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Americas Transaction Management Lead

Cushman & Wakefield · North Chicago, IL · $161,670–$190,200 a year · Full time

Posted Aug 7, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about the largest corporate real estate portfolio you have managed transactions for.

What they are checking: Whether they have handled the scale and complexity of a national or global corporate client.

Tell me about a time you grew an account by finding a new service the client needed.

What they are checking: Whether they can expand relationships, which is part of the business development the posting describes.

How would you keep the Account Director informed without overwhelming them?

What they are checking: Whether they can report on team performance and risks clearly to senior leadership.

What would you do

How do you manage brokers, inside and outside the company, to get the best terms for a client?

What they are checking: Whether they can direct brokers to work toward the client's interest and hold them accountable.

A client wants to exit several leases early to cut costs. How would you approach it?

What they are checking: Whether they weigh subleases, buyouts and timing against the client's business needs.

A senior client contact is unhappy about how a lease negotiation went. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they can repair trust with senior clients while being honest about what happened.

About the work

How would you build a portfolio plan that matches a client's workplace strategy?

What they are checking: Whether they connect lease decisions to how the client actually uses space and plans to grow.

How do you track transaction revenue, commissions and budgets across a large account?

What they are checking: Whether they have the financial discipline to report clearly on volume and profit.

What metrics would you use to show a client the value of transaction management?

What they are checking: Whether they can measure savings, cycle time and service quality in client terms.

How do you make sure key documents and approvals do not fall through the cracks?

What they are checking: Whether they have a system for managing the flow of documents across many deals.

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The full job description

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Job Title Americas Transaction Management Lead Job Description Summary Responsible for the day-to-day transaction management for a complex and/or prominent portfolio of properties on behalf of one or more national and/or global corporate service client(s). Implement the overall vision, strategy, and measurement metrics. Responsible for budgeting, revenue, and profit tracking of all transactions. Ensure the Account Director and other Senior Leaders stay abreast of team performance, volume / commission profile, resource requirement, etc. Job Description Essential Responsibilities: • Oversee portfolio plans with client real estate goals and objectives in mind • Optimize portfolio with clients’ work place strategy • Manage C&W and non-C&W brokerage professionals to ensure effective negotiations of business terms for a wide variety of transactions including lease, sale, sublease, and purchase • Align C&W service areas with clients’ other real estate functions to ensure consistency • Expand account services, and participate in business development; create new, senior level relationships • Oversee the flow of key documentation and client communications • Partner with clients’ Senior level operational groups to identify real estate needs and areas of opportunity • Keen financial acumen interpreting financial/ accounting reports, and transaction revenue. Presents activity/ findings to clients’ and C&W Senior Leadership • Oversee and/or lead all client/C&W business reviews and key client meetings • Provide leadership for subordinate staff supporting the transaction activity of the relationship Transaction Management: • Oversee transaction team(s) and their service delivery in N and S America • Executes complex large transactions with high-level knowledge • Determine clients' needs and communicate project parameters • Oversee field broker selection process • Oversee negotiations and management of transactions • Oversee legal review of all client leased/owned documents • Ensure accuracy of financial data and reporting • Manage the coordination of client site visits/market tours • Ensure all state real estate standards are met • Oversee budgeting and revenue tracking of all transactions Strategic Planning: • Lead the development of strategic plans and provide strategic real estate advice to clients • Identify occupancy cost savings strategies • Develop occupancy expansion/contraction strategies • Ensure implementation of agreed upon strategy • Produce and/or support business case development • Oversee reports, data, and financial analyses toward the completion of a strategic plan • Execute strategies by developing action plans • Coordinate Stakeholder Management for proposed transactions, assisting with TM process, setting expectations, scheduling, programming, etc. • Collaborate with extended PPM & GWO teams and company's functional partners to compile financial assumptions (using standard company formats) and develop Business Case analyses supporting proposed project transactions. • Using business justification and Business Case analyses, draft Decision Documents in accordance with company's' directives and standard templates • Liaise with internal and external counsel, as appropriate, for them to prepare necessary lease documents to reflect negotiated business terms and RE established minimum standard terms and conditions. • Once lease documents have been executed, coordinate transition review meetings to present key Lease Agreement findings to relevant GWO business partners and C&W FM extended team members. • Work on sourcing transactions and any other non-C&W commission-related transactions, this does not include non-CW broker transactions. • Support ad hoc portfolio and transaction-related program exercises on an as-needed basis. • In conjunction with the global lead, organize regular market updates and best practice presentations for the client. Form part of a global team delivering transaction services and reporting to the client, using Costar and Triana Key Competencies: • Leadership • Strategic Planning • Client Service Skills • Drives Results • Communication Proficiency (oral and written) • Presentation Skills • Manages Ambiguity • Financial Acumen & Negotiation Skills Education: • Bachelor’s Degree required • Master’s degree preferred Important Experience: • Requires seven or more years of experience • Specialized Knowledge/Skills experience in transaction management or corporate real estate. • Experience with high-level, complex transaction management including experience in contract management/compliance Additional Qualifications: • Must be able to travel 10% of the time AAP/EEO Statement: C&W provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. Further, the company takes affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed and employees during employment are treated without regard to any of these characteristics. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated. Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements. The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications. The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role. The compensation for the position is: $ 161,670.00 - $190,200.00 Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email Accommodations@cushwake.com . Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us. 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