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VP, Analytics, Data Science & AI Data Enablement

Walker & Dunlop

Location: Remote — Worldwide Advertised pay: USD 220,000–260,000 / yearly Work arrangement: Worldwide remote Employment: Full Time Posted: November 9, 2026 Freshness: Posted today Source check: Observed today
Disclosure5 of 5 core facts statedReview uncertainties
Last source observationObserved todayObservation is not employer confirmation.
Application destinationhimalayas.appReview the application route and source evidence in the full report below.

Executive opportunity brief

The decision in one screen

A compact evidence-first read of compensation, flexibility, mobility and what still needs verification. No universal quality score is used.

Compensation positionAbove the current upper quartile474 current same-currency observations
Work flexibilityWorldwide remoteBased only on stated location/work-arrangement evidence.
Decision evidence5 of 5 core facts knownThis listing states more core decision facts than the median role in the current sample.
Mobility evidenceSponsorship not establishedUnknown evidence is not treated as unavailable.
Current alternatives1828 current same-family rolesCurrent HPJ inventory, not the whole labor market.
Negotiation readinessNegotiation evidence available: advertised pay range, current same-currency market context, strong decision evidence.Use the private Offer & Negotiation Lab below if an offer arrives.

Fast read

Opportunity DNA

The strongest upside: pay compares strongly with similar current roles. The main trade-off: the experience requirement raises the entry bar.

May appeal in aCompensation-led searchRemote-first search
PayStrong current position

Around the 87th percentile within 474 comparable USD salary observations.

FlexibilityBroad location freedom

No material geography, office-attendance or timezone restriction is visible in the available wording.

Entry pathHigher entry bar

One or more material qualification requirements are stated and may narrow the realistic applicant pool.

MobilityNot established

Sponsorship and relocation support are not clear from the current listing.

ApplicationSome process detail

Part of the application route can be assessed, but the full external process may contain additional steps.

TraceabilityCurrent source traceable

At least one recent enabled source can still renew this vacancy.

This fingerprint summarizes what is clear, constrained or still unanswered in the current listing. It is a reading aid, not an overall job score.

Decision evidence check

5 of 5 core facts stated

This checks whether the listing states the facts that commonly change an employment decision. It measures disclosure completeness, not whether the opportunity is good or bad.

Facts already stated

  • Compensation
  • Work arrangement
  • Advertised location
  • Application closing time
  • Employment type

Core evidence complete

All five core facts are stated. Other details can still matter, so continue with the qualification, mobility, employer and application checks below.

Advertised location is not proof of work authorization, sponsorship, or legal eligibility. Unknown information is not a negative score; verify those questions separately.

Decision levers

What could make or break the fit?

Reasons to look closer

  • Pay compares strongly with similar current roles: The annualized midpoint is around the 87th percentile among 474 comparable USD salary observations.
  • Location flexibility looks unusually broad: The available wording supports high Remote Freedom without a material geography, office-attendance or timezone restriction showing up.

Trade-offs to weigh

  • The experience requirement raises the entry bar: The listing appears to require at least about 7 years of experience.

Questions worth asking before you invest more time

  • Ask whether visa sponsorship is available before investing significant time in the application.

These questions come from details the listing leaves open. An unanswered point is not treated as a disadvantage.

Opportunity neighborhood

Keep your options open

These live roles sit close enough to this opportunity to make useful comparison points. Look across several employers before deciding what pay, flexibility or access trade-offs you are willing to accept.

