Senior Product Manager, Lease Accounting

Senior Product Manager, Lease Accounting

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 Clients. We continue that effort today and are always working to improve and drive innovation. This is how we deliver for our Clients, our employees, and investors. By equipping the brightest minds with the best resources available, we provide an invaluable edge in real estate.

As the centralized system of record for all lease-related financial, operational, and legal data, Visual Lease, a CoStar Group company, is purpose-built to support every team involved in managing a company's leased and owned assets. Informed by nearly three decades of experience, our platform integrates lease management, lease accounting, and sustainability reporting, enabling organizations to save time, mitigate risks, reduce costs, and support sustainability initiatives. Our award-winning software is used by 1,500+ organizations to manage more than 1 million real estate, equipment, and other leased asset records globally.

About the Role

We are seeking a passionate and knowledgeable Senior Product Manager, Lease Accounting to join our CoStar Real Estate Manager and Visual Lease teams focused on developing cutting-edge Lease Accounting and Portfolio Management solutions used by thousands of companies around the world. This role is integral to delivering new features and capabilities that align with complex accounting standards (e.g., ASC 842, IFRS 16, GASB 87) and other accounting compliance needs our customers will face as additional guidance is released. Your role will be to serve as the Subject Matter Expert and you will collaborate closely with our growing partner network, Product Managers, Designers, and Engineers to deliver a best-in-class user experience that meets both the technical and regulatory requirements of our global customer base across multiple products, while meeting high quality standards for customer satisfaction.

This is a full-time in office position based in either Woodbridge, NJ or Atlanta, GA.

Key Responsibilities

Be the Lease Accounting Expert : Organize and share best practices related to corporate lease accounting processes

• Stay updated on lease accounting rules established by domestic and international financial accounting governing bodies
• Leverage research and other educational content
• Engage key customers, prospects, service partners, analysts and industry subject matter experts ("external stakeholders") to keep a pulse of lease accounting best practices and common needs and roadblocks
• Engage key internal teams such as Sales, Support, Implementation and Alliances ("internal stakeholders") to understand the impact of persistent lease accounting roadblocks and needs
• Document and share updated best practices internally and externally as needed

Maintain Backlog : Capture, groom lease accounting backlog items and inform prioritization decisions

Design Release-Ready Functionality : Design easy to use, effective and scalable lease accounting functionality to address market needs

Quality Assurance & Acceptance Testing

Ensure Adoption : Enable successful lease accounting product adoption

Basic Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

What We Offer

Working at CoStar Group means you will enjoy a culture of collaboration and innovation that attracts the best and brightest across a broad range of disciplines. In addition to generous compensation and performance-based incentives, you will be supported in both 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) :

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. CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.