McKinsey & Company

Do you want to work on complex and pressing challenges—the kind that bring together curious, ambitious, and determined leaders who strive to become better every day? If this sounds like you, you’ve come to the right place.

Your Impact

In this role, you will join McKinsey’s Real Estate Insights Center (REIC) domain —part of the firm’s Private Capital practice—to support real estate CSTs (client service teams) by leveraging proprietary data, advanced analytics tools, and real estate expertise. Based in our Costa Rica office, you’ll be a key contributor to our global knowledge team, helping consultants and clients unlock insights across key commercial real estate topics, including asset performance, market trends, and capital flows.

• Deliver real estate insights:You will handle short- and medium-term research requests related to real estate as a function (e.g. occupier benchmarks), property technology disruption, real estate strategy and digital business building to provide our consultants the vast array of firm knowledge and to be point of contact for proprietary databases on an ongoing basis
• Analyze and structure complex datasets:Work with diverse data sources—such as property-level metrics, firm-level information, and fund-level data (e.g., investor lists, asset performance data, transaction records) to identify key patterns, benchmarks, and market dynamics
• Develop and maintain Firm assets:Design, build, and manage models, dashboards, trackers, and foundational knowledge documents (e.g., market sizing models, investor and deal databases, benchmarking tools)
• Codify and scale knowledge:Transform real estate insights into reusable, structured materials to support consulting teams and expand the practice’s intellectual capital
• Collaborate with consultants to drive impact:Partner with consulting teams to define real estate problem statements and deliver timely, high-quality data and analysis that shape recommendations and drive meaningful outcomes

Your day-to-day tasks may include helping structure a client question, determining the sources of insight, analyzing data and communicating findings. Further, you will assist clients in developing internal capabilities to better implement RE strategies as part of the service line’s capability building initiatives. You will also help develop new client opportunities through proposal preparation, pipeline tracking, etc.

Over time, you will build a good understanding across real estate topics and develop areas of expertise. You’ll collaborate with the global knowledge team and practice leadership to build and share knowledge, best practices and new ideas.

You will be based in our San Jose office in Costa Rica as a part of the McKinsey Real Estate Insights Center team. McKinsey’s Real Estate Practice partners with investors, developers, operators, and occupiers to navigate the evolving landscape of the built environment. Leveraging proprietary technology, global scale, and local expertise, the practice assists clients in embracing disruption, pioneering innovation, and shaping a sustainable future for the industry.

You will work closely with practice leadership and our digital solutions teams to develop and deliver insights for our Real Estate clients, using specialized approaches and supporting our client service teams.

In addition to your day-to-day activities with the client service teams, you will be a part of a dynamic and professional community of colleagues that works together to learn, develop, and share best practices. This role will have a mix of a hybrid/in office working model.

Your Growth

Driving lasting impact and building long-term capabilities with our clients is not easy work. You are the kind of person who thrives in a high performance/high reward culture - doing hard things, picking yourself up when you stumble, and having the resilience to try another way forward.

In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we'll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities you need to become a stronger leader faster than you ever thought possible. Your colleagues—at all levels—will invest deeply in your development, just as much as they invest in delivering exceptional results for clients. Every day, you'll receive apprenticeship, coaching, and exposure that will accelerate your growth in ways you won’t find anywhere else.

When you join us, you will have:

• Continuous learning: Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast-paced learning experience, owning your journey.
• A voice that matters: From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You’ll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes.
• Global community: With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm’s diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions for our clients. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• World-class benefits: On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package, which includes medical, dental, mental health, and vision coverage for you, your spouse/partner, and children.

Your qualifications and skills

• Bachelor's degree or Master’s degree in business, finance, economics or a related field is a plus
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (e.g., Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and experience using platforms such as CoStar, Real Capital Analytics, Green Street, NCREIF, MSCI, CBRE EA, and other market and capital data providers
• Exceptional analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills, combined with strong conceptual skills and creativity
• Genuine interest in commercial real estate and a desire to deepen expertise across real estate asset classes and global markets
• Familiarity with key industry terminology and performance metrics (e.g., cap rates, NOI, absorption, occupancy, IRR)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

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