EVP, Strategy & Consulting, Occupier Services

Colliers

Executive Vice President driving strategy and consulting for occupier services in real estate, leading revenue growth and client advisory engagements.

Posted 5/26/2026full-timeRemote • California, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $300,000 - $350,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as a trusted advisor to occupier broker-led clients, leading strategic conversations tied to business objectives and financial outcomes.
Partner directly with occupier brokers and producers to originate, shape, and win new business.
Lead the strategy and analytics components of high-value pursuits, pitches, and client engagements.
Translate complex client challenges into clear, compelling, and financially grounded recommendations.
Drive revenue growth through increased win rates, deeper client relationships, and expanded service offerings.
Lead integrated advisory solutions across portfolio strategy and optimization; workforce and labor analytics.
Guide clients through multi-market, high-impact decision-making processes.
Align real estate strategy with broader business goals, including growth, cost optimization, and talent access.
Ensure strategies are actionable and directly tied to transaction outcomes and execution.
Provide executive-level guidance on cost, capital, and location trade-offs, ensuring recommendations are economically sound and actionable.
Act as a strategic extension of occupier brokerage teams, enhancing deal strategy and client positioning.
Activate and integrate a suite of advisory capabilities—both within Consulting & Strategy and across adjacent functions (e.g., Supply Chain Solutions, Workplace Strategy).

Requirements

What you’ll need

15+ years of experience across: Commercial real estate, consulting, or advisory; Location strategy, site selection, or portfolio strategy
Financial analysis, investment, or capital advisory
Proven success in client-facing, revenue-generating roles.
Deep experience supporting complex, multi-market occupier decisions.
Strong background in location incentives, workforce analytics, and portfolio optimization preferred.
Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
Exceptional strategic thinking combined with deep financial and analytical expertise
Strong commercial instincts and ability to win and close business
Executive presence with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
Ability to translate complex data into clear, persuasive narratives
Highly collaborative with brokers, producers, and market leaders
Highly competitive and outcome-oriented
Operates with urgency and decisiveness.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Employees (and their families) are provided options for employer subsidized medical benefits including RX, dental, vision as well as employer paid basic life/AD&D insurance and short-term / long-term disability.
Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan, which includes an employer match.
Employees will also receive 10 days of sick leave and a minimum of 15-days vacation annually.
Certain senior-level roles are eligible for unlimited time off.
Employees will also enjoy 10 paid holidays plus two personal flex days throughout the calendar year.
Twelve weeks (for birth parents) and 4 weeks (for non-birth parents, including adoptive/foster parents) for paid parental leave will also be available for use after successful completion of 90 days of employment.

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial analysisinvestment advisorycapital advisorylocation strategysite selectionportfolio strategyworkforce analyticsportfolio optimizationstrategic thinkinganalytical expertise

Soft Skills

client-facingrevenue-generatingstrategic influencepersuasive communicationcollaborationcompetitive mindsetoutcome-orientedurgencydecisivenessexecutive presence

Certifications

Bachelor’s degreeMBAadvanced degree