Program Manager, Cost Governance
Listed on 2026-02-03
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Risk Manager/Analyst, Business Management, Business Analyst, Corporate Strategy
Program Manager, Cost Governance
Job
248475
Posted
28-Jan-2026
Service line
Advisory Segment
Role type
Full-time
Areas of Interest
Accounting/Finance
Location(s)
Remote - US - Remote - US - United States of America
About the Role:
As a CBRE Program Manager for Cost Governance, you will be a central accountability point for cost and compensation governance, ensuring disciplined decision-making while balancing the rigor of detailed transactional work with the need to engage and align diverse stakeholders across the organization.
This job is part of the Advisory Operations & Strategy team which partners with senior leadership to implement both short- and long-term strategic plans, working across business lines and geographies to drive program and process innovations, execute transformation initiatives and enhance strategic governance at scale.
What You’ll Do:
Manage high-volume compensation requests that directly impact business outcomes, applying judgment to resolve ambiguities and prepare business cases for executive review.
Guide business partners—including Operations, People (HR), Finance, and Leadership—through complex processes by clarifying requirements, building tools, and ensuring smooth execution across functions.
Drive process improvements by spotting recurring patterns and recommending refinements that increase agility and enhance the overall stakeholder experience while ensuring healthy friction.
Oversee event requests and strategies that shape large-scale initiatives, from internal meetings to industry conferences and client engagements, ensuring cost-effective and well-governed execution.
Administer commission overrides with precision, balancing timely processing with transparency into cost implications for leadership visibility.
Deliver reporting and insights that inform executive decision-making, highlighting the financial and operational impact of compensation and cost management programs.
Act as a central accountability point for cost governance, ensuring adherence to headcount, compensation, and expense reduction programs that drive enterprise efficiency.
Provide mentorship and operational leadership to team members, creating structure, consistency, and growth opportunities within the program.
What You’ll Need:
To perform this job successfully, an individual will need to perform each crucial duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Bachelor's Degree preferred with 3-5 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
Experience in the areas of staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance and retention is preferred.
Ability to lead the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, convey performance expectations and handle problems.
Leadership skills to motivate the team to achieve broad operational targets with impacts on own job discipline, multiple job disciplines, and department.
In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
Extensive organizational skills and an advanced inquisitive mindset.
Advanced math skills. Ability to calculate complicated figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations.
Why CBRE:
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 chart your own course and realize your potential. We welcome all applicants.
Our Values in Hiring
At CBRE, we are committed to fostering a culture where everyone feels they belong. We value diverse perspectives and experiences, and we…
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