Senior Product Manager, Leasing, CoStar Product

Senior Product Manager, Leasing, CoStar Product

Job Description

CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces.  Included in the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives. 

We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 35 years, giving us the perspective to create truly unique and valuable offerings to our customers.  We’ve continually refined, transformed and perfected our approach to our business, creating a language that has become standard in our industry, for our customers, and even our competitors.  We continue that effort today and are always working to improve and drive innovation.  This is how we deliver for our customers, our employees, and investors.  By equipping the brightest minds with the best resources available, we provide an invaluable edge in real estate.   

  

What We Are Looking For:

CoStar is seeking a Senior Product Manager to continue our momentum of rapid growth. In this role, you will spearhead the development of the product roadmap and delivery of new product features and enhancements across our suite of Leasing Products. This includes defining and documenting user stories, writing & reviewing acceptance criteria, development resource management, and scheduling. You’ll also be responsible for user testing, working with our Marketing team to develop collateral and other materials for product launch, and executing thoughtful roll-out strategies. This position is an exciting opportunity for the right person to join a great team serving an exciting, evolving industry as part of a leading global organization.

This position is located in Richmond, VA and is in office Monday through Friday.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Organize user testing, collect feedback and organize into actionable development priorities.
• Plan & execute product/feature deployments to our large subscriber base.
• Use customer data & usage analytics to inform product opportunities and evaluate results.
• Leveraging market and customer insights, build creative products that enhance CoStar customers experience with our products and provide them with tools to make better business decisions.
• Take ownership of the product road map from inception through to release of new features and enhancements.
• Drive product releases in a fast-paced Agile software development environment. This includes writing user stories (requirements), prioritizing releases, maintaining a product roadmap and backlog, and creating release notes.
• Work closely with senior executives, UI design, engineering, QA, marketing and sales to strategize, plan, and build products and plans that meet aggressive expectations on usage and revenue.
• Understand and analyze customer needs and communicate those needs to other team members to build key use cases.
• Organize user testing, collect feedback and organize into actionable development priorities.
• Plan & execute product / feature deployments to our large subscriber base.
• Use customer data & usage analytics to inform product opportunities and evaluate results.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited, not-for-profit University or College.
• 8+ years of Product Management or Leasing experience with a proven track record delivering industry leading products and solutions.
• Operational experience in the Commercial Real Estate space.
• Familiarity with the needs and demands of those working in commercial real estate.
• Dedication to understanding user needs through research, feedback, and data analysis, with a focus on delivering solutions that provide value and enhance the user experience.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with -functional teams, including engineering, design, marketing, sales, and customer support, to drive product development and adoption.
• Experience managing sprint schedules and resources in an agile-scrum development environment.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
• Experience shaping & executing product or data strategy for a SaaS information product, real estate products or similar product presenting business information, reporting and analytics.
• Action-oriented self-starter who can set strategy/business plan and drive execution with a “roll up the sleeves” approach.
• Deeply analytical with an ability to process data in order to make decisions; someone with a bias to being in the weeds and digging into every component of the business.
• Creative problem-solver and conceptual thinker with an ability to understand and leverage detail-oriented and analytical issues as needed.
• Articulate and clear communicator who can successfully communicate across all levels within the organization, including the executive team, clients, and external stakeholders.
• High-horsepower individual with a track record of learning new industries quickly, when necessary.
• A track record of commitment to prior employers.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU:  

Working at CoStar Group means you'll enjoy a culture of collaboration and innovation that attracts the best and brightest across a broad range of disciplines.

In addition to generous compensation and performance-based incentives, you'll be supported in both your professional and academic growth with internal training, tuition reimbursement. 

Our benefits package includes (but is not limited to):  

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical / Vision / Dental / Prescription Drug  
• Life, legal, and supplementary insurance
• Commuter and parking benefits  
• 401(K) retirement plan with matching contributions
• Employee stock purchase plan  
• Paid time off  
• Tuition reimbursement  
• On-site fitness center and/or reimbursed fitness center membership costs (location dependent)  
• Complimentary gourmet coffee, tea, hot chocolate, prepared foods, fresh fruit, and other healthy snacks  

We welcome all qualified candidates who are currently eligible to work full-time in the United States to apply.  However, please note that CoStar is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position.  

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CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing