Vice President, Strategy and Analytics
Job Description
At Cresa, we believe our clients deserve better. A better space to work, create, build, grow. A better outcome for their people and organization. A better partner who puts their needs first, helping them navigate the landscape, tilting the playing field in their favor and giving them an insider’s edge. Our mission is to find and foster the best environment for every business. Our purpose is to think beyond space - strengthening those we serve and enhancing quality of life for our clients and employees. We are built to champion our clients’ aspirations through real estate. When considering partnership, we strive to connect with those who share our values: Work Together, Create Value, Be Tenacious, Enhance Community, and Embrace Diversity . We believe in being the change. We work together to find new ways of doing things that create value for our clients — and for each other. Because there is not much that feels better than collaborating to make a positive difference each day. At Cresa, we offer an opportunity to be part of something bigger. To learn, advance, mentor and be recognized. Your voice will be heard, and you will be valued for both your individual and team contributions.
Summary
The Vice President, Strategy & Analytics leads Cresa’s Strategy & Analytics practice within Global Portfolio Solutions (GPS). This is a player-coach role for someone who sets the direction of the practice and is equally comfortable building a model, reviewing a site ranking or presenting to a client CFO. The key goal for this role is to grow advisor adoption, put the practice on a sustainable commercial footing, and develop a talented team. This is a hands-on position: the Vice President is expected to spend a substantial share of their time personally delivering and reviewing client work and working directly with advisors. It is not a purely strategic or oversight role. This is a remote position. Essential duties and responsibilities - Drive innovation. Push the envelope on what the practice offers and how it works. Stay current on analytics platforms, data sources, AI capabilities and industry trends; test and pilot new tools and methods; and bring forward new offerings and approaches that keep Cresa ahead of national competitors. - Serve as the subject matter expert and working lead. Be the firm’s go-to authority on real estate analytics and the hands-on lead on the work itself. Bring deep, current command of the factors that drive location and portfolio decisions, including labor availability and cost, competitor and market dynamics, power and utility capacity, infrastructure and logistics, demographics and psychographics, real estate and construction costs, and economic incentives. Translate that expertise into clear, defensible answers for advisors and clients. - Lead the practice. Own the Strategy & Analytics offering: the capabilities catalog, how services are packaged and scoped, and which work is provided at no cost to support pursuits versus scoped as client engagements. Build a sustainable commercial model. Partner with GPS leadership and finance to define how the practice is funded and measured, including client-billable work, credit for