* Permanent Role
* Hybrid Ways of Working
We're REA
With bold and ambitious goals, REA Group is changing the way the world experiences property. No matter where you're at on your property journey, we're here to help with every step – whether that's finding or financing your next home.
Our people are the key to our success. At the heart of everything we do, is a thriving culture centred around high performance and care. We are purpose driven and collaborative, which drives innovation and our ability to make a real impact. As such, we’re proud to have been named in Australia’s “Top 5” Best Workplaces two years in a row, as well as being recognised as a Best Workplace for Women.
Where the team fits in
Sitting within the Consumer line of business, and reporting up to the EGM – Consumer, the Property and Search portfolio is focused on helping consumers search and discover property.
This portfolio encompasses some of Australia’s leading property brands including – flatmates.com.au (Australia’s biggest rooms for rent site), property.com.au (Australia’s 3rd largest property site) and of course realestate.com.au (Australia’s largest property site).
With big aspirations ahead, this portfolio has both transformational initiatives as well as opportunities to test, learn and move fast with new technologies across brands. With AI, Search, Data and growth at the centre of our focus, we have opportunity to truly change the way the world experiences property.
What the role is all about
We are seeking a visionary and technically-astute Senior Product Manager to lead our property & listing data enrichment domains. This is a pivotal role responsible for the strategic development of roadmaps, and execution of our property and listing data assets. You will lead 2-3 dedicated engineering squads to build and scale the services that acquire, enrich, aggregate and serve data that power experiences across consumer.
Your mission will be to source and transform data into a cohesive, near real-time, and intelligent source of truth about property in Australia, unlocking enormous value for our consumers. You will be a key leader in our product organization, working with a broad group of stakeholders to balance strategic initiatives and deliver tangible business impact.
* Articulate and provide thought leadership on the consumer listing and property data strategy
* Maintain a roadmap which balances current operational constraints, targeted delivery of value and long-term strategic goals.
* Define and compellingly articulate the product and data architecture and value proposition to internal customers and stakeholders.
* Research and identify new strategic property data opportunities that align with our vision and meet consumer needs and quality standards
Product Management
* Define and manage clear, outcome-oriented roadmaps for 2-3 engineering squads, balancing long-term needs of scale/re-use with near-term market responsiveness considerations
* Lead the team in development of new products and features e2e including discovery, opportunity assessment, ideation, development, delivery, launch, and support.
* Identify new opportunities for data acquisition, building business cases to secure investment.
* Effectively implement and monitor plans/schedules with dependent teams/stakeholders, making appropriate trade-offs on scope, time, and cost.
* Prioritisation for impact – balance system consolidation, execution of tech strategy alongside market facing outcomes
* Work closely with technology and product leads across the business, developing an enterprise-wide perspective to support REA as a data-driven organisation.
* Initiating engagement forums and creating a cadence to continuously capture feedback and requirements to drive product improvements.
* As one of the SMEs of Property and listing Data, bringing our stakeholders on our journey via education and knowledge sharing.
Managing Performance & Lifecycle
* Closely track and provide insights into drivers of product performance using data and key metrics.
* Manage the product portfolio according to the stages of each product or feature’s lifecycle.
* Make recommendations on whether to grow, evolve or retire products balancing strategic direction with product performance and investment outlook.
* Recommend resource alignment towards high priority products and initiatives.
Data & Technology
* A champion for data quality and ensuring our product, data and technology solutions adhere to the dimensions of data quality, including but not limited to, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, consistency, and security/privacy.
* Effectively engage the team to come up with creative options for data and technology-based solutions.
* Help drive data and technology design choices while clearly articulating the decision-making criteria to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
* Working closely with AI/ML teams to ensure data models support Ai model development
* Understand and mitigate the effects of technical debt.
* Understand the need for clear data communication, documentation, and visualisation, and how to incorporate it appropriately into product delivery.
Who we’re looking for
Our ideal candidate will have a mix of (not all) skills in the areas below. Don’t hesitate to apply if you don’t tick every item:
* Hands on experience of some form working with data will be highly regarded – from a product management, analyst, engineering, consulting, or other perspective.
o Working knowledge of data engineering concepts and practices
o Some SQL and/or programming skills
o Demonstrated experience making data driven decisions, and in communicating concepts effectively using data and visualisation.
o A passion for data and how it can be used to solve real problems.
o Ability to analyse, understand and extract value from data assets.
* Strong analytical skills, including ability to interpret complex business needs and translate into product requirements for technical solutions.
* Demonstrated ability to manage product or project roadmaps with trade-offs and dependencies.
* Demonstrated experience in implementing and operationalising processes.
* Able to communicate and collaborate effectively with business and technical stakeholders.
* A self-starter and innovative thinker who keeps their finger on the pulse with the latest data trends
* Solid prioritisation and stakeholder management skills.
* Experience with data platforms and event driven architectures highly regarded
* Ability to manage the competing demands of multiple teams in a timely manner.
* Able to create clarity and generates positive energy whilst leading a cross-functional team of people from different disciplines.
* Familiarity with Data Governance, Privacy and Security concepts and policies well regarded.
* Property data domain knowledge is highly desirable.
The REA experience
The physical, mental, emotional and financial health of our people is something we’ll never stop caring about. This is a place to learn and grow.
* A hybrid and flexible approach to working
* Flexible leave options including, birthday leave and purchase additional leave
* Flexible parental leave offering for primary and secondary carers
* Our Because We Care program offers employees volunteering leave, community grants, matched payroll giving and our Community Café donates 100% of revenue to charity
* Hackdays so you can bring your big ideas to life
Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity, equity and inclusion. We believe teams with diverse ideas and experiences are more creative, more effective and fuel disruptive thinking. If you've got the skills, dedication and enthusiasm to learn but don't necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch.
Like a lot of companies, we have perps out there who like to ‘phish’ and have had a few recent instances of people pretending to be from REA and making offers of employment, on the condition that they transfer money for security checks.
Our product communities lead the way to improve how people experience property.
Our corporate headquarters in Melbourne is a bright open space, open to possibilities.
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