Research Director

Research Director

Job ID

297958

Posted

30-Sep-2026

Service line

Advisory Segment

Role type

Full-time

Areas of Interest

Research

Location(s)

Phoenix - Arizona - United States of America

About The Role

The successful individual will position CBRE as the definitive source of commercial real estate intelligence for the Arizona markets, delivering actionable insights that drive business development, client engagement, and transaction flow across the state's diverse asset classes.

Arizona Field Research translates local market data into strategic intelligence, publishing targeted outputs to support CBRE's brokerage, investment, and advisory businesses. You will lead a team responsible for comprehensive market monitoring across office, industrial, retail, multifamily, data centers, and land sectors, while serving as CBRE's foremost public voice on Arizona commercial real estate trends.

You will work alongside Arizona market leadership to establish a compelling agenda of research outputs, cultivate broker engagement, and elevate CBRE's brand through client-facing thought leadership, speaking opportunities and conferences. Delivering measurable business impact through research - both externally and internally - will be a core measure of success.

What You'll Do

• Business Partnership and Revenue Support: Serve as a strategic research partner to Arizona market leaders and senior brokers, participating in key pitch and pursuit processes, mobilizing team resources to address specific client needs, and presenting market findings in client meetings and presentations to drive revenue growth and deepen client relationships.
• Market Intelligence and Data Operations: Oversee comprehensive market data operation and integrity across the Phoenix and Tucson markets, maintaining CBRE's proprietary database covering availability, vacancy, lease rates, comparables, development pipeline, and tenant occupancy. Ensure delivery of high-quality quarterly Figures reports, market overviews, building stacks and skylines, and bespoke client-facing outputs.
• Thought Leadership and Brand Positioning: Architect differentiated market perspectives and translate complex local real estate dynamics into compelling narratives for clients, media, and internal stakeholders. Cultivate relationships with Phoenix and Arizona business publications and trade organizations, seeking select speaking opportunities to amplify the CBRE brand and establish CBRE as the leading authority on commercial real estate.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Orchestrate strategic alignment between local research outputs and national research initiatives, collaborating with national Americas Research leadership, Forecasting, and Sales Management to ensure Arizona perspectives are integrated into national thought leadership products and proprietary data platforms.
• People Leadership and Team Development: Lead and develop the Arizona based research analysts, overseeing hiring and performance management. Foster a high-performance culture focused on analytical excellence, professional development, and collaborative engagement with the broader CBRE business.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Regularly convene with Arizona market leaders, key brokers, and cross-functional teams to gather feedback, align research priorities with business objectives, and identify opportunities to strengthen CBRE's research value proposition across the region.

What You'll Need

Bachelor's degree required. Master's degree in economics, real estate, finance, or a related discipline preferred.

7+ years of experience in commercial real estate research or a closely related field, with a minimum of 2 years of people leadership experience.

Expertise on the Phoenix commercial real estate market; knowledge of multiple asset classes with focus on the office and industrial sectors, and their underlying supply and demand dynamics.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to prepare and deliver compelling presentations to brokers, clients, and public audiences.

Relationship-builder with the ability to establish trust and credibility with brokers, market leaders, and external stakeholders.

Strong organizational, analytical, and quantitative skills, able to demonstrate good time management across multiple priorities and competing deadlines.

Self-motivated and proactive, with strong attention to detail and proven ability to oversee and quality-control the team's work.

Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, working experience with LLMs, data visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI is advantageous.

Why CBRE?

At CBRE, we believe the future of commercial real estate will be built on data and technology. As a Product Manager, you will be at the center of that transformation, building products that reach real clients, drive measurable business outcomes, and redefine how a global enterprise operates.

• Named a Fortune Most Admired Real Estate Company for 14 consecutive years.
• Named a World's Most Ethical Company by Ethisphere for 11 consecutive years.
• Ranked #3 on Barron's Most Sustainable Company list.
• Access to a global network of technology, data, and real estate expertise, with investment in digital transformation at the highest levels of leadership.

Equal Employment Opportunity: CBRE has a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Candidate Accommodations: CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company's success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at recruitingaccommodations@cbre.com or via telephone at +1 866 225 3099 (U.S.) and +1 866 388 4346 (Canada).

About CBRE Group, Inc. CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, is the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm and a premier provider of critical infrastructure services. The company has more than 155,000 employees serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE serves clients through four business segments: Advisory (leasing, sales, debt origination, mortgage servicing, valuations); Building Operations & Experience (facilities management, property management, flex space & experience, critical infrastructure); Project Management (program management, project management, cost consulting); Real Estate Investments (investment management, development). Please visit our website at www.cbre.com.

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