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About OJO
OJO is an Austin-based real estate technology company partnering with the top real estate agents and teams to deliver value to millions of consumers on its platform. The company’s platform for buying, selling, and homeownership meets people wherever they are on their journey, offering personalized guidance every step of the way. Through a bespoke combination of people and technology, OJO cultivates a deep understanding of individual needs and preferences, matching people with the right tools and trusted providers to equip anyone to unlock the abundant benefits of home ownership.
Our residential search site Movoto provides personalized recommendations and highlights listings best suited to each consumers’ needs and preferences, so they never miss a home that might be the right fit. OJO Homeowner, our home management and finance tool, helps consumers uncover hidden savings, monitor equity, and plan for the future, whether managing their home as an asset or identifying the right time to sell. We also have a network of top-rated real estate agents and teams on our OJO Pro+, OJO Pro, and OJO Select Network platforms, to match each consumer with the expert who can best support their individual journey.
As one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., OJO has placed 29th on the Deloitte Tech Fast 500 and 49th on the Inc. 5000. To date, the company has raised more than $140 million to fuel its rapid growth. CEO and Founder, John Berkowitz, has been named EY Entrepreneur of the Year for Central Texas and a top CEO by the Austin Business Journal and the company’s executives have won more than a dozen industry awards in the past year. OJO is headquartered in Austin, Texas and has employees globally with a presence in Chicago, Minneapolis, and San Mateo; and a large operations center in St. Lucia.
We consistently incorporate social and environmental impact into decision-making at OJO because we consider it important to the success of our business and our overarching purpose to equip anyone to unlock the abundant benefits of homeownership. From saving to buying, owning to selling, we guide people through all the twists and turns along the way. So they can unlock more than just the front door.
OJO strives to help people unlock life’s possibilities through homeownership. We build and operate a real estate platform dedicated to facilitating buying, selling, and owning of homes. We partner with the top real estate and mortgage professionals who deliver value for millions of consumers on our platform. At the core of OJO's offerings is Movoto.com, the largest privately held homeownership platform that engages millions of users on a monthly basis.
Our product team values critical thinking, curiosity, passion for problem solving, and empathy for users. We are looking for an experienced Principal Product Manager who is passionate and hands-on when it comes to building product solutions that customers love. You will join a dynamic and fast-paced environment filled with driven teammates working collaboratively to design, build, and release products that solve customer problems and are aligned to our company’s business goals.
What you'll do:
- Lead a product delivery team responsible for engaging and re-engaging consumers who visit Movoto.com
- Develop deep knowledge of consumer behavioral data and produce a perspective on the highest-leverage ways to help connect qualified consumers with the best experience for them
- Partner with design, engineering, and data analytics to define and build seamless end-to-end experiences that delight consumers throughout the homeownership journey
- Serve as a steward of your product and business KPIS by demonstrating self-sufficiency across a variety of analytical tools, including GA4, Looker, and Looker Studio
- Work closely with senior leaders to identify which projects best support our company and product strategy and set expectations throughout the org on what a proud-but-achievable plan to win entails
- Define and design high-impact A/B test experiments with clearly defined hypotheses and outcomes
- Develop and maintain a living product roadmap that can be used to drive clarity and enthusiasm throughout the org
- Evaluate and navigate short-term and long-term tradeoffs as you continually hone and improve your teams’ execution plan
- Serve as a mentor for other Product Managers in the org by extreme ownership of user experience, product performance, technical excellence, operational efficiency, and go-to-market strategy,
- Live the OJO Core Values
What we need from you:
- Strong empathy for users — a customer champion
- Experience building consumer-facing web products with data & engagement loops
- Strong analytical skills, including an ability to work directly with the data
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Strong influencing skills; comfortable guiding internal & external senior executives
- Comfort in leading through ambiguity; ability to set long-term outcomes and maintain focus on achieving them while navigating change
- Experience collaborating with multiple engineering teams across several time zones to define and execute the product roadmap
- 7+ years of Product Management experience
Nice to Haves:
- Experience working in two-sided marketplace
- Experience in the Real Estate
- MBA
Location: We have a slight preference to have this role based in Austin, Texas but are open to candidates elsewhere. We are able to hire in the following states: California, Illinois, Minnesota, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Washington, North Carolina, New York, Texas
What do we have to offer?
- Equitable Pay Practices
- Equity
- Flexible PTO Policy
- 20+ Paid Company Holidays
- Options for 100% Coverage of Employee and Dependent Medical Health Premiums
- Robust Ancillary Benefit Offerings Including Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Disability Coverage, and Pre Tax Savings Accounts
- Talkspace Access for Employees and Their Dependents
- Home Office Stipend
- Monthly Wellness Stipend
- Generous Paid Parental Leave
- Investment in Continued Learning
- Promote from Within Philosophy
- Volunteer Program
- Dog-friendly Workplace
Ready to join us? Here’s what to expect next:
Step 1: Complete the application below
Step 2: Recruiter Phone Screen
Step 3: Hiring Manager Video Interview
Step 4: Subject Matter Expert/Technical Video Interview
Step 5: Final Round Interview + Role-specific Project Assignment (for many roles)
Diversity and Inclusion at OJO:
OJO is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment with the best employees. We provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment and do not discriminate on any basis prohibited by law, including race, color, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, and veteran status. We provide equal employment opportunities at all stages in the employment process, including hiring, recruitment, selection, compensation, benefits, promotion, demotion, layoff, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Further, all of our employees have a responsibility to treat others with dignity and respect at all times.
Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are typically done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on OJO. Please reach out to recruiting@ojolabs.com if you need assistance completing any forms or to participate in any portion of the application or interview process.
