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Digital & Technology DirectorJob ID69375Posted06-Jul-2022Service lineAdvisory SegmentRole typeFull-timeAreas of InterestDigital & Technology/Information TechnologyLocation(s)Dallas - Texas - United States of America, Richardson - Texas - United States of AmericaJob SummaryCBRE is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment company, with the top global market position in leasing, property sales, outsourcing, property management and valuation. CBRE offers a broad range of integrated services, including facilities, transaction, and project management; property management; investment management; appraisal and valuation; property leasing; strategic consulting; property sales; mortgage services and development services. CBRE serves clients in over 100 countries, including over 90% of the Fortune 100.The real estate market is undergoing a significant and exciting change – driven by data and technology. Digital and Technology powered products play a vital role in CBRE’s mission to create unmatched value for our clients.The Director Data Product Management will be a product leader tasked with developing and executing against the Data Product Strategy that would leverage and enhance various data products for the Corporate Segments. Specifically, the Director Data Product Management will be responsible for driving the product strategy and execution for various products within segments like Econometric Advisors, Compliance and Finance teams to truly drive business outcomes. S/he will report to Vice President of Data Product Management.The Director Data Product Management must have a passion for developing digital and technology powered products that blend seamlessly with customer’s workflows and provide the right information at the right time. The individual must possess technical expertise, project management experience and a strong knowledge of product management, data analytics, and a keen desire to understand current customer pain points.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESLead and define the data product strategy and roadmap for various data & forecasting products
Be a true business partner who understand the needs of the customer and build the roadmap from there on out to drive change
Own the vision of the products; identify and manage risks, dependencies, and opportunities. Leverage market knowledge data to amplify product development
Effectively communicate the status, value, and importance of data to executive teams across the stakeholders. Manage a unified platform roadmap taking the intent from relevant teams.
Facilitate conversations between all impacted stakeholders, including executives, engineers, analysts, other product teams, and external customers
Instigate a feedback loop with core customer groups, such as external users, research team members, and analysts, to understand their specific user requirements
Be able to influence at all levels of the organization
QUALIFICATIONSAt least 10+ years previous experience in data, analytics, and product management
Relevant product and data leadership experience, comfortable with ambiguity and able to influence and consult
Proven track record leading product delivery in an agile development environment.
Strong empathy with end user experience.
Strong communicator – able to communicate a narrative that aligns the use of data with a company’s overall commercial strategy.
EDUCATION and EXPERIENCEBachelor's degree (BA/BS) from four-year college or university and a minimum of eight to twelveyears of related experience and/or training, including five years of experience at the managementlevel.REASONING ABILITYThe successful candidate will be a highly quantitative, resilient, results-oriented leader
Forward-thinking, and well-versed in emerging data technologies and trends
The individual must be a strategic thinker who can solve issues as well as build processes for growth
Good balance between analytical, business and technical skills
COMMUNICATION SKILLSExcellent communicator: capable of articulating the right narrative to all key internal and external stakeholders to ensure strong support and sponsorship
Customer-centric mindset with a passion for creating good user experiences, as evidenced by high customer satisfaction scores
FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGEOTHER SKILLS and/or ABILITIESSignificant product management experience, where s/he owned the product road map
The ability to attract and recruit top talent, motivate the team, delegate effectively, celebrate diversity within the team, and manage performance; seen as a strong, developer of future leaders
Leads by example and drives the organization's performance with an attitude of continuous improvement
Leadership & Vision: Drives excellence through skillful prioritization and allocation of the problems to be solved amongst adequately resourced teams. Highly influential Communication: Outstanding written and verbal communication skills. Ability to adopt a range of styles, tools and techniques and to vary these subjects to the audience and content at stake. Highly Analytical Thinking: Ability to simplify complex problems or projects into component parts, exploring and evaluating them systematically. Agile Decision Making: Ready and able to take initiative, taking a proactive approach to work without close supervision. Hungry for data rather than opinions to make informed decisions. Teamwork: Highly collaborative, constructive attitude and approach.CBRE is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer with a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.NOTE: An additional requirement for this role is the ability to comply with COVID-19 health and safety protocols, including COVID-19 vaccination proof and/or rigorous testing.CBRE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans)