Director IT, Internal Audit

Instacart · USA

USD 204,000–258,500 / year Region-restricted remote 4/5 core facts

Why it is nearby: Same seniority band · Similar work arrangement · Same employment type

About 4% lower advertised midpoint

Associate Director, Content Business Analysis

AlphaSense · USA

USD 172,994–233,000 / year Region-restricted remote 4/5 core facts

Why it is nearby: Same seniority band · Similar work arrangement · Same employment type

About 15% lower advertised midpoint

Consultant Relations VP

Garner Health · USA

USD 350,000–430,000 / year Region-restricted remote 4/5 core facts

Why it is nearby: Same seniority band · Similar work arrangement · Same employment type

About 63% higher advertised midpoint

Principal Engineer (AI, Office of the CEO)

Jobber · USA

USD 229,300–310,200 / year Region-restricted remote 4/5 core facts

Why it is nearby: Same seniority band · Similar work arrangement · Same employment type

About 12% higher advertised midpoint

This neighborhood is drawn from current inventory in the same broad occupation. Similarity is based on explicit listing facts; missing details do not count against a job.

Role market context

How much current choice is visible around this kind of work?

This compares the vacancy with current High Paid Job inventory in the broad Executive leadership roles family. It describes visible choice and disclosure, not future demand or career quality.

Current visible roles1,828

200 most recent current roles sampled for the disclosure measures below.

Employers represented155

Distinct employers in the bounded current sample, not an estimate of all employers hiring in the market.

Decision-ready disclosure32%

Current sampled roles stating at least four of the five Core Decision Facts.

Compensation stated44%

Requires a numeric amount, explicit ISO currency and supported pay period.

Work arrangement stated77%

Listings with explicit enough remote, hybrid or on-site evidence to classify.

Stated closing time33%

Missing deadline evidence remains unknown and is not interpreted as an open-ended application window.

Disclosure comparison: This listing states more core decision facts than the median role in the current sample. This listing: 5/5 · sample median: 3.0/5.

Currencies with explicit pay evidence in the sample: USD (79) · EUR (6) · GBP (2) · CAD (1). Raw amounts across different currencies are not compared.

This describes current visible High Paid Job inventory in the same broad occupation family. Percentages use a bounded recent sample and are not a forecast, a complete labor-market census or an employer-quality measure.

Constraint opportunity lab

What changes the size of the current opportunity pool?

Each line applies one stricter evidence-based constraint to the same bounded current role-family sample. It helps you see the trade-off in visible choice without deciding which trade-off is right for you.

Require explicit sponsorship or relocation support 0 / 200 0%

Counts only affirmative or possible sponsorship evidence, or relocation explicitly offered. Unknown is not treated as no.

Require worldwide remote evidence 15 / 200 8%

A much stricter subset: only listings with explicit worldwide-remote evidence remain.

Keep this advertised salary floor in the same currency 9 / 79 11%

Only same-currency opportunities with usable annualized pay enter this comparison. Other currencies are not converted or treated as lower.

Require a remote-listed arrangement 63 / 200 32%

Counts roles explicitly classified as worldwide remote, region-restricted remote or remote with restrictions still unclear.

Require at least four Core Decision Facts 63 / 200 32%

Shows the subset with enough stated evidence for a more informed first comparison.

Require usable compensation disclosure 88 / 200 44%

Requires amount, explicit ISO currency and a supported pay period. Missing pay evidence remains unknown.

Keep the same employment type 110 / 113 97%

Uses only roles with a stated employment type.

Stay around the same seniority band 200 / 200 100%

Includes roles whose seniority is genuinely unspecified rather than assuming they belong to another level.

These are counterfactual filters over a bounded sample of current HPJ inventory in the same broad occupation family. They show how visible choice changes when one evidence-based constraint is applied; they do not tell you which constraint you should choose or predict hiring outcomes. The calculation uses the 200 most recent current roles from 1828 visible roles in this broad family.

Salary transparency context

Is pay disclosure typical for this kind of role?

This listing states usable structured compensation. About 44% of the bounded current role sample does the same.

This listingUsable pay stated

Compensation counts only when amount, ISO currency and supported pay period are all known.

Current same-role sample44%

Pay disclosure is limited in the current role sample.

Current employer patternInsufficient evidence

Employer-level comparison is withheld until enough current employer listings are available.

This compares salary-disclosure behavior in current visible listings. It does not compare raw salary amounts across currencies, infer undisclosed pay as zero, or rate employer quality.

