[Remote] Product Owner/Manager - Homebuilding Industry
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Yoh, A Day & Zimmermann Company is seeking a hands-on Product Owner/Manager with experience in the residential homebuilding industry to lead the development of a SaaS platform tailored for home builders. The role involves managing product execution, collaborating with customers, and enhancing product features to address real-world challenges in homebuilding operations.
Responsibilities
- Drive product adoption, customer engagement, and market growth within the residential homebuilding industry
- Partner directly with home builders, construction managers, purchasing teams, and business stakeholders to understand operational challenges and identify opportunities for product enhancement
- Gather customer feedback and transform builder needs into actionable product requirements and roadmap initiatives
- Develop and execute product initiatives tied to measurable business outcomes, customer retention, and utilization metrics
- Own the product suite end-to-end, including backlog management, sprint planning, release planning, and roadmap execution
- Serve as the primary voice of the customer, ensuring product decisions align with builder workflows and industry best practices
- Prioritize features and enhancements based on customer value, business impact, and technical feasibility
- Collaborate with Product Leadership to align tactical execution with long-term product strategy
- Lead release planning and communicate delivery expectations to internal stakeholders and customers
- Develop a deep understanding of residential homebuilding operations, including:
- Construction scheduling
- Purchasing and procurement
- Job costing
- Change orders
- Vendor and subcontractor management
- Accounting and financial processes
- Production and field operations
- Work directly with builders to understand how information flows from sales through construction and accounting systems
- Identify opportunities to streamline builder processes through automation, workflow improvements, and technology enhancements
- Ensure product functionality aligns with the operational realities of residential construction businesses
- Manage day-to-day execution of a major modernization initiative, transitioning the platform from a legacy ColdFusion application to a modern browser-based solution utilizing .NET web services and Blazor
- Balance support and enhancement of the existing platform while guiding development of the next-generation solution
- Partner closely with development, QA, and business teams to ensure successful delivery of modernization milestones
- Lead and mentor a growing Agile product team consisting of Business Analysts, QA Engineers, and Software Developers
- Remove obstacles impacting team productivity and successful sprint delivery
- Foster accountability, collaboration, transparency, and continuous improvement
- Help establish product management best practices, standards, and processes
- Champion AI initiatives across both the product and the team
- Identify opportunities to deliver meaningful AI-powered capabilities that simplify builder workflows and improve operational efficiency
- Utilize AI tools and automation to accelerate research, planning, product delivery, and decision-making
- Collaborate with leadership and development teams to prioritize and deliver AI-enabled product features
Skills
- 5+ years of Product Owner, Product Manager, or similar product leadership experience within a B2B SaaS environment
- Direct experience within the residential homebuilding, construction, construction technology, or building products industry
- Strong understanding of homebuilder business processes, construction operations, and workflow management
- Experience working with software platforms that support residential construction, project management, purchasing, accounting, scheduling, estimating, or ERP functions
- Demonstrated ability to work directly with builders, construction professionals, and business stakeholders to gather requirements and drive product decisions
- Strong understanding of transaction-based business systems and workflow processes
- Experience managing Agile product backlogs, sprint planning, and release planning
- Experience leading or working closely with software development teams
- Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Proven ability to drive user adoption, customer engagement, and business outcomes
- AI-first mindset with demonstrated experience leveraging AI tools to improve productivity and product delivery
- Experience working for a homebuilder, construction technology company, ERP provider, or software platform serving the residential construction industry
- Familiarity with homebuilding software platforms, construction management systems, or builder ERP solutions
- Experience supporting integrations with Sage Intacct, Sage 300, QuickBooks Desktop, or QuickBooks Online
- Experience with .NET, Blazor, SaaS modernization initiatives, or legacy application transformation projects
- Experience with AWS and cloud-hosted application environments
- Experience delivering AI/ML-powered features such as chatbots, predictive analytics, recommendation engines, or generative AI solutions
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Construction Management, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field
Benefits
- Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Benefits (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
- Health Savings Account (HSA) (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
- Life & Disability Insurance (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
- MetLife Voluntary Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- 401K Retirement Savings Plan
- Direct Deposit & weekly epayroll
- Referral Bonus Programs
- Certification and training opportunities
Company Overview
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