Director, Data & AI, Real Estate

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If you’re looking for a role in a fast paced, exciting environment where you can make a big impact in the Real Estate market, this is the role for you. You will benefit from early client exposure and work alongside the top practitioners in our field.

You will develop quickly, adding real value to clients and build your own credibility and brand in the industry from an early stage, in turn making an impact that matters.

This is your opportunity to join the Deloitte Technology and Transformation team, the go-to strategic partner for a global network of corporate clients seeking to leverage data-driven insights, powered by both traditional AI and the innovative capabilities of Generative AI (GenAI), to optimise their Real Estate investments and drive their operations. As part of one of the largest and most respected integrated Real Estate teams in the UK, you will collaborate with a diverse team of experts, including chartered surveyors, planners, project managers, architects, technology specialists and accountants.

At Deloitte, we are driven by progress and empowered by our people. We foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and inclusion, providing you with the support and resources to reach your full potential and make an impact that matters. We are committed to the responsible development and deployment of both AI and GenAI, ensuring ethical considerations and data privacy are paramount.

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We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Data & AI specialist with a passion for transforming the real estate industry through the power of data, traditional AI, and GenAI. In this role, you will lead transformational engagements, cultivate strong client relationships, and drive data-driven decision making within a dynamic and rapidly evolving sector.

As a Data and AI Leader, you will play a pivotal role in unlocking the strategic value of data for our real estate clients, leveraging both the analytical power of traditional AI and the creative potential of GenAI. Your key responsibilities will include:

Data Strategy & Governance: Guide major real estate organisations in developing and implementing robust data strategies and governance frameworks to ensure data quality, security, and compliance. This includes advising on and implementing AI and GenAI governance frameworks specific to the real estate industry, addressing ethical implications, bias detection, and responsible use of these technologies.

Data Analysis & Insights: Lead complex data analysis projects, incorporating both traditional AI techniques for pattern recognition and prediction, and GenAI capabilities for generating novel insights and scenarios, to inform strategic decision-making related to real estate investments, operations, and sustainability. This will involve leveraging AI and machine learning for analysing large real estate datasets, identifying investment opportunities, optimising building operations, and assessing environmental impact, while also exploring the use of GenAI for scenario planning, predictive modelling, and generating alternative investment strategies.

Data Visualisation & Reporting: Develop compelling data visualisations and reports that effectively communicate complex data insights to senior stakeholders. Leverage traditional AI for data analysis and pattern identification, and enhance these insights with GenAI-driven narratives, simulations, and interactive visualisations, facilitating data-driven decision-making. This will involve utilising AI-powered data visualisation tools alongside GenAI capabilities to create dynamic dashboards and reports that provide insights into real estate market trends, property valuations, and investment performance.

AI/GenAI Solution Development: Lead the development and deployment of AI and GenAI solutions tailored to specific real estate use cases. Utilise traditional AI for tasks such as property valuation modelling, predictive maintenance of buildings, and tenant risk analysis. Explore and implement GenAI solutions for applications like automated content generation for marketing and legal documents, creating virtual property tours, and generating synthetic data for training and testing AI models.

Business Development: Actively contribute to business development efforts by identifying and pursuing new opportunities related to data analytics, AI, and GenAI within the real estate sector. This will include identifying and developing new AI and GenAI-driven product and service offerings for real estate clients, leveraging your expertise to expand Deloitte's market presence in both traditional AI and GenAI for real estate.

Building the practice: As the Director in our team, you will work as part of a team of Real Estate specialists in our practice and have the opportunity to take a leading role on projects, managing and developing our more junior team members. Our Directors also actively participate in, and contribute to, the development of the Real Estate team, including leading on proposition development and thought leadership.

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• Extensive experience in the UK real estate sector, with a strong understanding of data challenges and opportunities within the industry.
• Proven track record of successfully leading and delivering data-driven projects, from data analysis and insight generation to the development and implementation of data governance frameworks.
• Deep understanding and experience with various AI and GenAI techniques, including machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing (NLP), and large language models (LLMs), differentiating between their respective strengths and applications.
• Experience in applying both traditional AI and GenAI to real estate use cases, such as property valuation, risk assessment, market analysis, content generation, and virtual property experiences.
• Expertise in data visualisation tools and techniques, with the ability to communicate complex data insights clearly and concisely, enhanced by GenAI-driven narratives and interactive elements.
• Strong commercial acumen, market awareness, and the ability to translate data-driven insights into actionable business recommendations.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to effectively engage with senior executives and build lasting client relationships.
• Awareness of the ethical considerations and potential biases associated with AI and GenAI, and a commitment to responsible AI development and deployment.
• A track record of designing, delivering and leading transformational change in the Real Estate market
• Proven ability to mobilise and motivate teams, establishing the specific day-to-day plans, projects and objectives needed
• Broad network in operations functions across Real Estate firms and technology vendors
• Experience in leading client relationships and managing key stakeholders to resolve issues
• Able to articulate complex ideas to client stakeholders
• Have an understanding of risk, how to mitigate risk and protect the firm’s reputation
• Have a “can do” attitude with a real willingness to learn and participate
• Bring enthusiasm and passion for the delivery of market leading solutions that make a difference

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