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CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces.

We are seeking a passionate and knowledgeable Senior Product Manager with a strong foundation in accounting, finance, or financial software to join our CoStar Real Estate Manager and Visual Lease teams. In this role, you will help shape cutting‑edge financial, accounting, and portfolio management solutions used by thousands of companies worldwide. A core focus of the role is lease accounting compliance, including standards such as ASC 842, IFRS 16, and GASB 87, though candidates with adjacent accounting or financial software experience are strongly encouraged to apply and will be considered competitively. This is a full‑time, in‑office position based in either Iselin, NJ or Atlanta, GA.

• Develop Deep Accounting Domain Expertise: 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; engage key customers, prospects, service partners, analysts, and industry subject matter experts 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 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; serve as the primary point of contact to collect and prioritize all feedback related to lease accounting functionality; capture and continuously update backlog details for all lease accounting‑related items so they reflect relevant insights from stakeholders and market research; use analytics tools to track product performance and drive improvements; provide prioritization recommendations to Product Leadership to optimize business value, aligning customer demands, regulatory needs and company goals.
• Design Release‑Ready functionality: Design easy‑to‑use, effective and scalable lease accounting functionality to address market needs; document and share all technical requirements; collaborate with Product Designer to meet internal design requirements while addressing user needs; work with Product Leadership to approve designs and requirements aligned with business goals; partner with Engineering to ensure accurate execution and conduct functional testing for iterative improvements.
• Quality Assurance & Acceptance Testing: Develop clear acceptance criteria and advise on testing plans; lead user acceptance testing (UAT) and work with QA teams to identify and resolve defects.
• Ensure Adoption: Enable successful lease accounting product adoption; lead feature demos using realistic lease data; communicate technical requirements clearly to internal teams in‑person or virtually; expose and address release risks; recommend implementation and training approaches and ensure materials capture technical details; work with Product Marketing to ensure GTM materials accurately capture functionality; gather feedback from internal stakeholders to determine customer acceptance and alignment; monitor and analyze adoption using user analytics (Pendo) and support cases post‑release (Salesforce) to capture additional backlog items that address customer issues.

• A bachelor’s degree is required from an accredited, not‑for‑profit, in‑person university or college.
• 5+ years of direct or indirect experience in accounting, lease accounting, financial reporting, or compliance roles.
• 5+ years of experience as a Product Manager, Product Owner or Business Analyst.
• Familiarity with financial reporting and disclosures, audit processes, and regulatory compliance requirements for public and private entities.
• Comfortable working with engineering teams to effectively bridge the gap between technical needs and business needs.
• Ability to translate complex functional requirements into clear, actionable tasks.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to convey complex technical concepts to both business and technical audiences.
• A track record of commitment to prior employers.

• Product Manager, Product Owner, or Business Analyst experience in accounting, financial reporting, ERP, or financial software; lease accounting experience is a plus but not required — candidates with adjacent domain expertise are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field or CPA.

• 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, Peloton, personal training, group exercise classes.
• Access to CoStar Group’s 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.

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