Strategic Partnership Specialist

Job Description
Company Intro
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 customers.  We've continually refined, transformed and perfected our approach to our business, creating a language that has become standard in our industry, for our customers, and even our competitors.  We continue that effort today and are always working to improve and drive innovation.  This is how we deliver for our customers, our employees, and investors.  By equipping the brightest minds with the best resources available, we provide an invaluable edge in real estate.

is already one of the fastest growing real estate portals in the industry, we are driven to be #1. Just ask Brad Bellflower, Chief Change Officer at After its acquisition in 2014, quickly turned into the most popular place to find a place. Proven success at the highest level – and we're doing it again with the new   is a CoStar Group company with 20+ years' experience in leading and growing digital marketplaces. We pride ourselves on continually improving, innovating, and setting the standard for property search and marketing experiences. With we're building a brand on the cusp of defining the industry. We're looking for big thinkers, brave leaders, and creative advertising wizards ready to influence a new age of homebuying within a tried-and-true, award-winning company.

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Role Description
The Strategic Partnership Specialist, MLS Data serves as the primary interface between CoStar Group residential products ) and our most important business partners, the Multiple Listing Services (MLSs). MLSs are the organizations that manage the proprietary listing data of real estate brokers and offer a suite of services to their members (real estate agents) to more easily facilitate real estate transactions.

The Strategic Partnership Specialist, MLS Data will oversee and facilitate the relationship between CoStar Group residential products and the MLSs, working with departments within the company to ensure that our professional tools are fully operational for the MLS and that its agents are sufficiently supported. The Specialist will also be responsible for maintaining compliant MLS data feeds to guarantee continued display on CoStar Group residential websites and mobile applications. This role will be in-office 5 days a week in Arlington, VA.

Responsibilities

• Data Display
• Acquire, manage, and retain data feeds for CoStar Residential.
• Follow MLS compliance display rules to ensure continued data display.
• Assist internal teams to maintain real estate license and membership requirements.
• Onboard new MLS data on CoStar Residential Brands
• Obtain accurate data/feeds.
• Assist data team in testing and validating new MLS connections into our system.
• Work with external and internal partners to achieve compliance.
• Document MLS data updates and partner interactions.
• Ongoing relationship with MLSs:
• Collaborate with MLSs and internal teams to drive agent registrations and engagement.
• Troubleshoot issues and communicate product updates to ensure data integrity.
• Build interpersonal relationships and rapport with partners to increase communication and capacity for problem-solving; opportunity to participate in industry, education, and networking events.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited, not-for-profit university of college
• A track record of commitment to prior employers
• 4+ years of relationship and/or data manager experience (preferably in the real estate or technology industries).
• Excellent organization and time management skills with a keen attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Microsoft suite applications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior relationship manager experience – preferably in the real estate or technology industries.
• Effective presentation skills and problem-solving skills.
• Technology savvy and skilled at using analytics platforms.
• Ability to manage multiple timelines and excel in a fast-paced environment.

What's in it for you?
When you join CoStar Group, you'll experience a collaborative and innovative culture working alongside the best and brightest to empower our people and customers to succeed.

We offer you generous compensation and performance-based incentives. CoStar Group also invests in your professional and academic growth with internal training, and tuition reimbursement.

Our benefits package includes (but is not limited to):

• 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, Pelotons, personal training, group exercise classes.
• Access to CoStar Group's Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion 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