Director, Economic Incentives Advisory

Newmark Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NMRK), together with its subsidiaries (“Newmark”), is a world leader in commercial real estate, seamlessly powering every phase of the property life cycle. Newmark’s comprehensive suite of services and products is uniquely tailored to each client, from owners to occupiers, investors to founders, and startups to blue-chip companies. Combining the platform’s global reach with market intelligence in both established and emerging property markets, Newmark provides superior service to clients across the industry spectrum. For the twelve months ended March 31, 2026, Newmark generated revenues of more than $3.4 billion. As of March 31, 2026, Newmark and its business partners together operated from over 185 offices with more than 9,600 professionals across four continents. To learn more, visit nmrk.com or follow @newmark. 

 

Job Summary

This position specializes in credits (statutory) and/or incentives (negotiated/discretionary), will work with management on multiple and challenging footprint optimization, location strategy, site selection and other advisory engagements that contribute to the delivery of our services to the marketplace. Identifying and securing economic development incentive programs for Newmark’s corporate clients. Assists clients in every stage of a transaction; from inception and initial due diligence, to negotiating credits and incentives for tax-efficient transaction structuring.

• Research and update incentive lists/matrices by country, state and community for use in client work.
• Assist with developing applications, forms, procedures and administrative tasks for incentive programs in accordance with client and government contracts and legislation.
• Assist with tracking, reviewing and analyzing incentive legislation, primarily at state and local levels of government.
• Creation of models in Excel and other company technology platforms to determine estimated value of incentive packages at a country, state and city level.
• Research policy and program updates for incentives programs.
• Assist in writing proposals and scopes of work for pursuit of business development.
• Subject matter expert in guiding clients in area(s) of specialization.
• Be attentive to client’s requirements and effectively communicate the value proposition for services offered.
• Coordinate ongoing collection of operational data from department.
• Consolidate and report trends, including variance reporting analysis.
• Assist with compilation, recording and analysis of organization level data and statistics.
• May perform duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in Economic Development, Business Administration, Public Policy, Public Administration, Tax or Law
• Minimum 3 years of professional experience
• Knowledge of the federal, state and local economic incentive programs
• Knowledge of compliance processes and reporting requirements
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Advanced use of MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint and developing AI packages
• Ability to work independently or in a team environment
• Ability to interact professionally with clients, economic development officials, industry representatives, public officials, coworkers and the general public
• Ability to analyze legislation and provide constructive feedback
• Ability to conduct quantitative and qualitative research
• Ability to set and meet deadlines and manage multiple projects concurrently
• Ability to shift and reprioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to travel up to 25%

 

Working Conditions: Normal working conditions with the absence of disagreeable elements

Note: The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Newmark is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.