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Job overview
CBRE seeks a Transaction Management Director local to Denver or the DMV, with experience in powered land acquisitions and/or data center and technology clients. The director oversees a team handling commercial real estate transactions, including lease negotiations, renewals, and property dispositions. The role includes staff supervision, implementation of client real estate plans, transaction resource coordination, financial analysis, reporting, and process improvement.
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About the Role:
We are seeking a Transaction Management Director level candidate local to Denver or DMV with a specific skillset to include powered land acquisitions and/or data center and technology clients.
In this role you will oversee the transaction management team responsible for performing a variety of commercial real estate transaction activities, including the negotiation of new leases, renewals, and dispositions of surplus commercial properties (healthcare/life science/office/retail) on behalf of clients.
What You’ll Do:
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Provide formal supervision of employees. Monitor the training and development of staff. Conduct performance evaluations and coaching. Oversee the recruiting and hiring of new employees.
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Coordinate and manage the team's daily activities. Establish work schedules, assign tasks, and cross-train staff. Set and track staff and department deadlines. Mentor and coach as needed.
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Support staff and internal divisions on the acquisition, management, and disposal of land and facilities.
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Implement real estate plans with an understanding of the client's strategic real estate goals. Assist with project initiation and scope, prioritization of assignments, and adherence to client-driven priorities, commitments, and milestones.
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Coordinate field broker selection and other required resources, subject matter experts, business partners, etc. Facilitate client review and approval of proposed team resources for the completion of transactions.
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Evaluate and interpret financial analysis templates. Develop a robust client report package. Prepare and deliver effective presentations to relevant parties. • Administer quality assurance program, tracking and reporting of Key Performance Indicators, and customer satisfaction surveys.
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Apply a robust knowledge of multiple disciplines, the business, and key drivers which impact departmental and cross-functional performance.
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Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Persuade managers and other colleagues to take action while being guided by the organization's functional business plans. Negotiate with external partners, vendors, and customers of divergent interests to reach a common goal.
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Identify and solve multi-dimensional, complex, operational, and organizational problems leveraging the appropriate resources within or outside the department.
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Significantly improves and changes existing methods, processes, and standards within job discipline.
To perform this job successfully, an individual will need to perform each crucial duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
What You’ll Need:
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Bachelor's Degree preferred with 8-12 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
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Real Estate Salesperson license preferred.
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Experience in the areas of staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance and retention is preferred.
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Ability to lead the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, convey performance expectations, and handle problems.
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Leadership skills to set, manage and achieve targets with a direct impact on multiple department results within a function.
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In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
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Expert organizational skills and an advanced inquisitive mindset.
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Ability to calculate complex figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations.
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Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.
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Experience with powered land acquisition highly preferred. Ideallyexperience with data center clients.
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 chart your own course and realize your potential. We welcome all applicants.
Applicant AI Use Disclosure
We value human interaction to understand each candidate's unique experience, skills and aspirations. We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to make hiring decisions, and we ask that candidates disclose any use of AI in the application and interview process.
CBRE carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate’s education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for the Transaction Management Director position is $175,000 annually or and the maximum salary for the position is $210,000 annually. 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.
Equal Employment Opportunity: CBRE is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. We have 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 [email protected] 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)
How this job compares
Set against the 2,440 open Team Leadership jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$175–210K/yr
- Virginia median$104–168K/yr41 salary ranges
- US median$119–190K/yr1,204 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $193K, is 35% above the Virginia median midpoint ($142K) — in the top quarter of Team Leadership salary ranges in Virginia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 81 open Team Leadership jobs in Virginia and 2,440 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Virginia
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Team Leadership postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (1,606 postings).
- Education
- 465 of the 2,440 open Team Leadership jobs (19%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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