Senior Data Analyst (Homes.com)

CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces. Included in the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives.

We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 35 years, giving us the perspective to create truly unique and valuable offerings to our customers. We’ve continually refined, transformed, and perfected our approach to our business, creating a language that has become standard in our industry, for our customers, and even our competitors. We continue that effort today and are always working to improve and drive innovation. This is how we deliver for our customers, our employees, and investors. By equipping the brightest minds with the best resources available, we provide an invaluable edge in real estate. 

Homes.com 

Homes.com is already one of the fastest growing real estate portals in the industry, we are driven to be #1. Just ask Brad Bellflower, Chief Change Officer at Apartments.com. After its acquisition in 2014, Apartments.com quickly turned into the most popular place to find a place. Proven success at the highest level – and we’re doing it again with the new Homes.com.  Homes.com is a CoStar Group company with 20+ years' experience in leading and growing digital marketplaces. We pride ourselves on continually improving, innovating, and setting the standard for property search and marketing experiences. With Homes.com we’re building a brand on the cusp of defining the industry. We’re looking for big thinkers, brave leaders, and creative advertising wizards ready to influence a new age of homebuying within a tried-and-true, award-winning company. 

Learn more about Homes.com. 

This position is based out of our Arlington, VA office and offers a schedule of 3 days onsite, 2 days remote.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead business analysis in support of strategic business development. Work with our product, marketing, and sales teams to help them access, analyze, and interpret data and understand business implications.  Collaborate with product, marketing, and sales teams on projects to understand their data needs and provide them with the tools and resources they need to access and analyze data. This includes providing training on BI tools and developing data-driven solutions to business problems.
• Design, build, and maintain our BI solutions: Design and develop BI solutions that meet the needs of our product, marketing, and sales teams. This includes working with stakeholders to gather requirements, designing data models, and developing reports and dashboards.
• Monitor and troubleshoot our BI solutions: Monitor BI solutions to ensure they are running smoothly and troubleshoot any issues that arise. This includes performing regular backups, monitoring performance metrics, and investigating and resolving errors.
• Develop automated data infrastructure: Work with software engineering and product teams to understand tracking needs and ensure that tracking is correctly implemented into our products. Develop automated scripts using SQL or python to transform raw source data into datasets for use by analysts across the company.
• Develop and implement data quality procedures: Develop and implement procedures to ensure the accuracy and completeness of our data. This includes developing data validation rules, performing data audits, and resolving data discrepancies.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• Bachelor’s Degree required from an accredited, not for profit university or college.  
• A track record of commitment to prior employers 
• 5+ years of experience with SQL, business intelligence, and data warehousing
• Experience with cloud computing platforms and data warehouse solutions such as AWS, Azure, Snowflake, and Microsoft SQL Server
• Experience working with data visualization tools such as Tableau, Looker, or PowerBI.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong written and verbal communication and stakeholder management skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• Experience with Google Analytics
• Experience with BigQuery, Snowflake, Microsoft SQL Server
• Experience working with large consumer datasets to drive insights
• Experience working with product and tech teams
• Background in the residential or commercial real estate industry

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

When you join CoStar Group, you’ll experience a collaborative and innovative culture working alongside the best and brightest to empower our people and customers to succeed.

We offer you generous compensation and performance-based incentives. CoStar Group also invests in your professional and academic growth with internal training, tuition reimbursement, and an inter-office exchange program.

Our benefits package includes (but is not limited to):

• 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
• Tuition reimbursement
• On-site fitness center and/or reimbursed fitness center membership costs (location dependent), with yoga studio, Pelotons, personal training, group exercise classes
• Access to CoStar Group’s Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Employee Resource Groups
• Complimentary gourmet coffee, tea, hot chocolate, fresh fruit, and other healthy snacks

We welcome all qualified candidates who are currently eligible to work full-time in the United States to apply.  However, please note that CoStar Group is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position.