Recruiting top talent for the built world.

    Bullpen recruits hard-to-find talent across commercial real estate, construction, development, asset management, and property operations.

    Investors · Developers · Builders · Lenders · Property Managers

    800+
    Placements made

    Across acquisitions, asset management, development, construction, and more.

    78%
    Repeat-client rate

    Most of our work comes from firms hiring with us a second, third, or fourth time.

    4 days
    Avg. time to first slate

    Curated shortlist of A-players in your inbox, not a flood of LinkedIn applicants.

    50 states
    Markets covered

    From NYC and Houston to Bozeman, MT — we hire wherever you operate.

    Who we work with

    Built exclusively for commercial real estate.

    We work with growing companies across the real estate industry - from investors and developers to operators, lenders, and construction firms.

    Investors

    From a VP of Asset Management for a Houston family office to on-site teams for a fast-growing mobile-home platform in NYC — we hire across job functions and verticals.

    Developers

    Development is the varsity level of CRE. We've placed development experts across most US markets — from solo operators to publicly traded REITs.

    Builders

    Construction is the foundation of real estate. We've recruited every role from Project Engineer to Head of Construction for builders across the country.

    Lenders

    Originations boom and bust — your team doesn't have to. We help private lenders and big banks scale (and contract) with the market.

    Property Managers

    Permanent recruiting and temporary staffing for corporate and on-site teams — from VPs of Operations to Property Managers and Maintenance.

    Don't see your vertical?

    We've placed in nearly every CRE niche. Tell us what you need.

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    How it works

    A search process built to find "A" players.

    Top performers don't apply to job posts, we tailor the process to find them.

    See the full process
    1. 01

      Intake & market calibration

      We learn your role, culture, and comp band — then run market research to make sure we're not hunting unicorns.

    2. 02

      Outbound, curated shortlist

      The best CRE talent isn't applying to LinkedIn posts. We headhunt, screen, and present a shortlist of A-players.

    3. 03

      Placement & onboarding

      We coordinate interviews, case studies, references, and onboarding — and stand behind every placement we make.

    Live searches

    Roles we're recruiting for right now.

    A look at the searches our team is actively running across commercial real estate.

    Customer stories

    Trusted by firms that value the best talent.

    "Bullpen has been a great team to work with on several recruiting assignments across Acquisitions, Asset Management, Property Operations, and Facilities. They've been a great partner in understanding our team, niche, and markets as they find us A-players."
    Nhan Nguyen Le, CEO at Valiance Capital
    Nhan Nguyen Le
    CEO · Valiance Capital
    01 / 06

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