Private offer & negotiation lab

Turn an offer into evidence, not guesswork

Enter an annual base offer and, if you want, your own target. HPJ compares only within one explicit currency and never chooses a target for you.

Advertised annualized payUSD 220,000–260,000 / yearListing evidence only.
Current comparable medianUSD 183,24077 current sampled roles
Current upper quartileUSD 212,600Current HPJ inventory context, not a salary recommendation.

Negotiation evidence available: advertised pay range, current same-currency market context, strong decision evidence.

Enter an annual base offer to compare it with explicit same-currency evidence. HPJ will not suggest a target for you.

Review the full package · 10 terms

Mark what is confirmed, what needs clarification and what you want to prioritize. These choices and notes stay in this browser.

Base payKnown

Usable advertised compensation is available.

Bonus / commissionMentioned

Variable compensation is mentioned; verify amount, formula, target and eligibility.

Equity / long-term incentivesMentioned

Equity or long-term incentive language is mentioned; verify grant type, vesting and valuation basis.

Retirement / pensionMentioned

Retirement or pension benefits are mentioned; verify employer contribution and vesting.

Health benefitsMentioned

Health-benefit language is mentioned; verify coverage, dependants and employee cost.

Paid leaveMentioned

Paid-leave language is mentioned; verify the exact entitlement and carry-over rules.

Work arrangementKnown

A work-arrangement signal is available; verify schedule details before relying on it.

RelocationVerify

Relocation support not established

Visa / work authorizationVerify

Sponsorship not established

Review timingVerify

A review cycle is mentioned; verify timing and whether compensation can change at that review.

Questions worth taking into the offer conversation

  • If relocation is relevant, what expenses, timing and repayment conditions are covered?
  • What exact sponsorship or work-authorization conditions apply to this role?
  • When is the first performance and compensation review after joining?

Occupation intelligence

What broader career references connect to this role?

HPJ uses broad comparison families for current-market analysis. External taxonomy results are reference candidates for that broad family, not a declaration that this vacancy has been authoritatively classified into a specific occupation.

HPJ comparison familyExecutive leadership roles

European occupation references

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

U.S. occupation references

This site incorporates information from O*NET Web Services by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

Career reference research

Skills worth investigating

Official occupational context, paired with exact phrases visible in this vacancy. It is not a skills test or an applicant-fit score.

ESCO · European occupation

chief operating officer

Usually essential in this ESCO occupation
  • establish collaborative relations
  • marketing management
  • make strategic business decisions
  • financial statements
  • ensure lawful business operations
  • integrate strategic foundation in daily performance
  • track key performance indicators
Context-dependent ESCO skills
  • financial management
  • implement operational business plans
  • apply import strategies
  • assume responsibility for the management of a business
  • analyse financial performance of a company

O*NET · U.S. occupation

Chief Executives

O*NET occupation skills
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Critical Thinking
  • Coordination
  • Management of Financial Resources
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Speaking
  • Systems Evaluation
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establish collaborative relationsESCO · Essential · Listing mention unknown
marketing managementESCO · Essential · Listing mention unknown
make strategic business decisionsESCO · Essential · Listing mention unknown
financial statementsESCO · Essential · Listing mention unknown
ensure lawful business operationsESCO · Essential · Listing mention unknown
integrate strategic foundation in daily performanceESCO · Essential · Listing mention unknown
track key performance indicatorsESCO · Essential · Listing mention unknown
financial managementESCO · Optional · Listing mention unknown
implement operational business plansESCO · Optional · Listing mention unknown
apply import strategiesESCO · Optional · Listing mention unknown
assume responsibility for the management of a businessESCO · Optional · Listing mention unknown
analyse financial performance of a companyESCO · Optional · Listing mention unknown
Judgment and Decision MakingO*NET · Skills · Listing mention unknown
Complex Problem SolvingO*NET · Skills · Listing mention unknown
Critical ThinkingO*NET · Skills · Listing mention unknown
CoordinationO*NET · Skills · Listing mention unknown
Management of Financial ResourcesO*NET · Skills · Listing mention unknown
Management of Personnel ResourcesO*NET · Skills · Listing mention unknown
SpeakingO*NET · Skills · Listing mention unknown
Systems EvaluationO*NET · Skills · Listing mention unknown

Private to this browser. Up to 20 reference skills; not a qualification assessment or hiring prediction.

