem framingapproachandmethodology workplans and deliverable storyboard.

• Support account growth by identifyingsubsequentopportunities during delivery and connecting client needs to adjacent partners and servicelines.

Practice Management

• Proactivelyidentify escalate and resolve risksandissues that threaten scope timeline or quality; implement course corrections across workstreams and stakeholders.

• Setenforce and modelquality control standardsforlogic accuracy structure and client readiness;establishreview rhythms that reduce rework andincreaseconsistency across deliverables.

• Ownpostengagementpractice housekeeping including archiving final work products and developingproposalreadycase studies and testimonials.

• Guideengagement resourcing sequencing and delivery decisions to balance quality risk and client expectations across workstreams.

• Define and refine repeatable methodologies templates anddeliveryplaybooks that improve consistency scalability andqualityacrossengagements.

• Contribute to practice thought leadershipthrough developmentofpoints of view insights and internal knowledge assetsthatstrengthenmarket credibility and equips teams to deliver consistently.

Portfolio & Location Strategy (As applicable)

• Lead portfolio and location strategyengagementsby directing scenario modeling and multi-factor evaluationsacrosscost laborandmarket dynamicsriskconstraints and growth considerationsto surfaceclear tradeoffs and recommendations.

• Build executive-ready business cases and decision pathways by definingevaluationcriteria governance checkpoints and finaloptionsetsensuring recommendations are defensible comparable and ready for executive action.

Workplace and Transformation Strategy(As applicable)

• Lead enterprise workplace strategy engagements bydefiningthe diagnostic approach prioritizing hypotheses and integrating multi-source data(utilization experience business needs)and stakeholder inputs into a cohesive future-stateworkplacestrategy.

• Translatefindings into executive decisions byshapingthe narrativedefining theoptionset andoutlining animplementationroadmap (what changes why sequence and ownership)that isactionable andimplementation-ready.

• Design and lead multi-phase change programs by defining thetransformationstrategy governancemodel andexecution roadmap across operating model changesstakeholderengagementcommunications enablement andadoption mechanisms.

• Drivealignment andsustainedoutcomes by translating businessobjectivesinto apracticaltransformation plansmonitoringexecution and adjusting interventions toembed new ways of working.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or equivalent professional certification

• 7-10 years of relevant experience

• Advancedexpertisein consulting delivery and processes including critically framing complex problems andtradeoffs testing competing hypotheses applying governance and risk management standards and producinghighqualityexecutivereadyrecommendations

• Advanced commercial real estate and business acumen including pricing models margin leversutilizationmix and portfolio health indicators and how these shapeengagementlevelandportfolioleveltradeoffs

• Advanced understanding of how Workplace & Transformation and Portfolio & Location capabilities integrate to deliver cohesiveenterpriselevelclient solutions

• Advanced analytical capability including research design assumption testing and analytical methods as well as guiding analyses and translating complexmultisourceinputs into defensibleexecutivereadynarratives using AI analytical and presentation tools

• Advanced experience leadingendtoendengagements including managing scope governance scheduling staffing and quality whilefacilitatingexecutive andcrossfunctionalalignment guidingtradeoffs and drivingdecisionmakingwithout formal authority

• Demonstrated people leadership through delegation coaching feedback and quality oversight to support individual performance team effectiveness and bench development

• Intermediate business development capability including translating client needs and value propositions into structured solution narratives proposals storyboards and workplans

• Applied experience developing and refining methods templates tools and QA standards to improve delivery consistency scalability and speed

• Advanced change planning capability including designing and executing integrated engagement communication training and reinforcement plans to support adoption of new ways of working