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Savills North America · 7 hours ago

Senior Pursuits Manager

Dallas, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Savills North America is a globally recognized commercial real estate advisor that offers tailored, full-service solutions to empower businesses in making strategic real estate decisions. They are seeking a Senior Pursuits Manager to add strategic depth and leadership to the North American Pursuits team, guiding pursuit strategy and ensuring solutions align with prospect needs. The role involves both strategic and hands-on responsibilities, balancing tactical execution with the ability to influence and lead senior professionals throughout the pursuit lifecycle.

Real Estate

Hiring Manager

Sangeetha S.

Responsibilities

Diagnose prospect needs in partnership with brokers, uncovering business drivers and aligning Savills’ capabilities into solutions that directly address client goals

Assemble the right pursuit team by recommending and integrating experts across disciplines, including workplace strategy, financial consulting, project management, GIS & labor/location analytics, ESG, and others, to deliver a holistic, client-focused solution

Drive pursuit positioning and story development, shaping the overarching narrative, coaching team members on win themes, and ensuring clarity and confidence in delivery

Develop and evolve pursuit content throughout the lifecycle, sometimes months or more than a year, building on a consistent narrative and collaborating closely with Creative Services and pursuit colleagues to create compelling proposals, presentations, and supporting materials

Coach and prepare pursuit teams for high-stakes presentations, ensuring consistent delivery of the story, confidence in key messaging, and alignment with client expectations

Lead structured debriefs to capture lessons learned, provide feedback to brokers and team members, and identify opportunities to strengthen future pursuits

Manage end-to-end deliverables for proposals, RFPs, and presentations, balancing competing priorities and deadlines while ensuring quality and alignment with win themes

Collaborate with subject matter experts to refine pursuit library content, capturing differentiators and best practices for reuse across the business

Streamline pursuit processes and apply best practices in strategy, storytelling, and delivery to raise quality, improve consistency, and increase win probability

Qualification

Business developmentCommercial real estateProject managementMicrosoft Office SuiteAdobe Creative SuiteWritten communicationVerbal communicationInterpersonal skillsCritical thinkingOrganizational skills

Required

Bachelor's degree

5 - 7 years of experience in business development, marketing/communications or sales support for a professional services organization

Commercial real estate experience is required

Extremely strong written and verbal communication skills

Strong project management, organizational, and critical thinking skills, with demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment

Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships across the organization at all levels and functions while collaborating effectively

Proven ability to use influence to drive results, independently or as part of a team, in a fast-paced environment with limited direct authority

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability develop and deliver presentations that synthesize complex problems and recommended solutions

Advanced experience in Microsoft Office Suite (Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.) and familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator)

Positive, proactive individual who takes initiative and follows through on projects/responsibilities

Quick learner and highly motivated self-starter who can work with limited guidance

Confident, compelling communicator with developed presentation skills

Strong sense of integrity with the ability to handle sensitive issues and maintain confidentiality

Ability to thrive in a dynamic environment

Superior organizational skills and attention to details