Useful next question: Which of these occupational reference skills does the hiring manager actually expect for this specific role, and what evidence would demonstrate them?

These skills belong to one reference occupation selected for HPJ’s broad career family, not a verified classification of this vacancy. Text overlap only means a phrase appears in the available listing text; it does not establish an employer requirement, your proficiency, or a qualification gap. A missing mention is unknown, not a deficit.

Skill bridge

What does this role connect to?

AWS is one of the signals this listing shares with skills appearing often across current Executive leadership roles opportunities.

Skills named in this listing

AWSMachine LearningPower BIPythonSnowflakeSQLTableau

Shared with the current career sample

  • AWS Seen in 12 sampled listings
  • Python Seen in 8 sampled listings
  • SQL Seen in 10 sampled listings

Additional signals in this listing: Machine Learning · Power BI · Snowflake · Tableau

Application edge

  • If these skills match your background, prepare one concrete example that shows how you used AWS, Machine Learning, and Power BI rather than relying on a keyword-only claim.
  • The listing states about 7 years of required experience. Check that the dates and scope in your application make that experience easy to verify.

Skill signals come from explicit text mentions. A mention is not automatically a requirement, and absence from the current top-skill list does not make a skill rare or unimportant. The current career comparison draws on 120 sampled listings; 73 contain a recognized skill signal.

Application Decision Lab

Turn the listing into a preparation plan

Separate what the listing actually states from what you still need to prepare or verify. Your selections and short notes stay in this browser and are never submitted to High Paid Job.

Explicit requirement

At least about 7 years of experience required

The available wording contains an explicit minimum/required years-of-experience signal. Preferred years are tracked separately and never promoted into the required minimum.

Education evidence

Degree preference stated

The listing describes a degree as preferred rather than clearly mandatory. Prepare the strongest relevant evidence you have, and verify whether equivalent experience is acceptable.

Listing mention

AWS

This skill or technology is explicitly mentioned in the available listing text. A mention is not automatically a mandatory requirement; prepare a concrete example only if it is relevant to your experience.

Listing mention

Machine Learning

This skill or technology is explicitly mentioned in the available listing text. A mention is not automatically a mandatory requirement; prepare a concrete example only if it is relevant to your experience.

Listing mention

Power BI

This skill or technology is explicitly mentioned in the available listing text. A mention is not automatically a mandatory requirement; prepare a concrete example only if it is relevant to your experience.

Listing mention

Python

This skill or technology is explicitly mentioned in the available listing text. A mention is not automatically a mandatory requirement; prepare a concrete example only if it is relevant to your experience.

Listing mention

Snowflake

This skill or technology is explicitly mentioned in the available listing text. A mention is not automatically a mandatory requirement; prepare a concrete example only if it is relevant to your experience.

Listing mention

SQL

This skill or technology is explicitly mentioned in the available listing text. A mention is not automatically a mandatory requirement; prepare a concrete example only if it is relevant to your experience.

Questions worth resolving before you rely on the opportunity

  • Work authorization / sponsorship: If sponsorship or work authorization matters to you, what exact immigration or employer-sponsorship conditions apply to this role?
  • Application process: What interview, assessment, portfolio, reference or screening stages are part of the hiring process?

Decision analysis

What the listing really tells you

Rich decision context

The headline alone does not tell the whole story for VP, Analytics, Data Science & AI Data Enablement at Walker & Dunlop. The clearest decision context comes from compensation has enough depth for comparison, remote flexibility can be weighed properly, and the entry path is becoming clearer.

