CoStar Group

Product Director, Searcher Experience, LoopNet

CoStar Group$179K — $241K *
Real Estate & Construction
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college.
  • 8+ years of product management experience, with 2+ years managing other Product Managers.
  • Experience owning a multi-team product area, ideally in search/discovery and detail-page experiences.
  • Background in consumer-facing, high-traffic search or marketplace products.
  • Strong analytical skills for setting and tracking KPIs.
  • Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional leadership abilities.
  • Demonstrated commitment to prior employers.

Responsibilities

  • Own product strategy and roadmap for the end-to-end searcher experience.
  • Lead and manage two Product Managers, setting priorities for their teams.
  • Partner with Senior Product Director to ensure a coherent marketplace experience.
  • Define the vision for integrating AI into the search and discovery process.
  • Set and track product KPIs for search relevance and engagement.
  • Collaborate with design and engineering to resolve cross-team trade-offs.
  • Represent searcher experience in cross-functional planning efforts.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical, Vision, Dental, Prescription Drug.
  • Life, legal, and supplementary insurance.
  • Virtual and in-person mental health counseling services for individuals and families.
  • Commuter and parking benefits.
  • 401(K) retirement plan with matching contributions.
  • Employee stock purchase plan.
  • Paid time off.
  • Tuition reimbursement for professional development.
  • On-site fitness center or reimbursed fitness center membership.
  • Access to CoStar Group’s Employee Resource Groups.
  • Complimentary gourmet coffee, tea, snacks, and fresh fruit.
Full Job Description
Product Director, Searcher Experience, LoopNet


Job Description


Product Director, Searcher Experience, LoopNet

Job Description

We are hiring a Product Director to lead the searcher side of the LoopNet experience — everything a tenant, buyer, or investor touches from the moment they land on LoopNet to the moment they find the right space. This role owns product strategy and execution across the Homepage & User Accounts, Search Results Page, and Listing Details Page teams, managing two Product Managers and partnering closely with design and engineering leadership. You will work alongside our Senior Product Director, Lister Experience, who owns the broker/owner side of the marketplace, to ensure a coherent experience end to end.

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

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Own product strategy and roadmap for the end-to-end searcher experience: homepage, search results, and listing details.

  • Lead and manage two Product Managers, setting priorities and sequencing work across the Homepage & User Accounts, Search Results Page, and Listing Details Page teams.

  • Partner with the Senior Product Director, Lister Experience, to ensure a consistent, coherent experience for both sides of the marketplace.

  • Define and drive the vision for bringing AI into the search and discovery experience, including conversational search and personalization.

  • Set and track product KPIs for search relevance, engagement, and conversion across the searcher journey.

  • Partner with design and engineering leadership to resolve cross-team tradeoffs and ensure a consistent experience across surfaces.

  • Represent the searcher experience in cross-functional planning with marketing, sales, and analytics.

  • Coach and develop the Product Managers on your team, building their product judgment and execution rigor.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited, not-for-profit, in person, university or college.

  • 8+ years of product management experience, including 2+ years managing other Product Managers.

  • Experience owning a multi-team product area end to end, ideally spanning search/discovery and detail-page experiences.

  • Experience with consumer-facing, high-traffic search or marketplace products.

  • Strong analytical skills; comfortable setting and tracking KPIs and using experimentation to validate decisions.

  • Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional leadership skills.

  • A track record of commitment to prior employers.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Experience building or shipping products with conversational AI, generative AI, or personalization/ranking systems.

  • Experience in commercial or residential real estate, or other two-sided marketplaces.

  • Experience partnering with a peer product leader who owns an adjacent, complementary customer segment (e.g., supply vs. demand sides of a marketplace).

What's in it for you?
When you join CoStar Group, you’ll experience a collaborative and innovative culture working alongside the best and brightest to empower our people and customers to succeed.


We offer you generous compensation and performance-based incentives. CoStar Group also invests in your professional and academic growth with internal training and tuition reimbursement.


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

  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical / Vision / Dental / Prescription Drug
  • Life, legal, and supplementary insurance
  • Virtual and in person mental health counseling services for individuals and family
  • 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)
  • Access to CoStar Group’s Employee Resource Groups
  • Complimentary gourmet coffee, tea, hot chocolate, fresh fruit, and other healthy snacks


The final salary or hourly rate offered for this role will fall within the range set forth below based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, skills, and competencies.


Base Compensation: $179,000 - $241,000 Annually


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

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About CoStar Group

CoStar Group is a provider of information, analytics and marketing services to the commercial property industry in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Spain. Founded in 1987 by Andrew C. Florance, the company has grown to include online database CoStar and many online marketplaces, including Apartments.com, LoopNet, Lands of America, and BizBuySell. CoStar Group was founded in 1987 by Andrew C. Florance in Washington, D.C. In 1998, the company became a public company via an initial public offering on the NASDAQ, raising $22.5 million. In 2004, CoStar Group, Inc. v. LoopNet, Inc. became a landmark case in copyright law. In October 2009, the company acquired a building in Washington, D.C., now its headquarters, from the Mortgage Bankers Association for $41.3 million. The building had sold 2 years earlier for $79 million and the company claims it used its analytics data to know the right time to buy. In April 2012, CoStar Group acquired LoopNet for $860 million. In April 2014, the company acquired Apartments.com for $585 million. In April 2015, the company acquired Apartment Finder for $170 million. In July, the company acquired Belbex an online marketplace and information provider for commercial property based in Spain. In February 2017, the company acquired Westside Rentals. In February 2018, the company acquired ForRent.com from Dominion Enterprises for $350 million in cash and $35 million in stock. In October, the company acquired Realla.co an online marketplace for commercial property based in the United Kingdom. In November, the company acquired Cozy Services for $68 million.
Learn more about CoStar Group
Size
4,742 employees
Market Cap
$31.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$227.1 million
Founded
1987
5 Year Trend
+18.3%
Revenue
$1.6 billion
NASDAQ

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