CoStar Group

Sales Executive, Mid-Market - Real Estate Manager/Visual Lease - Century City, Irvine or San Diego

CoStar Group • $85K — $95K *
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited university required.
  • 4+ years of successful B2B sales experience.
  • Proven track record of exceeding sales quotas with mid-market deals.
  • Experience in financial-related SaaS applications, particularly in real estate.
  • Strong ability to self-source pipeline through cold outreach.
  • Excellent communication skills for strategic sales presentations.
  • Demonstrated ability to build executive-level relationships.

Responsibilities

  • Achieve sales and recurring revenue targets by positioning products as market leaders.
  • Develop expertise in Visual Lease and CoStar Real Estate Manager to serve as a trusted advisor.
  • Build and manage pipeline through proactive outbound prospecting.
  • Conduct consultative discovery to identify client needs and workflows.
  • Sell into large accounts using a value-based approach across multiple stakeholders.
  • Own the full sales cycle, coordinating resources to win new business.
  • Maintain accurate pipeline management and communicate progress to leadership.
  • Stay updated on market dynamics and competitive strategies.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage including medical, vision, and dental.
  • Life, legal, and supplementary insurance options.
  • Virtual and in-person mental health counseling services.
  • 401(K) retirement plans with matching contributions.
  • Employee stock purchase plan available.
  • Paid time off and tuition reimbursement offered.
  • Access to Employee Resource Groups for support and networking.
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Sales Executive, Mid-Market - Real Estate Manager/Visual Lease - Century City, Irvine or San Diego


Job Description


Role Overview: Sales Executive, Mid-Market 

 

We’re looking for a high-energy Mid-Market Sales Executive who thrives on net-new logo acquisition and building pipeline through proactive outbound efforts. This role is ideal for a true hunter who enjoys uncovering pain, challenging the status quo, and closing complex SaaS deals with mid-market organizations, generally $2B and less in revenue. You’ll own the full sales cycle from prospecting to close, partnering closely with Marketing, SDRs, and Sales Engineers to drive revenue.  You will also own renewing certain customers in your geographic territory. 

 

The ideal Sales Executive, Mid-Market should have experience selling financial-related SaaS applications such as an ERP, reconciliation, financial close, FP&N, and/or responsible for selling  to real estate professionals who manage corporate or retail real estate portfolios You will work as a team player within the company to meet and exceed established goals. Typically, this includes navigating functional groups across a customer’s organization, e.g., finance, real estate, operations, IT, transformation, etc. 

 

This is position is based in one of our major Southern California offices: Los Angeles, Irvine or San Diego. 

 

Key Responsibilities 

  • Achieve sales and recurring revenue targets by positioning Visual Lease and CoStar Real Estate Manager and future products as a differentiated market leader. 
  • Develop deep expertise in Visual Lease, CoStar Real Estate Manager, any future products and the broader SaaS solutions for lease administration, accounting, and transaction management to serve as a trusted advisor. 
  • Build and manage pipeline, self‑generating demand through outbound prospecting (calls, email, LinkedIn, events). 
  • Conduct consultative discovery to uncover client needs, decision-makers, workflows, and technology environments. 
  • Sell into large, high‑potential accounts across multiple levels of stakeholders using a value‑based approach. 
  • Own the full sales cycle, leading strategic deal execution and coordinating internal resources to win new business. 
  • Maintain accurate pipeline management and forecasting, communicating progress and risk to senior leadership. 
  • Stay current on market dynamics, customer challenges, and competitive strategies. 
  • Partner closely with executive leadership, internal teams, and external partners to drive growth and client success. 
  • Deliver best‑in‑class client satisfaction while reinforcing disciplined sales processes. 
  • Travel 25–50% within the assigned region to meet with clients and prospects and strengthen relationships. 

 

Basic Qualifications 

  • Bachelor's degree required from an accredited, in-person, not-for-profit University or College.   
  • 4+ years of successful sales experience in a B2B environment.  
  • Track record of exceeding quota with mid-market deals. 
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. 
  • Must be able to demonstrate ability to achieve sales success, including executive-level relationships, account penetration, solution selling, and coordination of multi-site account management. 
  • Track record of prospecting with cold outreach via the phone, LinkedIn, e-mail resulting in greenfield territory development. 
  • Demonstrated the ability to self-source pipeline via outbound prospecting. 
  • Comfortable owning a greenfield or underpenetrated territory. 
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, creation of convincing and strategic sales approach, proposal, documentation and presentation. 
  • Experience responding to RFI and RFPs (where applicable) and working with large companies to guide the RFP process. 
  • Consistently maintain high levels of sales activity without management intervention; exceptional personal discipline. 
  • Ability to publicly represent the brand with internal and external customers, partners & alliances, and at events and seminars. 
  • Candidates must possess a current and valid driver’s license. 
  • A track record of commitment to prior employers. 

 

Preferred Qualifications 

  • 4+ years of successful sales experience in a B2B environment selling SaaS, data, research and analytics platforms, commercial real estate, financial services, business intelligence, marketing solutions, information providers, and/or Cloud-based software solutions, or closely related industries.  
  • Ability to leverage existing relationships to aid in selling customers executives and partners. 
  • Ability to build and deliver presentations for prospective customers. 
  • Experience selling and presenting company executives; strong active listening skills and a consultative approach to understanding client needs. 
  • Strong analytical skills, including market strategy, customer requirements and success factors, and a value-based selling process. 
  • Experience partnering with financial consulting and fintech ecosystems. 
  • Regular and consistent access to an operational motor vehicle prior to or by start date. 

 

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, tuition reimbursement, and an inter-office exchange program.  

 

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 plans with matching contributions  
  • Employee stock purchase plan  
  • Paid time off  
  • Tuition reimbursement  
  • Access to CoStar Group’s Employee Resource Groups  

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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. 

 

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: $85,000.00 - 95,000.00 USD Annually 


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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
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