Operations Specialist
Cushman & Wakefield
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: New York City • Connecticut, District of Columbia, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $85,000 - $100,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Provide operational support to the President of Americas Retail Services and the broader Retail Services leadership team
- Serve as a key point of contact for clients and internal stakeholders, coordinating meetings and pitches, office visits, and material distribution
- Partner with the events and marketing team to develop and execute client, PR and employee events
- Maintain distribution lists, dashboards, and reporting tools to ensure accurate, real-time information sharing
- Partner with Finance to manage event budgets including client parties, conventions, and conferences
- Attend conferences across the U.S. to provide client/brokerage support
- Build strong relationships across platforms to facilitate communication, problem-solving, and decision-making
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience preferred
- 5+ years of executive support or operations experience in a professional services or corporate environment
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Technical aptitude and ability to learn new tools such as Engage, Placer, and CRM platforms
- Experience managing dashboards, data-driven reports, and operational tracking tools
- Excellent project management, prioritization, and time management skills
- Strategic thinker with the ability to anticipate needs and identify potential issues before they arise
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing executive-level correspondence and presentations
- High emotional intelligence, professional presence, and the ability to build trust with senior leaders and clients
- Proven ability to maintain confidentiality, exercise discretion, and sound judgment
Benefits
- health, vision, and dental insurance
- flexible spending accounts
- health savings accounts
- retirement savings plans
- life and disability insurance programs
- paid and unpaid time away from work
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
executive supportoperations experienceproject managementdata-driven reportsoperational tracking toolsdashboard managementMicrosoft Office Suitetechnical aptitudeevent budget managementclient support
Soft skills
strategic thinkingprioritizationtime managementwritten communicationverbal communicationemotional intelligenceprofessional presencerelationship buildingproblem-solvingdiscretion
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree