Analyst, Retail Research

Job description

POSITION: Research Analyst, Retail          

LOCATION: Los Angeles

BUSINESS FUNCTION: Americas Research

REPORTING TO: Research Director, Southwest

The role:

The Retail Research Analyst position contributes to best-in-class research that differentiates JLL and builds and maintains a competitive advantage in the Southwest marketplace through market expertise, analysis and insight.

The analyst’s primary responsibilities will be to track and analyze all aspects of the regional commercial retail real estate market and leverage that knowledge and expertise in the development of research products, client deliverables and business development packages. This position will work closely with professionals throughout the Southwest JLL offices, as well as colleagues throughout the Americas Research group.

Overall objectives:

·  Canvas the regional retail market, collecting proprietary information on retail spaces, availabilities, tenants, ownerships, etc.
·  Create customized research deliverables at the submarket and neighborhood levels.
·  Develop, enhance and leverage a deep knowledge of the regional economy, demographics and commercial retail real estate markets.
·  Proactively deliver regular and timely insights on market activity and economic trends to key stakeholders.
·  Develop and share best practice standards with internal colleagues.
·  Develop strong relationships with internal and external clients and facilitate the use of research as a differentiator.
·  Work with business leaders to position research to consistently contribute to business development efforts.
·  Understand internal resources and enhance proprietary technology infrastructure.

Specific responsibilities:

·  Track, maintain and disseminate detailed data for critical retail market indicators, including
·  Leasing activity and comparables
·  Building and land sales activity and comparables
·  Development pipelines
·  Ownership analysis
·  Through the information tracked above, help lead a quarterly market statistics and report process at the submarket level, including data collection, verification, analysis and report and collateral creation.
·  Contribute proactively and effectively to all pitches, presentations and prospecting efforts.
·  Respond to all internal and external client requests for data and insight.
·  Develop thought leadership pieces on key trends, issues affecting the market, economy, region and industries.
·  Analyze and report on the local and regional economy with respect to employment statistics, major corporate activity, industry trends and demographics.
·  Attend all relevant sales team meetings and actively contribute local or national research insights.

Experience and qualifications:

·  Bachelor’s degree and strong academic performance.
·  Demonstrated interest in real estate and retail with a strong commitment to learning street-level market dynamics.
·  Proficiency in all standard Microsoft office programs.
·  Ability to multitask and effectively manage time and workload.
·  Collaborative attitude and willingness to both work independently and as part of a dynamic team.
·  Effective written and oral communication skills.
·  High-level analytical and problem-solving skills and strategic-thinking capacity.
·  Experienced, polished and innovative presentation skills.
·  Organized and proactive approach.
·  Intellectual curiosity.

About JLL Research

JLL Research consists of 450 full time professionals globally and is the largest research group in the real estate industry and among the best of any world-wide professional services firm. Our mission is 'To create clear competitive advantage for our clients through the strategic use of accurate data, market intelligence and innovative thinking from around the world.' Our research activities include maintaining comprehensive property market databases; analyzing current market conditions and future trends; understanding the factors that drive property performance and occupancy trends; and providing research-led strategy and advice to investors, developers and occupiers around the world. We are committed to developing new metrics and methodological tools to capture and understand the factors driving office, retail and warehousing/logistics real estate markets across the world and bring insight to the future for our clients.

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