Equity Residential is looking for a Product Owner, Investments to manage applications and end-to-end technology platforms for their assigned organization department, driving execution, growth, and transformation of technology, and establishing a culture of innovation and operational excellence.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in technology project management or similar IT management roles.
- 5+ years of experience in Program or Product Management with experience working across cross-functional teams and managing project timelines and deliverables to successful completion.
- Expert knowledge across the Real Estate investment lifecycle from acquisition through disposition, market research, and investment tooling.
- Knowledge and experience building a centralized data model and reporting ecosystem to monitor and measure operational KPIs and make strategic investment decisions.
- Proven work experience with Agile methodologies and tools, with a demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and adapt to changing priorities in large, complex organizations.
- Experience with industry leading tools and concepts.
- Computer w/Internet and work within a Google platform, has strong skills with MS Office software (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) and Google applications
Responsibilities
- Collaborates, influences and partners with leadership across Investments to align business strategy, technology priorities and roadmap, both near and long-term.
- Serves as hybrid team member, effectively positioned in both IT and with their assigned team(s) as a key technical and business domain team member.
- Leads the planning and execution of key technology projects across all domains of Investments; including Transactions, Development, Strategy and Research, Portfolio and Asset Management, Sustainability, and Capital Planning.
- Serves as the ultimate single-point-of-contact and/or escalation point to major technology related priorities for Investments. Helps to navigate questions or concerns for assigned business area(s) across IT domains (infrastructure, hardware, etc.).
- Delivers on the technology roadmap. Executes on projects. Accountable for project charter, deliverables, and overall project delivery and success.
- Drives an innovation mindset. Stays current on what’s new for the landscape of the assigned business area(s).
- Research, evaluate and pilot new technologies.
Other
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required.
- Capable people manager with a track record of successfully hiring and leading high performing teams and growing individuals.
- Influential change agent that can influence across all levels of organization to achieve needed outcomes.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to create clear and concise documentation.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and abilities with experience developing innovative solutions and making data-driven decisions.
