Director, Transaction Management (Commercial Real Estate)

Location: Seattle, Washington, USA

Salary: $110,500–$130,000 annually

Company

Cushman & Wakefield provides commercial real estate advisory and transaction management services for enterprise clients.

What you will do

• Lead market optimization planning, strategic transaction initiatives, and portfolio execution strategies across multiple asset classes.
• Initiate and manage complex transactions, dispositions, renewals, negotiations, contract management, and legal documentation review.
• Advise client corporate real estate teams and senior stakeholders on portfolio strategies, transaction priorities, and real estate opportunities.
• Prepare business cases, financial and market analyses, value-add calculations, occupancy cost savings recommendations, and client reports.
• Improve transaction governance through reporting tools, templates, playbooks, process documentation, post-transaction reviews, and AI-enabled solutions.
• Lead and develop direct reports, brokers, field agents, service partners, and cross-functional transaction teams.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in corporate real estate, transaction management, corporate services, or a related commercial real estate function.
• State real estate salesperson license must be obtained and maintained.
• Experience managing high-level complex transactions, including compliance, contracts, and legal documentation.
• Project management, team leadership, negotiation, client relationship management, and presentation skills.
• Strong financial analysis and modeling capabilities, organizational skills, and commercial acumen.
• Bachelor’s degree required; finance, real estate, business, economics, or a related field preferred.

Nice to have

• Experience with enterprise transactions, large strategic initiatives, or multiple asset classes.
• Experience developing strategic plans, business cases, value-add analyses, and portfolio optimization recommendations.
• Experience with commercial real estate technology platforms, CoStar, HypREspace, or LeaseCalcs.

Culture & Benefits

• Health, vision, and dental insurance options.
• Flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts.
• Retirement savings, life, and disability insurance programs.
• Paid and unpaid time away from work.
• Client-focused environment emphasizing innovation, collaboration, execution excellence, and measurable outcomes.