Product Director, Searcher Experience, LoopNet

CoStar Group•Arlington, TX

7d•Onsite

About The Position

CoStar Group is a leading global provider of commercial and real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces. LoopNet is the #1 global commercial real estate marketplace, offering unmatched visibility for listings and connecting brokers, buyers, and sellers. This role is for a Product Director to lead the searcher side of the LoopNet experience, focusing on the user journey from landing on the site to finding the right space. The position is located in Arlington, VA and requires in-office presence Monday through Friday.

Requirements

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.

Nice To Haves

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).

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.

Benefits

Generous compensation and performance-based incentives
Internal training
Tuition reimbursement
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
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