Associate

Cushman & Wakefield
Southfield, MI

Job Title

Associate

Job Description Summary

The Broker is responsible for originating and executing commercial real estate transactions, with a focus on office leasing. This role builds and maintains long-term client relationships, identifies new business opportunities, and advises clients using market knowledge, data, and financial analysis. The Broker leads the end-to-end deal process—from proposals, RFPs, and client presentations through negotiation and document review—while partnering with internal and local brokerage teams to deliver high-quality marketing, pitches, and client communications. Success requires strong transactional skills, consultative selling, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple fast-paced priorities independently.

Job Description

Essential functions and responsibilities:

  • Developing relationships and finding new business opportunities
  • Nurture existing relationships to obtain repeat and referral business
  • Proven track record of building long term relationships with clients
  • Staying on top of market statistics and trends
  • Consult and advise clients on their real estate situation
  • Prepare request for proposals (RFPs) and market comparisons
  • Lead or assist sales pitches & presentations
  • Negotiate lease terms

Key Competencies:

  • Strong office market knowledge
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Client Focused
  • Detail Oriented
  • Strong real estate transactional skills
  • Problem Solving/Analysis
  • Financial Aptitude

Important Education and Certification:

  • Bachelor’s degree required in business, finance, or real estate

Important experience:

  • 6+ years of experience as a producing commercial real estate broker, preferably in office leasing

Additional eligibility qualifications:

  • Intermediate proficiency with MS Office Suite (MS Word, Excel, Outlook)
  • Costar
  • Salesforce or other CRM
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, including creating and editing marketing materials
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
  • Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite
  • Advanced proficiency with Adobe InDesign
  • Detail oriented, self-starter, well organized, able to set priorities and handle multiple projects at any given time, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment independently
  • Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills
  • Proven record of providing outstanding

May be responsible for one or more of the following:

  • Create and coordinate initial listing presentations and broker opinion of value
  • Compile, write and distribute regular market updates with sales comps and descriptions of any market changes.
  • Review and analyze lease/sale documents
  • Manage and coordinate leasing and/or investment sales process

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.

The compensation for the position is: 55k Draw + Commissions

Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email [email protected] . Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.

INCO: “Cushman & Wakefield”
Posted 2026-04-03

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