Executive Vice President – Strategy & Consulting

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At Colliers it’s not our success that sets us apart, it’s how we achieve it. Our people are passionate, take ownership and always do what’s right for our clients, people and communities.

Why Colliers?

Our enterprising environment needs your expertise to facilitate Colliers’ continued growth as an industry leader. Our nimble, decentralized culture can provide you with a wealth of opportunities to learn about our business and quickly gain experience to accelerate your career.

The Executive Vice President, Strategy & Consulting is a senior, client-facing leader within the Occupier Services platform. This individual is responsible for driving revenue growth, market differentiation, and client impact through advanced strategic advisory and financial insights to brokers and their clients.

In this role you will serve as a strategic partner to occupier brokers and producers, ensuring that every client recommendation is both visionary and economically defensible, particularly in areas such as location selection, incentives strategy, and portfolio optimization.

This role works closely with adjacent advisory functions, including Supply Chain Solutions, Workplace Strategy, Space & Occupancy Planning, and Workforce Analytics & Location Strategy—to ensure clients receive fully integrated, end-to-end solutions aligned to business and real estate strategy.

In addition, you will drives thought leadership and innovation, elevating the firm’s market position through new frameworks, data-driven insights, and differentiated approaches that redefine how occupier clients make real estate decisions.

Lead integrated advisory solutions across portfolio strategy and optimization; workforce and labor analytics (in coordination with workforce analytics & Location Strategy); location strategy, site selection, and location intelligence (in coordination with workforce analytics & location strategy); incentives negotiation and economic development.

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.

Act as a strategic extension of occupier brokerage teams, enhancing deal strategy and client positioning.

Embed within key pursuits to deliver differentiated, insight-led solutions that improve win probability.

Provide brokers with data-driven narratives and financial clarity to support negotiations.

Collaborate with agency leasing teams, where appropriate, by providing forward-looking insight into occupier demand and decision drivers.

Coordinate with Workforce Analytics & Location Strategy and other advisory leaders to incorporate labor, talent, and location insights into deal strategy and client recommendations.

Coordinate with adjacent advisory teams to bring multi-disciplinary insight into pursuits, strengthening client solutions and competitive positioning.

Activate and integrate a suite of advisory capabilities—both within Consulting & Strategy and across adjacent functions (e.g., Supply Chain Solutions, Workplace Strategy, Space & Occupancy Planning, and Workforce Analytics & Location Strategy)—to deliver holistic, insight-led solutions.

Align these capabilities into a cohesive client narrative that drives decision-making and transaction outcomes.

Ensure capabilities are deployed strategically within pursuits, not sold as standalone services.

Partner across service lines to align strategies, avoid fragmentation, and deliver a seamless client experience across the full occupier lifecycle.

Continuously refine and evolve offerings to reflect market trends, client demand, and competitive differentiation.

Drive revenue growth within the Occupier platform by influencing pipeline development, win rates deal size and complexity.

Identify and prioritize high-impact opportunities and strategic accounts.

Contribute to pricing and engagement strategy based on value delivered and market positioning.

Strengthen the firm’s reputation as a leader in strategy-led, analytics-driven real estate advisory.

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

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.

Colliers does not use AI-enabled tools to sort or decline applications. All decisions are made by our talent acquisition team.

Operates with urgency and decisiveness

This posting is for an existing vacancy within our organization.

Area / Location Specific: New York and California

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. The employer will not sponsor applicants for work visas.