Compensation has enough depth for comparison

Among 474 current comparable salaries in USD, the normalized annual midpoint is around the 87th percentile. This compares advertised pay in the same currency and does not include every element of total compensation.

Remote flexibility can be weighed properly

Location flexibility can be assessed here: Highly location-flexible, with a Remote Freedom reading of 96/100.

The entry path is becoming clearer

Degree preference stated · At least about 7 years of experience required · 1 additional stated barrier. Unstated education or experience requirements stay open rather than being assumed.

The visible application effort can be estimated

Provider-mediated application path. The external application may contain additional steps that are not visible from the listing itself.

The listing can be traced to a current source

1 recent enabled source can currently renew this vacancy across 1 source classes. That improves traceability, although it does not verify the employer itself.

How this analysis is assembled

The brief pulls together the parts of the vacancy that can be compared reliably today. Gaps in the listing remain visible instead of being filled with assumptions.

Analysis evidence coverage

How much analysis can the current evidence support?

100%Strong analysis evidence coverage
100%
Current-sample pay position87 / 100

Uses the explainable High Pay Score within the job’s current occupation/seniority/currency comparison sample.

Remote Freedom evidence96 / 100

Measures observable location flexibility and explicit restrictions; it does not determine whether remote work is personally desirable.

Salary evidence qualityHigh confidence · Focused salary range

The configured source supplied structured salary fields, a usable currency and a focused comparison value.

Listing freshnessPosted today

The source posting date is today.

Source provenance evidenceEstablished source evidence

At least one enabled source recently observed the vacancy. The source chain is traceable, but this is not independent employer verification.

There is no universal opportunity score because pay, flexibility and access matter differently to different people. Compare Jobs lets you weight the evidence around your own priorities.

Decision checklist

What is supported, uncertain or worth checking?

This checklist separates supported strengths, visible cautions and missing evidence. It is not an overall recommendation or guarantee that the job is suitable for you.

Supported strengths

  • Advertised pay is above much of the current comparable disclosed-salary sample.
  • The available work-location evidence indicates strong location flexibility.

Visible cautions

  • The listing appears to require substantial prior experience.
  • The description appears to mention an advanced degree requirement or preference.
  • At least about 7 years of experience required

Still unknown

  • Visa sponsorship is not established by the available listing data.

Qualifications & access

What qualifications are explicitly stated?

Some explicit entry barriers stated

EducationDegree preference stated
Required experience evidenceAt least about 7 years of experience required
Preferred experience evidenceAbout 12 years of experience preferred
Explicit required barriers1
Explicit access signals0

Explicit requirements worth checking

  • At least about 7 years of experience required: The available wording contains an explicit minimum/required years-of-experience signal. Preferred years are tracked separately and never promoted into the required minimum.

Qualification signals come from explicit listing wording. Anything not mentioned remains unknown, so silence is never treated as proof that a degree, experience, licence or other requirement is unnecessary.

Pay vs. barriers

Strong pay with stated barriers to weigh

Pay compares strongly, but qualification or location constraints are also visible. Higher pay does not erase those practical requirements.

Current-sample pay position

Comparable disclosed-pay evidence places this job at about 87 / 100 within its current occupation/seniority sample.

Explicit stated barriers

1 explicit required barrier is visible in the available wording.

Required experience evidence

The listing states at least about 7 years of required experience.

This section weighs pay context against clearly stated barriers without collapsing unlike requirements into one universal score. Degree, experience, licensing, clearance and location limits remain separate, and missing qualification details stay unknown.

Beyond the headline

Strong multidimensional signals

The role combines a strong current pay position with at least one clear non-pay advantage. Whether that makes it a better choice depends on your priorities.

Strong current-sample pay position

The annualized salary midpoint is at or above about 87% of the current comparable disclosed-salary sample.

Strong location flexibility

The observable Remote Freedom evidence is strong and contains few explicit restriction signals.

