Recognized as the No. 1 site trusted by real estate professionals, Realtor.com® has been at the forefront of online real estate for over 25 years, connecting buyers, sellers, and renters with trusted insights and expert guidance to find their perfect home. Through its robust suite of tools, Realtor.com® not only makes a significant impact on the real estate industry at large, but for consumers, navigating the biggest purchase they will make in their life, by providing a user experience that is easy to use, easy to understand, and most of all, easy to make decisions.
Join us on our mission to empower more people to find their way home by breaking barriers to entry, making the right connections, and building confidence through expert guidance.
At http://Realtor.com , we are building products that empower millions of home buyers, renters, dreamers, and real estate professionals. We aim to radically simplify the home buying/selling process, and to help more people achieve the dream of home ownership. To help us achieve this mission, we are looking for a Technical Program Manager to drive execution excellence on http://realtor.com ’s highest value initiatives.
In this role, you will work closely with our software product development teams to facilitate the delivery of cross-functional programs of work. You will work with stakeholders to assemble project teams, assign responsibilities, identify appropriate resources needed, and develop schedules to ensure clear dependency management and unstoppable execution. You will also assess and manage risks to the program by anticipating bottlenecks and facilitating tradeoffs when necessary.
This role will require candidates who embrace autonomy, have a strong perspective on how groups of teams can work effectively together, and a comprehensive understanding of the end-to-end cycles of planning and product delivery. You should have a strong perspective on driving effective collaboration between teams, and be adept at managing diverse groups of stakeholders. You should be comfortable with tracking and leveraging metrics to support team health and performance, and advocating for continuous process improvement.
What you’ll do:- Expertly orchestrate and manage complex cross-functional programs and projects, ensuring they align with the organization's strategic objectives.
- Lead and optimize continuous planning efforts, including quarterly and yearly planning, and ensure the seamless execution of cross-functional plans.
- Implement and refine operating mechanisms to enhance program efficiency and effectiveness in meeting goals and objectives.
- Proactively manage dependencies, track risks, and resolve issues, ensuring the program's success.
- Provide comprehensive tracking and reporting on program delivery status and team progress towards quarterly OKRs and the roadmap.
- Drive excellence in documentation, cross-team communication, and effective meetings.
- Leverage feedback and metrics to identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities across the program.
- Champion the adoption of best practices and lead organization-wide operations initiatives to drive sustained success.
- Minimum of 8 years in a technical program management role with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a Master’s degree; or 3 years experience with a PhD.
- Thorough understanding of modern software development lifecycles.
- A deep knowledge-base of Agile practices and principles.
- Experience in driving multiple technology projects and initiatives from inception to completion.
- Prior experience establishing and scaling cross-functional technology programs, process, and delivery.
- Experience with Atlassian Suite (JIRA and Confluence), Google Suite, and Slack.
- Experience with the OKR goal-setting methodology.
- PMP or CSM accreditation is beneficial, but not a hard requirement.
- Experience working with distributed / multi-office teams.
- Clear and comfortable communication skills.
Do the best work of your life at Realtor.com®
Here, you’ll partner with a diverse team of experts as you use leading-edge tech to empower everyone to meet a crucial goal: finding their way home. And you’ll find your way home too. People are our foundation—the core that drives us passionately forward. At Realtor.com®, you’ll bring your full self to work as you innovate with speed, serve our consumers, and champion your teammates. In return, we’ll provide you with a warm, welcoming, and inclusive culture; intellectual challenges; and the development opportunities you need to grow.
Diversity is important to us, therefore, Realtor.com® is an Equal Opportunity Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Realtor.com® will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.
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