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# Managing Broker - In Market: San Francisco/Bay Area at Side

- **Company:** Side
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Compensation:** $130k–$150k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-01-12
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/sideinc/e73abd82-7a7c-4993-8740-5e6f1287da1e

## Job description

At Side, we believe everyone should own their path.

Side partners with top-producing real estate professionals to help them own and operate their own boutique real estate companies, without the legal, regulatory, or operational complexity of running a traditional brokerage. As a pioneer in the Brokerage-as-a-Service model, Side provides a proprietary platform that increases efficiency, strengthens client relationships, and enables entrepreneurs to focus on what they do best — selling real estate and growing their businesses.

Headquartered in San Francisco and backed by more than $300 million from top-tier venture capital firms, Side is recognized as one of the most innovative and fastest-growing companies in real estate. At Side, you’ll work alongside experienced industry leaders and world-class engineers to help shape the future of real estate and empower exceptional professionals to thrive as business owners.

The Managing Broker is central to achieving Side's corporate and Brokerage vision, focusing on transaction management, compliance, market growth, and partner engagement. This role requires expertise in servicing top-producing agents and teams, overseeing Brokerage activity in their markets, and ensuring timely, professional, and compliant operations with all regulations. The Managing Broker actively works to enhance current partner experience and proactively engages with the broader real estate community to build Side's reputation and identify potential new partners.

This is a hybrid role based in San Francisco, CA. Candidates should be located in the San Francisco Bay Area and able to work from the office at least two days per week.

## WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

- Serve as the in-market real estate expert and primary partner contact for San Francisco and the greater Bay Area, with a strong emphasis on in-person engagement
- Maintain consistent on-site presence through partner meetings, brand meetings, trainings, workshops, and local events
- Provide ongoing partner support via email, phone, text, and virtual sessions, ensuring timely, responsive communication across channels
- Collaborate with GTM and Sales to drive market growth through local activations, events, and introductions of qualified partner candidates
- Represent Side at industry events, broker tours, panels, and community gatherings, strengthening brand presence and relationships
- Build and maintain strong relationships with top agents, teams, and brokerages across Northern California
- Stay current on DRE regulations, SFAR forms, real estate law, and local housing ordinances, and communicate updates clearly to agents and staff
- Ensure MLS and Realtor Association membership and compliance across all active markets
- Act as first point of contact for legal and ethical questions, maintaining a response time of under 12 hours
- Serve as a cross-functional liaison to resolve agent concerns related to compliance, transactions, and industry requirements
- Maintain an active leadership presence (1+ role) in local, state, or national real estate associations

## WHAT WOULD MAKE YOU A STRONG FIT

- Based in the SF Bay Area (San Francisco preferred) with a strong, active presence in the local real estate community
- Deep expertise in SFAR forms, San Francisco–specific transaction practices, and local market dynamics
- 10+ years of real estate experience, including significant SF Bay Area exposure
- 5+ years in a Managing Broker or comparable in-market leadership role
- Strong legal, compliance, and risk mindset, with commitment to staying current on state and local regulations
- Proven ability to support agents through complex transactions while delivering a high-bar service experience
- Trusted in-market leader with a proven ability to drive market growth and support recruitment through local credibility, strategic relationships, and close partnership with Sales
- Customer-first, operator-minded leader motivated by raising standards across the real estate industry

Side is dedicated to working with the highest skilled people from the most inclusive talent pool feasible. We maintain that diversity in all aspects leads to positive change, solutions and innovation for our customers and career fulfillment for our employees. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply!

Side uses the E-Verify employment verification program.

Our stewardship of the data of many of our customers means that a background and DRE license check is required to join Side. We will, nonetheless, consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accord with applicable law, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

## About Side

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Side is a real estate brokerage platform that enables top-performing agents to launch and own their own boutique companies while handling compliance, back office, recruiting, and technology support.
- **Entity Type**: Private
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, USA
- **Founded**: 2017
- **Founders**: Guy Gal (CEO), Ed Wu, Hilary Saunders (Chief Broker Officer)

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Real estate technology (proptech), residential real estate brokerage services
- **Target customers**: Top-producing real estate agents, teams, and independent brokers (B2B for agents, ultimately B2C through agents)
- **Mission**: “Transforming highly skilled real estate professionals into unique companies with teams that collaborate with one another and their communities.”

## Products & Services
- **Side Platform**: A proprietary technology stack and support system that provides agents with transaction management automation, compliance oversight, recruiting tools, and back-office services. Agents own their company brands and equity; Side acts as broker of record and handles administrative liability.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly available
- **Key Metric**: 500+ real estate companies launched through the platform; Side partners average 5x the transactions of a typical REALTOR®; 80%+ of Side partners were named America’s Best in 2026.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not disclosed in available sources; co-founder Guy Gal is a former entrepreneur-in-residence at Matrix Partners and an advisor to Vidyard.
- **Growth Signals**: Operating in 19 U.S. states and expanding; headcount of 488 total employees (as of most recent Built In profile); active hiring across multiple roles (Manager, Partner Success; Sales Development; Social Media & Influencer Marketing; Managing Broker).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Agent ownership model**: Agents own 100% of their businesses, unlike traditional franchise or commission-split models.
- **Proprietary technology**: A custom app and transaction management system that saves agents 4–6 hours per transaction.
- **Selective partnerships**: Only partners with top-tier agents (80%+ recognized as America’s Best), maintaining high quality and brand prestige.
- **Back-office and liability coverage**: Side handles compliance and acts as broker of record, freeing agents to focus on clients and growth.

## Strategic Focus
- Expanding geographic footprint (currently 19 states) and recruiting additional top-producing agents.
- Continuing to invest in proprietary technology to streamline transaction management and support agent growth.
- Building a culture of ownership and collaboration among both agent partners and employees.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: “Company of owners” – all employees receive equity. Employee interest groups (e.g., BE-Side, Side Sisters) promote inclusion. Mean gender pay gap below 10%; mandatory unconscious bias training.
- **Remote/Hybrid**: Hybrid work model with flexible hours. Remote employees receive a home-office stipend.
- **Benefits**: 100% paid medical, dental, vision, and life insurance (70% coverage for dependents); 401(k) with company match; $1,000 annual professional development stipend; real estate license education covered; ergonomics stipend; access to Aaptiv and Headspace; fertility/pregnancy support up to $5,000; paid parental leave.
- **Engineering culture**: Values tenacious, relationship-based sellers and diverse perspectives. Interview process aims to identify candidates aligned with mission and values.

## Sources
1. [side.com](https://www.side.com/)
2. [Careers at Side](https://www.side.com/about/careers/)
3. [About Side](https://www.side.com/about/)
4. [Side Jobs on Lever](https://jobs.lever.co/sideinc)
5. [Built In – Side Profile](https://builtin.com/company/side)

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