Still check: At least about 7 years of experience required · The current application path is provider-mediated rather than directly classified as an employer-authorized or official route.

Hidden Value is an experimental evidence summary, not an investment-style score or guarantee of employability. It only uses explicit current listing evidence and does not infer that an unmentioned qualification is unnecessary.

Explainable opportunity highlight

Why this opportunity stands out

These are supported signals from the current listing and comparison sample—not a guarantee that this is the best job for you.

Above-market current-sample pay

Its annualized salary midpoint is at or above about 87% of the current comparable disclosed-salary sample.

Clear compensation evidence

The source provides structured salary information with a comparatively focused range, improving the usefulness of pay comparisons.

Strong remote flexibility

The observable work-location signals indicate unusually strong location flexibility.

Fresh opportunity

The source posting date is today.

Compensation intelligence

How competitive is this pay?

87/100

Above-market pay in current sample

87%
Comparison familyExecutive leadership roles · Leadership
Comparable salaries474
Current-sample medianUSD 180,000
Middle 50% of sampleUSD 134,400–212,215
Position in sampleAt or above about 87%
Comparison geographySame occupation, currency and seniority
Pay positionAbove the current upper quartile

The annualized midpoint is above the 75th percentile boundary of the current comparable sample.

Why this analysis?

  • This score reflects the current advertised-pay distribution for comparable active jobs in the same currency. It measures pay position, not overall job quality.
  • Salary confidence: High. The configured source supplied structured salary fields, a usable currency and a focused comparison value.
  • Range quality: Focused salary range.

Employer compensation communication

Pay transparency at Walker & Dunlop

Not enough current listings

Only 1 current listing from this employer is indexed. At least three are required before employer-level pay transparency is summarized.

This pattern comes from the employer’s current visible vacancies. It describes hiring and pay transparency in those listings, not employee satisfaction or a permanent judgement of the employer.

Current employer intelligence

Walker & Dunlop — current opportunity snapshot

Employer-level patterns not available yet

Only 1 current listing from this employer is visible. At least three are needed before an employer pattern is shown.

This snapshot describes the employer’s current visible vacancies—things such as pay disclosure and work arrangement. It is not an employee-satisfaction or hiring-quality rating, and different currencies stay separate.

Work-location intelligence

Remote Freedom

96/100

Highly location-flexible

96%

Why this score?

  • The source describes the role as open worldwide or globally.

Flexibility signals detected

  • Worldwide or global remote eligibility is explicitly indicated.

Remote Freedom measures observable location flexibility only. Unknown work-location information remains unscored. Timezone wording is penalized only when it appears restrictive; general collaboration across time zones is not treated as a restriction. A score does not guarantee legal work eligibility, payroll availability or visa sponsorship.

International applicant intelligence

Visa & relocation signals

Sponsorship status is shown only when the listing provides clear enough wording. Employer history or headquarters location is not used to guess an answer.

Visa sponsorshipSponsorship not established

The available listing details do not contain a clear enough sponsorship statement.

RelocationRelocation support not established

The available listing details do not contain a clear enough relocation statement.

Tradeoff check

What’s the catch?

These are visible conditions worth checking before treating the headline compensation as the whole story:

  • The listing appears to require substantial prior experience.
  • The description appears to mention an advanced degree requirement or preference.

Current alternatives

Better-paying alternatives

These current roles show a materially higher annualized salary midpoint in the same broad occupation and currency. Similar seniority, country, work arrangement, employment type and recency are preferred where possible; higher pay alone does not make an alternative a better fit.

About +63% midpoint

Consultant Relations VP

Garner Health · USA

Region-restricted remote

Why comparable: Same seniority band · Similar work-location arrangement · Same employment type

About +41% midpoint

Head of Strategic Partnerships, Tavily

Nebius · USA

Region-restricted remote

Why comparable: Same seniority band · Similar work-location arrangement · Same employment type

Alternatives are drawn from the current inventory rather than presented as application recommendations. A pay difference needs to be meaningful—about 3% or more at the midpoint—and different currencies are not compared.

