Colliers

Colliers

Research Manager

Michigan, United States of America · Full-time

No sponsorshipDetected 12 days ago
Data VisualizationStatisticsCRMBusiness DevelopmentFinancial ModelingExcelValuationResearchGISLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingTime ManagementMicrosoft Office

About the role

  • You're a strategic thinker with a passion for transforming data into powerful stories that influence decisions.
  • You excel at uncovering market trends before they hit the mainstream and thrive on providing insights that give teams a competitive edge.
  • With a blend of analytical rigor and deep market understanding, you're the go‑to expert who equips brokers, clients, and leaders with intelligence they can trust.

Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic, client-facing research support for broker pursuits and client deliverables, directly influencing business development outcomes.
  • Oversee the accuracy and integrity of property databases, market statistics, and economic indicators, ensuring Colliers maintains its reputation for reliability and authority.
  • Partner with valuation, capital markets, and leasing professionals to support financial modeling, lease analysis, and transaction research.
  • Collaborate with marketing, GIS and IT teams to enhance data visualizations tools, streamline workflows, and deliver innovative research solutions.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in business, economics, real estate, or related field.
  • 5+ years of applied research or analytics experience in commercial real estate, with proven track record of project ownership and/or team leadership.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
  • Expertise with CoStar, MSCI-RCA, Tableau/Power BI and CRM systems for client segmentation and business intelligence.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to distill complex data into actionable insights.
  • Client-facing communication and storytelling expertise, with ability to influence decision-making.
  • Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
  • Strong organizational and time management skills with ability to prioritize shifting demands and deliver high-quality work under tight deadlines.
  • #LI-Onsite
  • Make your next move an expert one and join us as we lead the industry into the future.
  • Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. The employer will not sponsor applicants for work visas.
  • Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.
  • Direct applicants only please, no agencies.

Nice to have

  • Experience in a supervisory/leadership role is preferred.
  • Experience in GIS mapping or spatial analytics preferred.

Compensation

  • Responsible for the creation of quarterly and annual market reports, economic outlooks and thought leadership content that elevate Colliers' brand in the marketplace.

Equal opportunity

  • Colliers respects diversity and is an equal opportunity employer.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • The employer will not sponsor applicants for work visas.

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