Sales Associate

Sales Associate

Job

Posted 08-Jan-2026

Service line Advisory Segment

Role type Full-time

Areas of Interest Sales Support

Location(s) San Francisco - California - United States of America

We are looking for someone who is passionate about all things retail, commercial real estate, and the Bay Area. You will be joining a high-performing Urban Retail team, where we shape the Bay Area’s retail landscape by representing top institutional owners and local and national retailers. As a CBRE Sales Associate, you will work closely with a team of seasoned retail brokers.

You will assist in developing new businesses by selling, leasing, and marketing for large and high-profile commercial real estate properties. This is a unique opportunity to learn the business from the inside out, contribute to high-profile deals, and grow your career in commercial real estate.

• Support leasing and sales efforts for premier retail properties across San Francisco
• Assist in marketing, client outreach, and deal execution
• Help manage relationships with top institutional owners and national retailers
• Conduct market research, site selection analysis, and tenant surveys
• Support transaction management including lease tracking, document coordination, and CRM updates
• Maintain organized records of listings, availability, and deal activity
• Collaborate with internal teams including research, marketing, and legal
• Work under the direct supervision of an experienced sales professional or team of sales professionals in a training capacity.
• Represent company and properties at events.
• Monitor the team’s progress, identify shortcomings, and propose improvements.
• Assist sales professionals in identifying potential clients. Represent company and properties at events.
• Research connections to turn cold calls into warm calls for potential sales opportunities.
• Draft correspondence to existing and prospective clients. Gather, prepare, and distribute marketing materials.
• Retrieve materials for transactions such as listing agreements, commission agreements, leases, and sales agreements.
• Review and confirm the information on tenants, market availability, and leases in company databases are accurate.
• Compile property data for clients. This includes tenant surveys, summary reports, maps, status updates, and presentations for listing or tenant representative assignments.
• Provide clients with materials necessary for transactions. This includes listing agreements, commission agreements, leases, and sales agreements.
• Gather and analyze data to identify and solve complex problems that arise with little or no precedent. May recommend new techniques.
• Impact own team and other teams whose work activities are closely related.
• Suggest improvements to existing processes and solutions to improve the efficiency of the team.

• High School Diploma or GED with 3-4 years of job-related experience. Real Estate Salesperson license preferred.
• A comprehensive understanding of a range of processes, procedures, systems, and concepts within own job function is required.
• Ability to evaluate and communicate unusual and/or complex content in a concise and logical way.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Advanced organizational skills with an inquisitive mindset.
• Advanced math skills. Ability to calculate advanced figures such as percentages, discounts, and markups.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

When you join CBRE, you become part of the global leader in commercial real estate services and investment that helps businesses and people thrive. We are dynamic problem solvers and forward-thinking professionals who create significant impact. Our collaborative culture is built on our shared values — respect, integrity, service and excellence — and we value the diverse perspectives, backgrounds and skillsets of our people.

At CBRE, you have the opportunity to realize your full potential.

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