Application-path intelligence

What can we see about the application process?

Provider-mediated application path

The current application path comes through a publisher or aggregator. The destination may still lead to an employer-authorized hiring system, but that is not clear enough to assume.

Current destination: himalayas.app · HTTPS

No additional required application step is clear in the available listing text. This does not mean the external application is one-click or friction-free.

Application effort is estimated from visible listing and source details. Optional steps are kept separate from mandatory ones, and the external form may contain additional requirements that are not visible here.

Application safety context

Application safety check

Basic application-safety context available

The current application destination has a basic transport-safety signal such as HTTPS. This does not verify the employer, vacancy, recruiter or application process.

Evidence checked: Source provenance · Application destination · Listing wording

Observable transport-safety signals

  • The available application destination uses HTTPS.
Before you share money or sensitive information
  • Confirm the vacancy on the employer’s official careers site when practical, especially if a recruiter contacts you outside the listed application path.
  • Check that recruiter email domains and application destinations are consistent with the employer or an identifiable recruiting provider.
  • Do not pay application, processing, training or equipment fees merely to be considered for a job.
  • Do not send cryptocurrency, gift cards, online-banking credentials or PINs as part of an application.
  • Treat unusually fast offers or interviews conducted only through informal messaging channels as reasons to verify the employer independently.

This is a limited safety screen, not employer verification and not a fraud determination. Never send money, cryptocurrency, passwords or sensitive banking credentials merely because a listing appears on a job platform.

Original listing details

The section below comes from the listing source. The decision sections above use the job’s structured pay, location, qualification, mobility and application details to give you additional context.

Department:

WDTech - R&D

We are Walker & Dunlop. We are one of the largest providers of capital to the commercial real estate industry, enabling real estate owners and operators to bring their visions of communities — where people live, work, shop, and play — to life. We are committed to creating meaningful social, environmental, and economic change in our communities.

Department Overview

WDTech is Walker & Dunlop’s technology organization, bringing together product, design, engineering, data, infrastructure, information security, and operations to build, operate, and protect the technology that powers our business.

You will have the opportunity to apply modern technology and AI within one of the nation’s leading commercial real estate finance and advisory services firms. W&D’s market position, deep industry expertise, client relationships, and proprietary data provide a strong foundation for solving meaningful business problems, improving how we work and serve our clients, and creating new sources of competitive advantage.

Across WDTech, we combine business context with disciplined technology practices and a high standard for security, resilience, and quality. Teams have ownership of meaningful problems and collaborate across disciplines, make thoughtful decisions, and continuously improve the products, platforms, and capabilities that move W&D forward.

The Impact You Will Have

As the VP, Analytics, Data Science & AI Data Enablement at Walker & Dunlop (W&D), you will lead the company's Business Intelligence, Analytics, and Data Science functions while advancing how AI is used to analyze data and inform business decisions.

In this role, you will set the strategy for how W&D turns data into actionable insights, accelerates delivery, and expands access to trusted information across the organization. You will lead the development of modern analytics capabilities, establish consistent data definitions and governance standards, and enable business users and AI tools to access and interpret data reliably. By connecting analytics strategy with business priorities, you will help ensure that data-driven insights are timely, consistent, and accessible to the people and systems that depend on them.


