Digital REA (Real Estate Managing Director)

A career in our Digital Real Estate Practice, within our Real Assets Group, will provide you with the opportunity to leverage specialist expertise in the real estate market supporting ITIM systems modernizations and deliver property management operational services. As part of our team, you will be involved in real estate matters where we offer various kinds of services including operational gap evaluations, systems assessments, operational model design, future state requirements definition, current and future state process design, systems design, testing and implementation, post go live support, provisioning of real estate managed services and support the broader real estate and capital projects team. PwC is fortunate to review and work on some of the largest and highest quality real estate across Canada spanning core and alternative asset classes. We are passionate about helping clients modernize systems, information and business processes, consolidating data and enabling teams with analytic capabilities that allows leaders to make decisions quickly with accurate information. Our clients trust us to help them understand the value of their real estate portfolio and modernize practices that drive efficiency and stay ahead of their competitors.
Meaningful work you’ll be part of

As a Real Estate Managing Director you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve business issues, deliver high quality client service and operational efficiency. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Contribute to the growth of the digital real estate practice through leveraging the firm’s network in addition to your own sphere of influence, establishing business development verticals you will lead and grow sales

Lead our Yardi systems implementation team including implementing efficiencies across the implementation lifecycle model, developing frameworks and standards for requirements, design, construction, testing and support capabilities, identifying skills gaps and provide recommendations to support practice growth objectives

Conduct operational gap evaluations to identify areas for improvement in current processes and systems for our clients and perform comprehensive systems assessments to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of existing real estate management systems

Define future state requirements to ensure that real estate operations are strategically positioned for growth and success

Create detailed current and future state process designs to streamline workflows and improve overall efficiency and develop systems design specifications that meet the unique needs of the organization and its clients

Oversee the testing and implementation of new systems to ensure seamless integration and functionality and establish post-go-live support to address any issues and ensure successful system adoption

Grow relationships with existing clients by demonstrating subject matter expertise and knowledge in the industry and provide guidance and resolve problems to address client challenges as they transform business operations and adopt new technology solutions

Managing the provisioning of real estate managed services to deliver high-quality, reliable solutions to clients

Participate in our deals ecosystem by supporting our real assets, restructuring, and value creation practices which often have projects with real estate scope

Contribute to thought leadership, pitches, proposal development and other business development and lead digital real estate project teams, and contribute to team development through coaching and sharing technical knowledge across the national and global PwC network

Experiences and skills you’ll use to solve

Strong technical skills implementing and supporting Yardi software modules and strong commitment to identifying and addressing client needs and building, maintaining, and utilizing client networks and community involvement

Dynamic, entrepreneurial style to identify and execute on new market opportunities

Proven ability to manage multiple project workflows and deliver on time

Proactive, takes ownership of tasks and assignments, accepts responsibility for outcomes

Experienced at preparing and/or coordinating complex written and verbal materials

Considerable experience as a team leader: leading diverse teams to create an atmosphere of trust, seeking diverse views to encourage improvement and innovation and coaching staff including providing timely meaningful written and verbal feedback

Some knowledge in one or more of the following would be favorable: operating model design, system selection, delivery of operational managed services (support, accounting, regulatory compliance)

A chartered Professional Accountant along with accounting experience in the Real Estate Industry would be an asset

Industry experience in any of the following should be included: property management, construction and investment and financial accounting

A demonstrated commitment to valuing differences, developing and coaching diverse teams, and ensuring diverse perspectives are heard

Why you’ll love PwC

We’re inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology, you’ll be a part of diverse teams helping public and private clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes. This meaningful work, and our continuous development environment, will take your career to the next level. We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life. Learn more about our Application Process and Total Rewards Package at: https://jobs-ca.pwc.com/ca/en/life-at-pwc

PwC Canada acknowledges that we work and live across Turtle Island, on the land that is now known as Canada, which are the lands of the ancestral, treaty and unceded territories of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples. We recognize the systemic racism, colonialism and oppression that Indigenous Peoples have experienced and still go through, and we commit to allyship and solidarity.

At PwC Canada, our most valuable asset is our people and we grow stronger as we learn from one another. We’re committed to creating an equitable and inclusive community of solvers where everyone feels that they truly belong. We understand that experience comes in many forms and building trust in society and solving important problems is only possible if we reflect the mosaic of the society we live in.
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