Director Residential Research- Maternity Cover
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director to provide maternity cover on a fixed term one-year contract in our Residential Property Research team.
Role Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director to provide maternity cover on a fixed term one-year contract in our Residential Property Research team. The successful candidate will lead and manage research initiatives focused on residential property trends and market analysis primarily in the prime markets. This position requires a strategic thinker with strong analytical and communication skills.
This role sits within the B2C (Business to Consumer) section of the Residential Research department, where the main client is the Residential Sales & Lettings agency business. The ideal candidate will be a confident presenter, have experience in
delivering research publications and be comfortable in providing analysis for the press.
Key Responsibilities
- Project management: Lead and oversee residential property research projects from inception to completion, ensuring high quality deliverables and actionable insights.
- Market analysis: Analyse and interrogate published data and in-house market intelligence, gathered through the Savills network of UK offices, utilising statistical techniques to extract meaningful insights.
- Press and PR involvement: Provide responsive commentary and undertake bespoke press analysis to identify and investigate current property trends in a timely manner.
- Communication: Write market reports for a consumer audience on the prime sales and lettings markets across London and the UK. Present analysis and commentary to the wider Research team, Agency colleagues and to clients at external events.
- Collaboration: Liaise with research colleagues, the Residential Agency business, Marketing and PR teams to report on market trends and drivers.
- Stakeholder engagement: Build and maintain relationships with senior management across Savills. Present research findings and recommendations to senior management, effectively communicating complex concepts in a clear and compelling manner.
Key Skills
- 5+ years of experience in residential property research, market analysis, or related fields.
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail with proficiency in statistical analysis of large data sets with advanced excel skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distil complex concepts into clear and concise presentations and reports.
- Strong team player with demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Proven track record of managing research projects, leading teams, and delivering high-quality outputs on time.
- Strategic thinker and problem solver with the ability to identify opportunities, anticipate challenges, and develop innovative solutions.
- Commitment to excellence, integrity, and continuous learning in the field of residential property research.
Team Overview
The Residential Research team includes 31 members from Analyst to Director level. The team is split to cover both B2B and B2C.
The B2B (Business to Business) team’s work primarily focuses on providing research and consultancy on residential property to both internal and external clients. External clients include national government, house builders, developers, housing associations, charities, and investors.
B2C is Business to consumer, so has a focus on Prime real estate publications and supporting the Estate Agency side of Savills.
The Director (maternity cover) role will sit within the B2C team. Both teams write market leading research publications. These provide our clients with market intelligence and insightful analysis. They often feature in national newspapers, such as the Financial Times, The Times and The Telegraph. The working environment is focused with lots of opportunities for social events and networking as well as a lot of collaboration amongst the teams.
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- Business area
- Business Operations
- Role
- Research
- Locations
- Margaret Street, London
- Contract Type
- Fixed term contract, Full time
- Remote Status
- This role offers some working from home
- Salary
- Competitive
Colleagues
Margaret Street, London
Our offer
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Holiday
We understand the importance of a work life balance and offer you a generous holiday entitlement, which increases throughout your career as you progress through our job levels or reach service milestones.
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Health
Your wellbeing and that of your family is as important to us as it is to you. We offer Virtual Gp, Digital Health, Private Medical Scheme and mental health support amongst other benefits.
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Lifestyle
We promote a healthy work life balance, supported by our approach to flexible working and our wide variety of health, wellbeing and social programmes.
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Our Offer
Read more about our benefits and culture in our offer overview below
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We listen: Tell us your goals and aspirations and we’ll provide the support you need to achieve them. We appreciate the individual value of every team member and create an environment where you can reach your full potential.
We empower: Here, there’s no limit to what you can achieve. We give you opportunities to have a real, positive impact in the community through the work you do, backed by access to our market-leading research and insights.
We challenge: The best results happen when we question the status quo. We create an environment where you can safely challenge our thinking, bringing fresh ideas to the table to innovate as a team.
We collaborate: When you join Savills, you become part of a 40,000-strong network of driven individuals, all sharing their knowledge and experience to push the real estate industry forward.
At the heart of it all, we deliver best-in-class insights and advice to help people make better property decisions. We're looking for colleagues who will help us on this mission. When you join Savills, our ask for you is simple – to be extraordinary, together.
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Director Residential Research- Maternity Cover
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director to provide maternity cover on a fixed term one-year contract in our Residential Property Research team.
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