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Department Overview

WDTech is W&D’s in-house technology team – a group of collaborative and highly skilled technology professionals, all of whom are leading experts in real estate data, data science, and technology.

WDTech Product works hand-in-hand with the business to translate business outcomes into actionable product strategies, aligning user needs with innovative solutions, via close collaboration with our engineering partners, to ensure W&D maintains a competitive advantage as our technology landscape and target market rapidly evolve.

The Impact You Will Have

As a Product Manager on our team, you will play a key role in executing Walker & Dunlop’s data strategy, which is structured around four core areas: data governance, business intelligence, machine learning/artificial intelligence, and data warehousing. You will own end-to-end solutions that enhance business decisions and drive growth, leveraging your strategic thinking, clear communication, and a customer-first mindset. Collaborating across teams, you will build strong partnerships, stay informed of industry trends, and align priorities with OKRs to measure impact. In this role, you'll have the autonomy to tackle meaningful challenges, supported by a team dedicated to your success.

Primary Responsibilities

• Deliver consistent value to customers from our data products and services

• Manage a backlog of strategic opportunities and enhancements to our core platform

• Conduct discovery and analysis that brings definition and clarity to our teams

• Define initiatives and acceptance criteria aligned with team OKRs

• Understand core operational, market, and corporate data sets

• Create feedback loops that measure performance, satisfaction, and impact

• Uphold the standards and policies that govern our data and product lifecycle

• Triage, escalate, and effectively drive issues to resolution

• Promote product adoption, build data literacy, and strengthen stakeholder relationships

• Perform other duties as assigned

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM, Economics, Finance, Business Administration, or a related discipline

• 7+ years of experience in technology, finance, real estate, consulting or an adjacent field

• 5+ years of product management experience

• Experience writing complex SQL and interacting with databases

• Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum and Jira preferred)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Industry knowledge of finance and real estate domains

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and planning skills

• Proficiency with business intelligence (BI) tools (Power BI preferred)

• Familiarity with cloud-based data platforms and architectures (AWS preferred)

• Knowledge of data governance concepts and processes

• Ability to show ownership of your work, take on challenges and acknowledge growth opportunities, and demonstrate patience when learning new processes

• Courtesy, respect, and thoughtfulness in teaming with colleagues and other stakeholders

This position has an estimated base salary of $150,000 - $160,000 plus discretionary bonus. An employment offer is based on the applicant’s relevant work experience, applicable knowledge, skills, abilities, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

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What We Offer

• The opportunity to join one of Fortune Magazine’s Great Places to Work winners from 2015-2023

• Comprehensive benefit options* that have earned Walker & Dunlop the silver level of the 2022 Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation™, some of which include:
  - Up to 83% subsidized medical payroll deductions
  - Competitive dental and vision benefits
  - 401(k) + match
  - Pre-tax transit and commuting benefits
  - A robust health and wellness program – earn cash rewards and gain access to resources that
  promote health, engagement, and balance
  - Paid maternity and parental leave, as well as other family paid leave programs
  - Company-paid life, short and long-term disability insurance
  - Health Savings Account and Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending

• Career development opportunities

• Empowerment and encouragement to give back – volunteer hours and donation matching

*Eligibility may vary based on average number of hours worked

EEO Statement

We are committed to equity in all steps of the recruitment and employment experience. We believe in equal access to opportunities in our workplace. We do not tolerate discrimination, including harassment, based on any characteristic protected by applicable law, such as race, color, national origin, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, sex, age, disability, veteran or military status, and genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We strive to be a safe place to ask questions, build professional relationships, and develop careers.

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Background checks, including any questions related to infractions, arrests, or conviction records, will not be conducted until after a conditional offer of employment has been accepted. We will consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of arrest and conviction records, in accordance with federal, state, and local laws.