At Compass, our mission is to help everyone find their place in the world. Founded in 2012, we’re revolutionizing the real estate industry with our end-to-end platform that empowers residential real estate agents to deliver exceptional service to seller and buyer clients.
We’re seeking a Staff Product Manager to own differentiating consumer experiences that drive company-level growth for the largest real estate brokerage in the U.S. As part of the consumer growth team, you’ll be on the forefront of company strategy to show the world what sets Compass apart throughout the product. We’re seeking a visionary, strategic thinker with big dreams and pragmatic decision-making who can bring the Compass mission to the consumer experience.
At Compass You Will:
- Translate the Compass mission into a visionary roadmap that drives incremental business growth
- Develop and execute on the product strategy and roadmap, leading the full product lifecycle from ideation through development to launch
- Understand Compass’ strategic and competitive position, leading your team to deliver products that are recognized as best in the industry
- Partner closely with and influence senior leadership across the company to contribute to strategic priorities and initiatives
- Work with agents, product marketing, support, and key internal stakeholders to carefully understand and analyze user needs, turning those into a product strategy, roadmap, and detailed specifications
- Using detailed specifications as your foundation, collaborate with engineering and design leaders, driving accountability to ship features that are highly usable, and loved by our customers and staff
- Lead quarterly and ongoing planning processes in partnership with engineering, ensuring alignment on priorities and delivery goals
- Establish success frameworks and robust analytical capabilities to guide efforts with data driven and competitive insights
- Cultivate a positive team culture that encourages collaboration, creativity, and innovation, fostering an environment where diverse perspectives are valued and respected
What We Look For:
- 8+ years of product experience on a large-scale consumer marketplace
- Track record of delivering 0 to 1 products that move the needle for the business
- Real estate industry expertise, strongly preferred
- Strong technical foundations, either from academic, engineering, or hands-on product development experience, with an ability to assess and contribute to engineering discussions related to a product
- Ability to effectively gather and prioritize user requirements from disparate sources, going beyond user requests to get to key needs, and the ability to rationalize across and resolve stakeholder differences
- Strong consensus and relationship-building skills, with experience marshaling resources across different functions of an organization
- Demonstrated ability to develop inspiring, multi-year product vision that is aligned with business strategies
- Ability to thrive and adapt in a fast-paced, high-growth, and rapidly changing environment, bringing clarity to ambiguity
- Strategic product thinker who can examine the changing landscape and use that information to define product strategy and prioritize the problems to solve
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills that allows you to influence other teams, create clarity, and drive focus on complex problems
Compensation: The base pay range for this position is $189,000-$210,600; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Bonuses and restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of benefits. Base pay is based on market location. Minimum wage for the position will always be met.
Perks that You Need to Know About:
Participation in our incentive programs (which may include eligible cash, equity, or commissions). Plus paid vacation, holidays, sick time, parental leave, and recharge leave; medical, tele-health, dental and vision benefits; 401(k) plan; flexible spending accounts (FSAs); commuter program; life and disability insurance; Maven (a support system for new parents); Carrot (fertility benefits); UrbanSitter (caregiver referral network); Employee Assistance Program; and pet insurance.
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Skills Required
- 8+ years of product experience on a large-scale consumer marketplace
- Proven track record delivering 0-to-1 products that move business metrics
- Real estate industry expertise
- Strong technical foundations (academic, engineering, or hands-on product development experience)
- Ability to gather and prioritize user requirements and resolve stakeholder differences
- Strong consensus-building and cross-functional relationship skills
- Experience developing multi-year product visions aligned with business strategy
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Compass Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Compass and has not been reviewed or approved by Compass.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage are described as comprehensive, with some noting fully paid dependent coverage and solid plan options. Wellness resources and assistance programs further support overall health needs.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is characterized as generous for both birthing and non-birthing parents, supporting time at home. Company policies also reference family medical leave.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match alongside an employee stock purchase plan and equity grants adds long-term financial value. These elements broaden total rewards beyond base pay.
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What We Do
A real estate company with a purpose; we are building the first modern real estate platform, pairing the industry’s top talent with technology to make the search and sell experience intelligent and seamless.
Why Work With Us
We are a tech company reinventing the space. To lead the industry requires the smartest tools built by the brightest minds across engineering, design, and strategy. Through our proprietary platform, Compass is changing how agents and clients navigate the process of finding or selling a home. Join our team today!
