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At Yardzen, we believe people are at their best when they’re outside.


We have a simple promise: help people envision the outdoor spaces of their dreams, all online, and then match them with the right local contractors to bring their design to life. Since our launch in 2018, we’ve helped tens of thousands of homeowners achieve their dream yards, make environmentally responsible decisions, boost their property values and get more out of their outdoor spaces. 


We are disrupting the $200 billion outdoor renovation industry. By leveraging technology and creating an innovative online process, we offer a more straightforward, transparent, and delightful design and build experience for the modern homeowner. We’ve been recognized as a Forbes Best Startup Employer, Fast Company Most Innovative Company, named to Inc. Magazine’s Best Places to Work, and written about by Architectural Digest, The New York Times, Sunset Magazine, House Beautiful, The Wall Street Journal, and Forbes. And we’re just getting started. 


As Yardzen continues its journey of growth and innovation in modernizing the outdoor renovation industry by delighting homeowners, we’re ready for a Technology leader to inspire and guide our Product, Engineering and Data teams. This brand-new and pivotal role will drive the technology strategy that supports our mission, aligning engineering excellence with ambitious revenue goals and customer impact. The ideal candidate will foster a culture of innovation and excellence, empowering our people to deliver impactful, user-centered solutions that drive Yardzen's success.


Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead and oversee the Engineering, Product and Data teams, including Product Engineering, Product Design, Product Management, Data, and Tech Architecture.
  • Align technology development with revenue growth goals, ensuring that product innovation and engineering efforts directly contribute to the company’s top-line growth. 
  • Focus on driving engineering velocity by optimizing development processes, removing roadblocks, and ensuring timely delivery of high-impact features and products.
  • Drive continuous improvement within the product and engineering lifecycle, from ideation to release, prioritizing efficiency.
  • Ideate with the CEO to shape a product vision that continually innovates and drives the business and outdoor home renovation industry forward, delighting homeowners with ease where burden, complexity and inefficiency otherwise exist. 
  • Along with the Head of Product, then translate that product vision into actionable plans, leading the team in creating roadmaps, managing timelines, and ensuring high-quality execution.
  • Scale and grow the technology team responsibly.
  • Mentor and lead, building a strong innovation and performance culture.


Qualifications:
  • Track record of exponential product-led growth and rewarded performance culture.
  •  12+ years of experience in developing and growing a technology-led organization; managing Product, Engineering and Data functions.
  • A career full of managing product roadmaps from concept through execution, culminating in big, growth-driving results, with an emphasis on user-centered design and agile methodologies.
  • Experience in applying and implementing new technology (AI).
  • Exceptional leadership, communication, and strategic thinking skills.
  • Understanding that at Yardzen’s stage, it’s critical that leaders are simultaneously in the work and strategically visioning. We’re all individual contributors  


Benefits:
  • Employee medical, dental, and vision insurance 100% covered by Yardzen
  • Equity into Yardzen
  • Competitive salary
  • 12 weeks of paid parental leave
  • Monthly stipends - Wellness, cell phone & internet


At Yardzen, we’re committed to creating a space where our employees can bring their full selves to work and have equal opportunities to succeed. We are looking for people that will add to our culture, not just fit in.  So regardless of race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, origin, ability, age, or veteran status, if joining this mission speaks to you, we encourage you to apply!


If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the application or the recruiting process, please contact us at recruiting@yardzen.com.


Yardzen is registered as an employer in many, but not all, states. If you are not located in a state where Yardzen is registered, you will not be eligible for employment.

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Our mission is to deliver the most delightful landscape design and build experience available, and ultimately improve our clients’ quality of life by helping them spend more time in their outdoor spaces.

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