Job Description

We are Walker & Dunlop.  We are one of the largest providers of capital to the commercial real estate industry, enabling real estate owners and operators to bring their visions of communities — where people live, work, shop, and play — to life. We are committed to creating meaningful social, environmental, and economic change in our communities. We believe seeking diverse talent and promoting the inclusion of all perspectives are more than moral imperatives – they are critical to our success and ability to innovate and grow.

WDTech is on a mission to make the world of commercial real estate more transparent, efficient, and faster.  Our multidisciplinary teams leverage data analytics and data science to unearth meaningful information from an extraordinary volume and variety of property, hyperlocal, and market data.

As a Product Manager for the Data Teams serving multiple WDTech business lines, you will play a pivotal role in driving the success of our product portfolio, through data.  You will work in close partnership with our users, other Product Managers, business stakeholders, and technical leadership to ensure we maximize the value of our data.  This role will enable you in identifying and executing on opportunities to better meet user needs, as well as to extend our product offering with new and innovative ideas.

The impact you will have

Execute W&D’s business strategy at a data level; owning the definition of our data deliverables backlog and aligning it with our web application deliverables backlog
Ensure that there is a defined structure and standardized output of the data with the data engineering and data science teams
Prepare requirements for, and accept the work of data engineering and data science teams, and manage and refine their backlog in line with business priorities
Identify and evaluate new data sources and manage data vendors that will drive business and product success
Identify opportunities to better leverage and combine existing data sources to deliver more value to our customers
Collaborate with our data engineering and data science teams to make data and insights more readily accessible across all internal and external use cases
Define and lead product discovery initiatives to establish a deep understanding of user needs by determining hypotheses and applying different research methods in order to test them

What we look for

3 or more years of experience in B2B Product Management
3 or more years of experience in Data Science, Data Engineering or other relevant technical field
Passionate about data and have a strong knowledge of data analysis, with hands-on experience in evaluating datasets
Hands-on knowledge of SQL
Experience working with Online Analytical Processing databases (Redshift, BigQuery etc.)
Creative thinker who can conclude meaningful insights from data to solve business problems
Understanding of big data platforms, enterprise data warehousing principles and ETL solutions
Proven ability to positively influence teams and stakeholders through empathetic product leadership
Strong agile mindset, able to iterate fast and give early feedback
Excellent communication skills in verbal and written English

Bonus points for

Experience in real-estate domain

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What We Offer? 

The opportunity to join one of Fortune Magazine’s Great Places to Work winners from 2015-2023 

Comprehensive benefit options* that have earned Walker & Dunlop the silver level of the 2022 Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation™, some of which include:
  - Up to 83% subsidized medical payroll deductions
  - Competitive dental and vision benefits
  - 401(k) + match
  - Pre-tax transit and commuting benefits
  - A robust health and wellness program – earn cash rewards and gain access to resources that
    promote health, engagement, and balance
  - Paid maternity and parental leave, as well as other family paid leave programs
  - Company-paid life, short and long-term disability insurance
  - Health Savings Account and Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending 

Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, with employee resource groups organizing activities and providing a space for open communication 

Career development opportunities 

Empowerment and encouragement to give back – volunteer hours and donation matching 

 
*Eligibility may vary based on average number of hours worked