Yardi Product Manager

Who We Are

Invitation Homes is a fast-paced evolving publicly traded REIT that is pioneering a new industry with over 80,000 single family rental homes and a market capitalization of over $25 billion. We are a team of more than 1,600 associates who come from all walks of life. We call different communities “home,” but our shared values bind us together. Invitation Homes is a place where possibility lives.

The Yardi Product Manager is responsible for leading product development efforts across Yardi Financial Systems intended to solve critical pain points for both our customers and our associates.  They deeply understand the organization’s business model, how their assigned products impact the day-to-day operations, and work with functional leaders to identify opportunities to evolve, transform, and optimize both.  They also understand the competitive landscape of their products as well as their relative position among the pack.  The Product Manager has the unique responsibility to span all functional areas of the company to ensure our technology platforms are providing the right level of support for successful business operation.  They lead product development teams to build the right solution at the right time while balancing cost, risk, speed, intuition, and future need.

Invitation Homes does not offer employment-based visa sponsorship for this role at this time.

What You’ll Do

Establish and constantly foster strong working relationships with internal stakeholders to ensure clear and direct communication around short-term product efforts

Build and continually maintain a 4-6 week sprint backlog that supports the digital product roadmap, preparing user stories and bugs with appropriate requirements and acceptance criteria for the engineering and testing teams

Partner with product designers in the creation of user-interface artifacts

Partner with software engineers to gain a high-level understanding of the technology integrations that enable the product capabilities within their domain

Partner with internal stakeholders to establish good working knowledge of the operational processes in the IH landscape that may be impacted with each new product development effort

Drive a cross-functional software development team to deliver on technology commitments

Constantly prioritize user stories; balance feature development, defects, and tech debt according to company priorities

Perform user acceptance testing for completed stories and bugs

Orchestrate product review sessions with stakeholders; gracefully accept feedback and maintain flexibility as product requirements and priorities evolve

Generate release and knowledge base documentation

Partner on field training activities where needed

Serve as a resource for the production support team to investigate and resolve product defects

Who We’re Looking For

• 4+ years of experience in a product management role

Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university or equivalent combination of education and experience

Experience in real estate, travel, or retail preferred

Experience with Agile / Scrum software delivery

Experience with Yardi required

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) preferred

Good business and technical acumen

Ability to communicate complex information in simple terms to a wide variety of audiences

Good written and oral communication skills and an ability to work collaboratively

Why Invitation Homes

We stand for flexibility, opportunity, and a home that people can make their own. It’s as true for our associates as it is for our residents. Just like we help our residents live freer, we liberate our associates’ careers, too.  Our associates know that at Invitation Homes goals matter, potential is unlocked, and careers thrive. Invitation Homes isn’t just a work place it is a possibility place. Invitation Homes offers the below to each new associate :

Competitive pay and an annual bonus program for all associates

Generous paid time off plans including vacation accrual, sick time, volunteer time, and standard and floating holidays

401k with matching company contributions

Awesome work environment with casual dress

Team events and gatherings

Employee resource groups : Together with Women, Asian Alliance, Black Collective, Juntos, Gen Next, and Open Invitation.

Invitation Homes truly is where possibility lives, pour a new foundation here!

Why Invitation Homes

We stand for flexibility, opportunity, and a home that people can make their own. It’s as true for our associates as it is for our residents. Just like we help our residents live freer, we liberate our associates’ careers, too.  Our associates know that at Invitation Homes goals matter, potential is unlocked, and careers thrive. Invitation Homes isn’t just a work place it is a possibility place. Invitation Homes offers the below to each new associate :

Competitive pay and an annual bonus program for all associates

Generous paid time off plans including vacation accrual, sick time, volunteer time, and standard and floating holidays

401k with matching company contributions

Awesome work environment with casual dress

Team events and gatherings

Employee resource groups : Together with Women, Asian Alliance, Black Collective, Juntos, Gen Next, and Open Invitation.

Invitation Homes truly is where possibility lives, pour a new foundation here!

Salary Range

The salary range for this position is : $98,640.00 - $170,976.00, plus individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications, location, and applicable employment laws.

Compensation and Benefits

To attract and retain top talent, we're pleased to offer competitive compensation and benefits, including :

Annual bonus program

Health, dental, vision, and life insurance

Long-term and short-term disability insurance

Generous paid time off plans include vacation accrual, sick time, standard holidays and floating holidays

401(k) with company matching contributions

Awesome work environment with casual dress

Team events and gatherings (Pre- and Post-Covid)

Invitation Homes is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and innovative environment with the best associates. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at humanresources@invitationhomes.com .

To all recruitment agencies : Invitation Homes does not accept agency resumes.  Please do not forward resumes to Invitation Homes employees.  Invitation Homes is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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