Sales Associate
CBRE
San Francisco, CA
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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
LOCATION
San Francisco, CA
POSTED
30+ days ago
Job ID
232737
Posted
11-Aug-2025
Service line
Advisory Segment
Role type
Full-time
Areas of Interest
Sales Support
Location(s)
San Francisco - California - United States of America
About the Role:
We are looking for someone who is passionate about all things retail, commercial real estate, and the Bay Area. You will be joining a high-performing Urban Retail team, where we shape the Bay Area’s retail landscape by representing top institutional owners and local and national retailers. As a CBRE Sales Associate, you will work closely with a team of seasoned retail brokers. You will assist in developing new businesses by selling, leasing, and marketing for large and high-profile commercial real estate properties. This is a unique opportunity to learn the business from the inside out, contribute to high-profile deals, and grow your career in commercial real estate.
What You’ll Do:
+ Support leasing and sales efforts for premier retail properties across San Francisco
+ Assist in marketing, client outreach, and deal execution
+ Help manage relationships with top institutional owners and national retailers
+ Conduct market research, site selection analysis, and tenant surveys
+ Support transaction management including lease tracking, document coordination, and CRM updates
+ Maintain organized records of listings, availability, and deal activity
+ Collaborate with internal teams including research, marketing, and legal
+ Work under the direct supervision of an experienced sales professional or team of sales professionals in a training capacity.
+ Represent company and properties at events.
+ Monitor the team’s progress, identify shortcomings, and propose improvements.
+ Assist sales professionals in identifying potential clients. Represent company and properties at events.
+ Research connections to turn cold calls into warm calls for potential sales opportunities.
+ Draft correspondence to existing and prospective clients. Gather, prepare, and distribute marketing materials.
+ Retrieve materials for transactions such as listing agreements, commission agreements, leases, and sales agreements.
+ Review and confirm the information on tenants, market availability, and leases in company databases are accurate.
+ Compile property data for clients. This includes tenant surveys, summary reports, maps, status updates, and presentations for listing or tenant representative assignments.
+ Provide clients with materials necessary for transactions. This includes listing agreements, commission agreements, leases, and sales agreements.
+ Gather and analyze data to identify and solve complex problems that arise with little or no precedent. May recommend new techniques.
+ Impact own team and other teams whose work activities are closely related.
+ Suggest improvements to existing processes and solutions to improve the efficiency of the team.
What You’ll Need:
+ High School Diploma or GED with 3-4 years of job-related experience. Real Estate Salesperson license preferred.
+ A comprehensive understanding of a range of processes, procedures, systems, and concepts within own job function is required.
+ Ability to evaluate and communicates unusual and/or complex content in a concise and logical way.
+ In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
+ Advanced organizational skills with an inquisitive mindset.
+ Advanced math skills. Ability to calculate advanced figures such as percentages, discounts, and markups.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.
Why CBRE?
When you join CBRE, you become part of the global leader in commercial real estate services and investment that helps businesses and people thrive. We are dynamic problem solvers and forward-thinking professionals who create significant impact. Our collaborative culture is built on our shared values — respect, integrity, service and excellence — and we value the diverse perspectives, backgrounds and skillsets of our people. At CBRE, you have the opportunity to realize your full potential.
Our Values in Hiring
At CBRE, we are committed to fostering a culture where everyone feels they belong. We value diverse perspectives and experiences, and we welcome all applications.
We offer a competitive compensation package, complete with benefits (Medical/Dental/Vision/401(k)/Disability/Paid holidays/vacation).
CBRE carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate’s education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for the Sales Associate position is $33.66 per hour and the maximum salary for the Sales Associate position is $38.47 per hour. The compensation that is offered to a successful candidate will depend on the candidate’s skills, qualifications, and experience. Successful candidates will also be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on CBRE’s applicable benefit program. We offer a competitive compensation package, complete with benefits (Medical/Dental/Vision/401(k)/Disability/Paid holidays/vacation).
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).
CBRE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans)
About the Company
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CBRE
CBRE Group, Inc., a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Los Angeles, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (in terms of 2014 revenue). The Company has more than 70,000 employees (excluding affiliates), and serves real estate owners, investors and occupiers through more than 400 offices (excluding affiliates) worldwide. CBRE offers strategic advice and execution for property sales and leasing; corporate services; property, facilities and project management; mortgage banking; appraisal and valuation; development services; investment management; and research and consulting.
As an employee at CBRE, you have the freedom to make your own path. Your career is in your own hands; there’s no need to wait to be shown the way. "It’s about how well you perform, not just how long you’ve worked here and you're encouraged to take intelligent risks and explore new ideas and innovations. Our scale gives you mobility and a broader choice of opportunities. You'll always have a team behind you.
COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or moreINDUSTRY
Real Estate/Property Management
FOUNDED
1906
WEBSITE
http://www.cbre.com/