About Savills

At Savills Australia you will help shape the future of the Australian property market. You will do so as a member of a property services firm with an unparalleled reputation for excellence. Globally, Savills has been introducing innovations to market and delivering exceptional service to clients for over 160 years.

About the Opportunity

A fantastic opportunity exists to join Savills in a newly created leadership role: National Director – Bids and Pitches. In this pivotal position, you will lead the strategic direction of client bids across Australia and New Zealand, playing a key role in shaping winning strategies, embedding best-practice pitch methodologies, and elevating Savills’ market positioning.

This is a rare chance to make a national impact, collaborate with senior stakeholders, and drive excellence in client engagement and business development.

Key responsibilities will include;

• Implement a robust submission framework across Australia and New Zealand, ensuring consistency and excellence across the business
• Lead and oversee strategic bids and pitches across Australia and New Zealand, ensuring alignment with Savills business objectives
• Collaborate with senior leaders to develop win strategies, highlight our point of difference and work with our National Creative Manager to deliver persuasive, client-focused submissions and presentations
• Create and maintain a business wide submission content portal
• Coach teams and deliver training programs to enhance submission capability and effectiveness
• Introduce innovative tools and processes to improve submission quality, efficiency, and outcomes
• Maintain submission related analytics

What Sets You Apart 

• Tertiary qualifications with 5+ years’ experience in pitches and submissions, bid management, or business development.
• Exceptional communication and storytelling skills, with a flair for persuasive and client-centric content.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing capabilities.
• Strategic thinker with a proactive, creative, and collaborative approach.
• Responsive and confident in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments.
• Property and/or professional services experience preferred, but not essential.

What Sets Us Apart

We actively seek out people who possess that rare mix of work ethic, rock solid integrity and attentiveness to client needs. With Savills your horizons could not be broader, we operate out of over 700 locations around the world and our services cover the full spectrum, from providing strategic advice to managing assets and projects and transacting deals. We value excellence and reward it, we also give back to our communities and provide environmental leadership. We are proud to offer our employees fantastic benefits including;

• Flexible working arrangements
• Paid Well-being, volunteer and study leave
• Paid parental leave plus return from paternal leave bonus
• Regular office and employee social events
• Salary sacrificing options
• Additional five days annual and personal leave per year

We’d love to hear from You

If you are ready for your next challenge and this opportunity has piqued your interest, we encourage you to apply and potentially begin your journey with us!