Junior Research Analyst

Job Title

Junior Research Analyst

Job Description Summary

Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK) is a leading global commercial real estate services firm for property owners and occupiers with approximately 52,000 employees in nearly 400 offices and 60 countries. In 2024, the firm reported revenue of $9.4 billion across its core service lines of Services, Leasing, Capital markets, and Valuation and other. Built around the belief that Better never settles, the firm receives numerous industry and business accolades for its award-winning culture. For additional information, visit www.cushmanwakefield.com.

Job Description

The Junior Research Analyst, Germany supports research, data & analytics and reporting activities across the German market. This junior role is designed to assist with the organic growth of the German businesses by thought leadership and insight outputs to help generate leads and business opportunities.

The role will report to the Head of Research, Germany, working within established frameworks to ensure consistency of client experience, processes and operational excellence across the EMEA region. The role will also collaborate with colleagues from local business services departments, as well as other central functions, mainly Marketing and Data & Analytics teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with real estate data collection and contribute to the update of existing databases (office, industrial, retail, residential, hotel, investment etc.) to support regular market and economic updates.
• Cooperate with other business services teams to gather and organize local and regional market insights, including competitive, client, and industry data.
• Provide support for business development activities, including preparing materials for market updates to clients.
• Conduct market analyses for ad-hoc reports for clients as defined by the business and senior team members.
• Assist with marketing and communication activities in line with the company content strategy defined by the Head of Business Development Services, Germany.
• Begin contributing to C&W brand visibility through participation in public events and social media with guidance from senior team members.
• Support cooperation efforts with C&W research teams in other countries and the wider EMEA team.

Interests, Knowledge and Experience:

• Interests:
  • Curiosity and interest in real estate, urban development, economic interrelations and data.
• Analytical skills:
  • Fundamental data collection and market research skills.
  • Ability to organize data, identify trends, and visualize results.
  • Attention to detail and capability to verify information under guidance.
• Communications skills:
  • Good knowledge of both German and English languages required (written and verbal).
  • Ability to present data in clear formats through reports, presentations, and basic data visualizations with guidance.
• Problem solving:
  • Working effectively within a team structure and learning to collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams in a deadline-driven environment.
  • Ability to learn quickly and solve problems creatively.
  • Interest in learning about key real estate metrics.
• Tools used:
  • Working knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, OneDrive, SharePoint) with advanced skills in Excel (enthusiasm for working with Excel and data manipulation is highly desirable).
  • Interest in learning: MS Power BI, Power Query, GIS software (ArcGIS, QGIS).
• Entry-level experience or internship in professional services or the real estate sector preferred.
• Degree in Economics, Geography, Real Estate, related fields or other fields with a focus on quantitative research preferred.

What we offer:

Early assumption of responsibility, flat hierarchies and an international and modern working environment, flexible working hours with the possibility of hybrid work scheme, 30 vacation days plus special leave days, further training and development opportunities, company pension scheme and Deutschlandticket.

We foster a culture of inclusion that embraces the unique strengths, perspectives, and experiences of all our employees. We firmly believe that our diversity enhances our team's capabilities, leading to improved decision-making, innovation, and business outcomes.