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
Across acquisitions, asset management, development, construction, and more.
Most of our work comes from firms hiring with us a second, third, or fourth time.
Curated shortlist of A-players in your inbox, not a flood of LinkedIn applicants.
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.
Talk to our team →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- 01
Intake & market calibration
We learn your role, culture, and comp band — then run market research to make sure we're not hunting unicorns.
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Outbound, curated shortlist
The best CRE talent isn't applying to LinkedIn posts. We headhunt, screen, and present a shortlist of A-players.
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Placement & onboarding
We coordinate interviews, case studies, references, and onboarding — and stand behind every placement we make.
What it costs
Pricing built around how you hire.
Three flexible models — embed a recruiter inside your team, retain us exclusively for a priority search, or pay only when we deliver.
Embedded
Most popularEmbedded recruiting
When you hire 2+ people per year.
- Embedded recruiter on your team
- Weekly pipeline reviews
- ATS & process build-out
Retained
Retained search
When you're committed to the right hire.
- CRE-specialist recruiter
- Top priority on our bench
- Replacement guarantee
Contingent
Contingent search
When you want the least risk.
- No upfront commitment
- Shortlist within 1 week
- Replacement guarantee
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."
Ready to make your next great hire?
Bullpen is your connection to top talent - from one-off searches to embedded recruiting.