Amherst is revolutionizing the way U.S. real estate is priced, managed and financed in order to unlock opportunities for all market participants. Driven by data, analytics, and technology, Amherst has a 20-year history of anticipating where the next risks and opportunities are likely to emerge and designing actionable strategies for investors to capitalize on opportunities across residential real estate, commercial real estate and public securities. Amherst, along with its affiliates and subsidiaries, has more than 900 employees, $5 billion under management and approximately $15 billion under advisement and oversight. www.amherst.com.

Amherst is looking for a Product Manager to serve as a key member of the Product Team to ensure customer and business expectations are satisfied while identifying innovative opportunities to stay ahead of the curve. This role will work closely with the Business Stakeholders and Tech team (Product + UI/UX + Engineering + Data) to identify and fill product gaps, uncover new product opportunities, and become an expert in the rapidly growing real estate vertical.

Amherst is revolutionizing the way U.S. real estate is priced, managed and financed in order to unlock opportunities for all market participants. Driven by data, analytics and technology, Amherst has a 20-year history of anticipating where the next risks and opportunities are likely to emerge and designing actionable strategies for investors to capitalize on opportunities across residential real estate, commercial real estate and public securities. Amherst, along with its affiliates and subsidiaries, has more than 900 employees, $5 billion under management and approximately $15 billion under advisement and oversight. www.amherst.com.

Amherst is looking for a Senior Product Manager to serve as our lead for our consumer facing (‘retail’) products, most notably our Bungalo and Main Street Renewal brands.  Reporting to the Head of Product within our vibrant Technology organization, you will be empowered to lead product strategy, ideation, evolution and ultimately growth of our customer facing applications and the businesses they support, working closely day to day with senior stakeholders including the President of Bungalo, Head of Operations, Marketing, and a talented team of UX/UI and developers. 

Who You Are

• A Real Pro. From concept to delivery, testing out new hypothesis and rolling out new and innovative products and features is your thing!
• Intellectually Curious. You are a scientist, with a keen interest in solving both business problems and continuously study the competition and new innovations.
• A Creative Problem Solver. You have a propensity to think strategically, logically and outside the box to solve problems for the business and customer, but know when a quick, pragmatic solution is needed most.
• Resilient. You are open to objective feedback and view mistakes as a learning mechanism.
• Results Oriented. You aren’t afraid meeting tough deadlines and always focus on delivering value early.
• Meticulous. You are highly structured, disciplined and take pride in your work.
• Knowledgeable. You understand the scrum and agile rituals and leverage best of breed software to help manage the end-to-end process efficiently
• Team Player. You are fun to work with and put team success first
• Influential Storyteller – communication is your thing. You are comfortable articulating your vision from C-Suite to intern

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Lead a cross-functional squad including a dedicated UX/UI designer, developers, and senior business, sales & marketing stakeholders
• You collect continuous customer feedback and place an emphasis on testing and measuring performance to validate the success of new product features
• Develop an overall strategy for unifying the customer user experience through product simplification and consolidation, and enable the growth of our Buy/Sell/Lease customer driven channels
• Become Amherst’s bona fide market expert in the hyper-competitive Real Estate application domain – your analysis and understanding of our peers, their products and services helps you define a Unique Selling Proposition that keeps or apps ahead of the game
• Create compelling roadmaps, value propositions and user stories that deliver exceptional customer experiences, efficient back end operations, and a stellar ROI

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

• 7+ years’ experience as a Product Manager preferably with line management responsibility and adept at leading virtual teams of developers, SMEs and stakeholders
• Consumer facing product experience essential, ideally within the Real Estate web app market
• Strong sensitivity to developing efficiency of back office operations as much as your commitment to building great customer facing applications
• Familiarity with a varied selection of product management tools such as Miro, Sketch, Lucidchart, Figma, Jira, Github, Powerpoint, Roadmunk and Confluence all a plus
• Detail oriented and self-sufficient with an ability to analyze and solve business and/or technical problems
• Strong analytical, problem solving and research skills in the locker
• Strong written and verbal communication skills (from C suite to intern)
• A mindset that balances creativity and innovation with pragmatism
• Bonus Skills – knowledge of the real estate vertical, proptech, marketing

What We Offer: 

​Amherst’s WeWork office is located on Barton Springs Rd. near the heart of downtown Austin and within walking distance of Lady Bird Lake.

• A competitive compensation package, annual bonus, 401k match
• Flexible PTO, 8 paid holidays
• Employer-paid benefits (medical, dental, vision, health savings account)
• Stellar colleagues with proven track records 

Amherst is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or veteran status, and encourage all applicants to apply.

What we offer:

• A competitive compensation package, annual bonus, 401k match
• Flexible PTO, 8 paid holidays
• Employer-paid benefits (medical, dental, vision, health savings account)
• Professional career development and reimbursement
• Relaxed casual environment and weekly/quarterly office events!

​Amherst is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or veteran status, and encourage all applicants to apply.