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About the Role

The Chief Commercial Economist will lead CoStar Australia's commercial property research, thought leadership, and market commentary. This role translates CoStar's data into actionable market insights, interprets trends, produces forecasts, and represents CoStar's perspective on the Australian commercial property market. The Chief Commercial Economist will serve as the public voice of CoStar Australia's commercial research, engaging with clients, media, and stakeholders to enhance CoStar's market intelligence leadership.

Responsibilities

Lead CoStar Australia's commercial property thought leadership, market commentary, and economic analysis.
Develop insight-led views on commercial property market performance, emerging trends, and economic conditions.
Produce market reports, research publications, forecasts, and presentations showcasing CoStar's commercial property intelligence.
Interpret complex property and economic data, translating findings into clear, practical, and commercially relevant insights.
Represent CoStar across media, conferences, webinars, client events, and industry forums.
Partner with product and commercial teams to identify opportunities to enhance CoStar's data, analytics, and market intelligence offering.
Provide strategic input into commercial property research priorities, analytical programs, and product development initiatives.
Lead the development of market narratives supporting customer engagement and brand leadership.
Mentor and guide Commercial Property Analysts, ensuring analytical outputs are robust, accurate, and commercially relevant.
Establish and maintain relationships with key industry stakeholders, clients, and market participants.
Monitor economic, financial, and property market developments relevant to Australian commercial real estate.

Requirements

Significant experience in commercial property research, economics, market intelligence, investment analysis, or a related field.
Deep understanding of Australian commercial property markets across office, industrial, retail, and alternative sectors.
Strong knowledge of commercial property metrics including rents, vacancy, supply, demand, absorption, incentives, investment activity, and capital market trends.
Proven ability to interpret complex datasets and produce compelling market insights.
Exceptional written, presentation, and communication skills.
Experience presenting to senior stakeholders, clients, and external audiences.
Strong commercial judgment and strategic thinking capability.
Demonstrated leadership experience and ability to mentor analytical teams.
Postgraduate qualifications in Economics, Property, Finance, Business, or a related discipline (Desirable).
Experience as a Chief Economist, Commercial Economist, Head of Research, Research Director, or similar senior role (Desirable).
Experience engaging with media and public audiences (Desirable).
Existing credibility and profile within the Australian commercial property industry (Desirable).
Experience working with large-scale commercial real estate data and analytics platforms (Desirable).

Skills

Commercial property research
Economics
Market intelligence
Investment analysis
Australian commercial property markets
Commercial property metrics
Data interpretation
Market insights
Written communication
Presentation skills
Public speaking
Commercial judgment
Strategic thinking
Leadership
Mentoring
Stakeholder relationship management
Economic monitoring
Financial monitoring
Property market monitoring

Location

Australia

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior
Leadership

Education Level

Postgraduate qualifications in Economics, Property, Finance, Business, or a related discipline (Desirable)

About the Company

Domain is one of Australia’s most trusted and loved property brands, helping millions of Australians find their dream home and stay informed about the property market.
Domain has joined forces with CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP), a global leader in real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces to take the next big leap in property technology and data innovation.
As part of CoStar Group, an S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100 company with more than 35 years of experience transforming how people understand and transact real estate, Domain is entering an exciting new era of growth.
CoStar is investing heavily in new products, technology, and people to revolutionise how Australians access property data, insights, and marketplaces.
This is a rare opportunity to join a world-class research team at the intersection of two powerful brands - Domain’s local market expertise and CoStar’s global scale and technology - as we build the future of real estate intelligence together.

Equal Opportunity

Domain is enthusiastically and unapologetically committed to fostering an equitable, inclusive work culture which reflects our customers and communities.
We are proactively looking for candidates from all lived experiences, including people with disability, and people of all ages, ethnicities, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples), faiths, sexual orientations, and gender identities (including trans and non-binary people).
We are committed to providing an equitable recruitment process for people with disability.
CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.