Realtor.com® has been a leader in online real estate for over 25 years, connecting buyers, sellers, and renters with trusted insights and expert guidance. We aim to empower more people to find their way home by using leading-edge technology. At Realtor.com®, you'll work with a diverse team of experts, innovate with speed, serve consumers, and champion your teammates. We provide a warm, welcoming, and inclusive culture, intellectual challenges, and development opportunities for growth. Diversity is important to us, and Realtor.com® is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About the Position

Introduction

Realtor.com®, recognized as the No. 1 site trusted by real estate professionals, has been at the forefront of online real estate for over 25 years. We connect buyers, sellers, and renters with trusted insights and expert guidance to help them find their perfect home. Our robust suite of tools significantly impacts the real estate industry and provides consumers with an easy-to-use, understandable experience for navigating major life purchases.

Join us in our mission to empower more people to find their way home by breaking barriers to entry, making the right connections, and building confidence through expert guidance.

We are seeking a strategic Senior Research Manager to lead our Consumer and Client tracking programs. Reporting to the VP of Research & Insights, you will own crucial initiatives such as our CSAT and Client NPS programs. These programs are vital for understanding how consumers and real estate professionals perceive our products and experiences over time.

By connecting complex data streams, you will uncover actionable insights into customer behaviors, needs, and key trends. If you excel at data-driven storytelling and leveraging Voice of the Customer (VoC) platforms to shape product and marketing strategies, you will thrive in this role.

Responsibilities

Own the Tracking Ecosystem: Manage and optimize Realtor.com’s Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) and Client Net Promoter Score (NPS) programs end-to-end.
Drive Business Outcomes: Uncover the root cause of problems by utilizing multiple data sources (e.g., Google Trends, Snowflake, Medallia).
Quantitative Data Analysis: Perform complex statistical analysis on large-scale survey data and operational metrics to identify key drivers of customer satisfaction, friction, and abandonment.
CX Platform Management: Act as the primary researcher for our VoC program (currently Medallia), designing and maintaining surveys, dashboards, and closed-loop feedback processes.
AI Integration & Automation: Use generative AI tools and prompt engineering to analyze open-ended text, scale research operations, and streamline workflows.
Cross-Functional Partnership: Partner with Product, Marketing, Sales, and Customer Care to translate feedback into strategic recommendations that drive roadmaps and business growth.
Data Storytelling: Distill complex data into compelling, executive-ready presentations and optimize dashboards (e.g., Tableau, Looker) that inspire leadership to action and address stakeholders’ needs.
Vendor Management: Oversee external research agencies and platform vendors to ensure optimal design, methodology, and budget use.

Requirements

Education & Experience:
- Minimum Qualifications: A Bachelor's degree from an accredited university in social sciences, physical sciences, statistics, human-computer interaction, business analytics, human factors, or other related fields AND 5+ years of professional experience.
  - A Master’s degree may be substituted for 2 years of experience.
  - A PhD may be substituted for 4 years of experience.
VoC Platform Experience: Hands-on experience designing and managing programs in enterprise CX platforms (e.g., Medallia, Qualtrics, InMoment). Medallia experience is a strong plus.
Quantitative Expertise: Advanced skills in statistical techniques (e.g., driver analysis, cluster analysis) and working with large datasets. Proficiency with SPSS, R, Python, or SQL is highly desirable.
Tracking Proficiency: Proven expertise managing brand health trackers, NPS, CSAT, and CES methodologies, alongside tracking digital sentiment.
Analytical Storytelling: Demonstrated track record of tying multiple data sources together (survey research, online social sentiment, and backend behavioral analytics) to tell a holistic story and drive business outcomes.
Stakeholder Management: A track record of building trusted relationships, navigating competing priorities, and driving alignment across cross-functional teams to ensure research translates into action.
AI & Prompt Engineering: Practical experience using AI models (e.g., Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT) for qualitative text synthesis and data analysis workflows.
Methodological Agility: The ability to evaluate business questions and select the most effective research methodologies and reporting formats for your specific audience.
Communication & Influence: Excellent storytelling skills with the ability to build data dashboards and confidently present strategic implications to executives.
Curiosity & Drive: You are a self-starter who proactively identifies knowledge gaps and seeks out solutions and insights that move the business forward.

Benefits

Realtor.com is committed to investing in the health and well-being of our employees and their families. Our benefits programs include, but are not limited to: