Job Description
Anywhere Real Estate is seeking a dynamic and experienced Sr Product Operations Manager I to join our Product & Technology team. This pivotal role will oversee the development and implementation of key product initiatives that are essential to our company's growth. The Sr Product Operations Manager I will work closely with technical teams, business leaders, and stakeholders across the organization to drive product excellence and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
What You’ll Do
- Work closely with business product owners, product managers, and technology teams to ensure security, compliance and audit features and updates are prioritized within product roadmaps and backlogs.
- Partner with technical leads and product managers to gather requirements and groom these backlog items and provide guidance for projects impacting the platforms.
- Lead change management efforts and proactively drive initiatives related to business unit organization.
- Collaborate with leaders to understand current and future skill needs and develop learning & development programs accordingly.
- Stay abreast of emerging trends and innovations in organizational development, talent management, and learning & development.
- Analyze data and create reports to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
What You Need To Succeed
- BA/BS degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
- Minimum of 5-8 years’ experience as a Technical Product Manager, Product Manager, Business Analyst or other related field.
- Proven experience in eliciting requirements, performing gap analyses, creating user stories, test cases, and wireframes.
- Experienced in analyzing data to draw business-relevant conclusions and in data visualization techniques and tools.
- Ability to document system design, create specifications, flow charts, and other related diagrams based on needs.
- Ability to lead by influencing others, without the need to project formal authority, especially in cross-functional and executive settings.
- Well-versed in defining roadmaps and collaborating with teams that employ agile/scrum software development methodologies.
- Strong consensus and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to craft clear, compelling recommendations supported by strong analysis and business logic and articulate them to the organization to gain support for recommendations.
- Ability to use Jira to manage a backlog and Confluence to document product and project information.
- PMI-PBA, CBAP, CSPO Certification is a plus.
- Results-oriented with the ability to support multiple initiatives and projects concurrently.
- Self-starter with excellent analytical skills and ability to summarize information and key findings.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a strong ability to establish and maintain effective relationships throughout the organization.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate with individuals at all levels.
- Excellent interpersonal, management, motivation, and analytical skills.
- Detail-oriented with strong organization, presentation, and prioritization skills.
About Us
Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (NYSE: HOUS) is on a mission to empower everyone’s next move. Home to some of the most recognized brands in real estate Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate , Century 21® , Coldwell Banker® , Coldwell Banker Commercial® , Corcoran® , ERA® , and Sotheby's International Realty®
The Anywhere portfolio includes franchise and brokerage operations as well as national title, settlement, and relocation companies and nationally scaled mortgage origination and underwriting joint ventures. Supporting approximately 1.5 million home transactions in 2021, Anywhere is focused on simplifying, digitizing and integrating the real estate transaction for all consumers, no matter where they may be in their home buying and selling journey. With innovative products and technology, Anywhere fuels the productivity of its approximately 196,200 independent sales agents in the US and approximately 136,400 independent sales agents in 118 other countries and territories.
At Anywhere Real Estate, diversity fuels success – for our company, for our employees, and for our industry. We strive to be a top destination for diverse talent, committed to creating a culture of belonging that empowers everyone’s next move.
We pursue talent – strategic thinkers who are eager to always find a better way, relentlessly focus on talent, obsess about growth, and achieve exceptional results.
We value diversity – respecting backgrounds, cultures, perspectives, and beliefs. We develop our diverse talent base – through increasing representation in executive key leadership roles with actions including mentorship programs and partnerships with real estate associations that promote diversity and inclusion. Read more about our company’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in our annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report .
You’ll find our commitment to diversity reflected in our achievements:
- Recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies since 2011.
- Anywhere has also been designated a Great Place to Work since 2019.
- Recognized by Fortune as one of America’s Most Innovative Companies.
- Honored by Forbes as one of the World’s Best Employers for Diversity and Top Female Friendly Companies.
With a diverse employee population, we know we will succeed together and move real estate to what’s next. We hope you’ll join us.