Primary Responsibilities

  • Set the vision and develop a phased roadmap for business intelligence, analytics, data science, and AI-assisted analysis aligned with W&D's strategic priorities.
  • Establish an operating model for partnering with business lines to identify needs, prioritize initiatives, allocate resources, and deliver high-value analytics solutions.
  • Define and maintain standards for analytical quality, key performance indicators (KPIs), business metrics, and reporting consistency across the organization.
  • Improve the speed and quality of analytics delivery by establishing performance targets, measuring results, and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
  • Oversee the development and delivery of business intelligence solutions, advanced analytics, and predictive models that support decision-making across capital markets, credit risk, servicing, sales, and other business functions.
  • Lead the modernization of reporting and analytics capabilities, transitioning legacy reporting to scalable, governed business intelligence solutions.
  • Enable business users to conduct AI-assisted analysis using governed data, with clear standards for accuracy, reliability, and appropriate use.
  • Partner with Product, Engineering, and AI Enablement teams to integrate data and analytics into business workflows, providing the datasets, metrics, and analytical capabilities needed to support implementation and measure results.
  • Establish practices for testing, validating, and monitoring analytical and machine learning models, while maintaining standards for data quality, governance, and access.
  • Lead the development and maintenance of shared business definitions, metrics, and semantic frameworks to ensure consistent interpretation of data across reporting, analytics, and AI applications.
  • Make trusted business context and data definitions accessible to analysts, business users, and AI tools to support consistent and reliable analytical results.
  • Partner with AI Enablement, Data Engineering, and Product leaders to maintain the data structures, knowledge resources, and retrieval approaches needed to support AI-assisted analysis.
  • Expand shared data definitions and analytical capabilities based on business priorities, established reporting needs, and evolving demand.
  • Lead, coach, and develop analytics and data science leaders and their teams, establishing hiring and development plans aligned with organizational priorities.
  • Provide technical direction and oversight by reviewing analytical models, queries, dashboards, and methodologies to ensure quality and effectiveness.
  • Collaborate with Data Engineering and Product leaders to maintain reliable shared datasets, establish service expectations, and support the data infrastructure required for analytics and AI applications.
  • Communicate analytics strategy, progress, performance, and business outcomes to executive leadership and key stakeholders in clear, actionable business terms.
  • Perform other duties as assigned

Education and Experience

  • Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative field required; master's degree preferred.
  • 12+ years of experience in data analytics, business intelligence, applied data science, or a related field, including at least 7 years of experience leading multiple teams.
  • Demonstrated experience developing and executing analytics strategies aligned with business priorities and measurable organizational outcomes.
  • Proven ability to improve analytics delivery, operational efficiency, and analytical quality.
  • Experience implementing machine learning models, predictive analytics, and AI-assisted analysis in production environments.
  • Demonstrated success recruiting, developing, and retaining high-performing analytics and data science teams.
  • Experience with cloud data platforms, preferably AWS, and cloud analytical databases such as Amazon Redshift or Snowflake.
  • Experience in commercial real estate, financial services, or capital markets preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Strong knowledge of statistical analysis, machine learning, and data modeling, with the ability to evaluate analytical quality and provide technical direction.
  • Working knowledge of business intelligence tools such as Power BI or Tableau, as well as SQL and Python.
  • Practical understanding of modern AI analysis tools, their applications, and responsible practices for implementation and use.
  • Strong knowledge of data governance, data quality, access controls, and analytical standards.
  • Understanding of semantic layers, metric definitions, and business context required to support consistent reporting and AI-assisted analysis.
  • Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate business priorities into actionable analytics initiatives.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex analytical concepts and technical trade-offs to executive leadership, business stakeholders, and technical teams.
  • Strong leadership and relationship management skills, with the ability to influence decisions, build partnerships, and collaborate across business functions.
  • Ability to balance long-term strategic planning with technical oversight, operational priorities, and timely execution.
  • Strong sense of ownership and accountability, with a results-oriented approach and commitment to delivering measurable business value.
  • 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 $220,000 - $260,000 plus a discretionary bonus and stock compensation. An employment offer is based on the applicant’s relevant work experience, applicable knowledge, skills, abilities, internal equity, and alignment with market data.



What We Offer 

  • The opportunity to join one of Fortune Magazine’s Great Places to Work winners

  • Comprehensive benefit options* that have earned Walker & Dunlop the gold level of the 2025 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

Equal Employment Opportunity 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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Fair Chance Hiring

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.

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