Skip to main content
CBRE logo

Business Development Manager - Boston Market

CBRE

Boston, MAJob$120–135K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

See where you stand before you apply. No sign-up to start.

You apply on the posting's application page, with no Olive account needed.

Watch jobs like this.

Don't just apply. Show up ready.

Olive works from this exact posting.

At a glance

Compensation
$120–135K/yr
Location
Boston, MA
Work Authorization
Not specified

Olive focuses on jobs in the United States, including remote roles you can work from there.

Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Real Estate License, required

Job overview

The Business Development Manager develops and closes new business opportunities in target market sectors. The role focuses on prospecting, building client relationships, coordinating sales activity from discovery through negotiation, and developing sales pipelines and proposals. It also supports tenders and re-bids, monitors market and competitor trends, and applies sales expertise to complex assignments while coaching others.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Judgment, nice to haveMicrosoft Office, nice to haveOrganizational Skills, nice to haveInquisitiveness, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience and Education, nice to have5+ Years Relevant Experience, nice to haveReal Estate License, required

Full job description

Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) Local is a hard services-led, tailored facility management solution. We self-perform hard services while partnering with best-in-class soft service providers to offer custom facility and project management solutions to our clients. We focus on empowering our team with a high-level of downstream accountability, resulting in an agile and efficient service delivery.

In addition to our core facility and project management capabilities, our platform offers direct access to our Best-in-Class services, including ESG, Security Consulting, Workplace Strategy, and Workplace Experience.

About the Role:

As a CBRE Business Development Manager, you will be responsible for developing and closing new business opportunities within target market sectors while providing quality service.

This job is part of the Sales function. They are responsible for the design of sales solutions that are presented and sold to potential, new and existing clients. This is a hunting, prospecting driven role.

What You’ll Do:

  • Develop and build long-term, professional customer relationships with existing, new, and potential clients. Maintain relationships and after-sales support to build confidence in line with the agreed business strategy.

  • Coordinate sales activity throughout the sales process including qualification, discovery, proposal, pricing presentation, and negotiation.

  • Evaluate industry and business trends and evaluate performance and respond with necessary business change.

  • Identify and build a sales pipeline. Explore both existing and new target markets.

  • Develop and deliver exceptional sales and tender documents and presentations.

  • Maintain records and relevant contract documents in support of tenders and re-bids for the business.

  • Stay up to date with industry developments, maintaining awareness of competitor activity and market trends.

  • Apply in-depth knowledge of standard principles and techniques/procedures to accomplish complex assignments and provide innovative solutions.

  • Coach others and share in-depth knowledge of own job discipline and broad knowledge of several job disciplines within the function.

  • Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Work to build consensus and convince others to reach an agreement.

  • Impact a range of customer, operational, project, or service activities within own team and other related teams.

  • Work within broad guidelines and policies.

  • Explain difficult or sensitive information.

What You’ll Need:

  • Bachelor's Degree preferred with 5-8 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered. Real Estate license required.

  • Ability to exercise judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information.

  • Willingness to take a new perspective on existing solutions.

  • In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.

  • Organizational skills with an advanced inquisitive mindset.

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 Business Development Manager position is $120,000 annually and the maximum salary for the Business Development Manager position is $135,000 annually. The compensation that is offered to a successful candidate will depend on the candidate’s skills, qualifications, and experience.

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 20,967 open Business Development jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 14, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$120–135K/yr
  • Massachusetts median$133–200K/yr535 salary ranges
  • US median$126–200K/yr15,456 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $128K, is 25% below the Massachusetts median midpoint ($170K) — in the middle half of Business Development salary ranges in Massachusetts.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 666 open Business Development jobs in Massachusetts and 20,967 across the US. 12% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Massachusetts
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Business Development postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (16,924 postings).
Education
6,156 of the 20,967 open Business Development jobs (29%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Pay, requirements and demand for Sales jobs

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 14, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.

Prepare for this role

You've read the whole posting — now see how you match it.