Commercial Real Estate COO Associate

Overview

As a CRE COO role in EMEA, you will support strategic, operational, financial, and regulatory management for the CRE business. You’ll work with senior leaders to deliver management information, financial analyses, and strategic initiatives across the platform. The role blends planning, reporting, and process improvement in a fast-paced environment with cross-functional coordination. You will contribute to executive decision-making and help scale operational effectiveness within CRE and the broader Corporate & Investment Banking context.

Responsibilities

• Prepare presentations, management reports, and materials for senior leadership meetings and business reviews
• Develop and maintain management information, dashboards, and performance reporting
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, expense management, and financial analyses
• Conduct research and analyses to inform strategy, market opportunities, and decisions
• Coordinate with Finance, Risk, Compliance, Operations, Technology, HR, and other teams
• Support execution of business initiatives, change management, and process improvement efforts
• Assist with regulatory, governance, audit, and control-related activities
• Identify opportunities to automate/report and improve operational efficiency
• Track action items from leadership meetings and support project follow-up

Key requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Experience in business management, finance, consulting, strategy, operations, accounting, or related field
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills
• Ability to synthesize data and present findings clearly
• Strong organizational skills with multi-priority management
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• High attention to detail and accuracy

• Analytical mindset and attention to detail
• Strong communication and stakeholder management
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Power BI
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills
• Data synthesis and storytelling with dashboards

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