Senior Research Manager

We are seeking a strategic Senior Research Manager to lead our Consumer and Client tracking programs. Reporting to the VP of Research & Insights, you will own some of our most important initiatives - our CSAT and Client NPS programs, helping us understand how consumers and real estate professionals perceive our products and experiences over time. 

By connecting the dots across complex data streams, you will uncover actionable insights into customer behaviors, needs, and key trends. If you excel at data-driven storytelling and leveraging Voice of the Customer (VoC) platforms to shape product and marketing strategies, you will thrive here.

What You’ll Do

• Own the Tracking Ecosystem: Manage and optimize Realtor.com’s Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) and Client Net Promoter Score (NPS) programs from end to end.
• Drive Business Outcomes: Uncover the “root cause” of problems by utilizing multiple sources of data across sources (Google Trends, Snowflake, Medallia, etc.)
• Quantitative Data Analysis: Perform complex statistical analysis on large-scale survey data and operational metrics to identify key drivers of customer satisfaction, friction, and abandonment.
• CX Platform Management: Act as the primary researcher for our VoC program (currently Medallia), designing and maintaining surveys, dashboards, and closed-loop feedback processes.
• AI Integration & Automation: Use generative AI tools and prompt engineering to analyze open-ended text, scale research operations, and streamline workflows.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Partner with Product, Marketing, Sales, and Customer Care to translate feedback into strategic recommendations that drive roadmaps and business growth.
• Data Storytelling: Distill complex data into compelling, executive-ready presentations and optimize dashboards (e.g., Tableau, Looker) that inspire leadership to action and address stakeholders’ needs.
• Vendor Management: Oversee external research agencies and platform vendors to ensure optimal design, methodology, and budget use.

What You’ll Bring

• Education & Experience: 
• Minimum Qualifications - A Bachelor's degree from an accredited university in social sciences, physical sciences, statistics, human-computer interaction, business analytics, human factors or other related fields AND 5+ years of professional experience.
• A Master’s degree may be substituted for 2 years of experience.
• A PhD may be substituted for 4 years of experience.  
• VoC Platform Experience: Hands-on experience designing and managing programs in enterprise CX platforms (e.g., Medallia, Qualtrics, InMoment). Medallia experience is a strong plus.
• Quantitative Expertise: Advanced skills in statistical techniques (e.g., driver analysis, cluster analysis) and working with large datasets. Proficiency with SPSS, R, Python, or SQL is highly desirable.
• Tracking Proficiency: Proven expertise managing brand health trackers, NPS, CSAT, and CES methodologies, alongside tracking digital sentiment.
• Analytical Storytelling: Demonstrated track record of tying multiple data sources together (survey research, online social sentiment, and backend behavioral analytics) to tell a holistic story and drive business outcomes
• Stakeholder Management: A track record of building trusted relationships, navigating competing priorities, and driving alignment across cross-functional teams to ensure research translates into action.
• AI & Prompt Engineering: Practical experience using AI models (e.g., Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT) for qualitative text synthesis and data analysis workflows.
• Methodological Agility: The ability to evaluate business questions and select the most effective research methodologies and reporting formats for your specific audience.
• Communication & Influence: Excellent storytelling skills with the ability to build data dashboards and confidently present strategic implications to executives.
• Curiosity & Drive: You are a self-starter who proactively identifies knowledge gaps and doesn’t wait for stakeholder requests, but seeks out solutions and insights that move the business forward. 

 How we Reward you:

Realtor.com is committed to investing in the health and wellbeing of our employees and their families. Our benefits programs include, but are not limited to:

• Inclusive and Competitive medical, Rx, dental, and vision coverage
• Family forming benefits
• 13 Paid Holidays
• Flexible Time Off
• Immediate eligibility into Company 401(k) plan with 3.5% company match
• Tuition Reimbursement program for degreed and non-degreed program]
• 1:1 personalized Financial Planning Session
• Student Debt Retirement Savings Match program
• Free snacks and refreshments in each office location

How We Work:

We balance creativity and innovation on a foundation of in-person collaboration. For most roles, our employees work three or more days in our office in Austin, TX, where they have the opportunity to collaborate in-person, adding richness to our culture and knitting us closer together.