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title: 'Program Manager at Bobyard'
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# Program Manager at Bobyard

- **Company:** Bobyard
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Compensation:** $120k–$150k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-08-25
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-06
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/bobyard/cee9d292-ae18-43f6-b986-a22caf38e822

## Job description

## About Bobyard

Construction is a trillion dollar industry running on manual work. Contractors still measure and count materials off drawings by hand — it takes forever. Bobyard uses AI to automate takeoffs and estimates, making bids 10x faster. We're Series A, backed by 8VC, Primary, and Pear, and we're shipping faster than most teams can track.

## About the Role

The product team is launching new trades, features, and fixes constantly — sometimes a dozen projects in flight at once. Right now, nobody owns making sure what ships is actually fixed, actually launched, and actually communicated. That's this role. You'll sit between engineering and every customer-facing team, verify that bugs are really resolved before we tell anyone they're fixed, and make sure every launch comes with a clear, honest update to the people who need it — customers, CSMs, and sales alike.

## What You'll Do

- Own the day-to-day truth of Linear — every ticket has a real status, nothing goes stale or slips silently past its target date
- Independently verify that "fixed" tickets are actually fixed before they're closed or communicated
- Write and send launch communications for every release — clear, specific, no corporate filler — to customers and internal teams
- Build and run a standard launch checklist so marketing and CS are looped in before a release, not briefed after
- Coordinate directly with Platform engineers on active projects — you're in their tickets, not waiting on a summary
- Flag risk and slippage early, in the same weekly rhythm the product team already runs
- Be the first call when a customer says something's broken and an engineer says it isn't

## What We're Looking For

- 2–5 years in a role that combined technical coordination with customer-facing communication — Implementation, CS Ops, QA, or release coordination
- Fluent in Linear or Jira — daily use, not passing familiarity
- Can write the same update two ways: technical for engineers, plain for customers
- Comfortable pushing back on an engineer's "it's fixed" claim without making it a fight
- Genuinely enjoys verification and follow-through — you don't lose interest once something's "probably done"
- Based in or willing to relocate to San Francisco

## Nice to Have

- Experience at a Series A–C startup with no dedicated QA team
- Background in construction tech, PropTech, or a technical B2B product
- Experience building a launch or release process from scratch

## What We Offer

$120,000–$150,000 base salary, plus 0.02%–0.04% equity (4-year vest, 1-year cliff). Based in San Francisco, on-site with the team at 101 2nd Street.

Comp Philosophy

We are proud to offer competitive, top-of-market compensation because we want to celebrate the dedicated people who ship amazing work and drive our success. Our individual compensation is thoughtfully tailored based on your role, experience, and contributions, alongside performance-based rewards.

## About Bobyard

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Bobyard provides an AI-powered platform that automates construction takeoffs and cost estimates for trades like landscaping, electrical, and HVAC, helping contractors bid faster and more accurately.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series A)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2023
- **Founders**: Michael Ding

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Construction Technology (ConTech), AI-powered Software
- **Target customers**: B2B; General contractors, subcontractors, and specialty trade businesses in landscaping, electrical, mechanical, flooring, and other construction sectors.
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To revolutionize the construction industry by automating the takeoff and estimation process, making it 10x faster and eliminating costly mistakes.

## Products & Services
- **Bobyard Platform (AI-Powered Takeoffs & Estimates)**: A SaaS platform that uses Computer Vision (CV) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) models to automate the quantification and measurement of construction plans. Features include:
    - **Auto Count**: Instantly detects and counts symbols for planting, irrigation, and electrical work.
    - **Auto Area Measurement**: Automatically measures materials like pavers and concrete.
    - **Auto Length Measurement**: Measures beds, edges, and hardscape in seconds.
    - **Database & Vendor Quotes**: Tracks historical costs, vendor quotes, and assemblies.
    - **Custom Templates**: Adaptable formulas for specific business workflows.
    - **Flexible Exports**: Generates clean, professional estimates.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed.
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding raised of **$38.6M** across two rounds.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: 8VC (Lead investor in Series A), Pear VC, Primary Venture Partners. Partners with the "Disruptors" to empower landscape leaders.
- **Growth Signals**:
    - **Massive Headcount Growth**: 37 employees as of mid-2026, representing a **+562.5% year-over-year increase** [linkedin.com]. Monthly headcount growth is **+23.3%** [linkedin.com].
    - **Active Hiring**: 26 active job postings, with a **+2500% year-over-year increase** in job postings [linkedin.com].
    - **Product Expansion**: Launched "Bobyard 2.0" in April 2026 and a new "Electrical Takeoff Product" in June 2026, signaling expansion across multiple trades [tracxn.com].
    - **Customer Results**: Customers report **65% faster takeoffs**, a **20% revenue increase**, and **5x bid volume** [bobyard.com].

## Competitive Advantages
- **Focus on "Trades"**: Unlike general construction software, Bobyard is specifically tailored for the needs of landscapers, electricians, and mechanical contractors, providing specialized features like auto-counting of irrigation symbols.
- **AI-Native**: Built from the ground up with Computer Vision and NLP, offering a level of automation (e.g., instant symbol recognition) that legacy takeoff software cannot match.
- **Rapid Traction in a Legacy Industry**: The construction industry is notoriously slow to adopt tech. Bobyard's strong customer testimonials and 562% headcount growth indicate strong product-market fit in a massive, underserved $12T industry [bobyard.com].

## Strategic Focus
- **Multi-Trade Expansion**: Rapidly rolling out new products for different trades (electrical, mechanical, flooring) to capture more of the construction estimation market.
- **Scaling the Platform**: Moving from a single-use tool to a consolidated "AI Workbench" (Bobyard 2.0) that serves as the central hub for estimation for all types of contractors.
- **Aggressive Hiring**: With 26 open roles and a focus on Sales, Engineering, and Customer Success, the company is clearly investing heavily in go-to-market and product development.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Values**: The company emphasizes "Execution over everything" and "Immediate, outsized impact," promising that your work will shape mission-critical workflows for a $12T industry [bobyard.com].
- **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: Based in San Francisco (HQ) and Menlo Park, California. The careers page states, "We believe in the power of in-person collaboration," suggesting a strong preference for in-office or hybrid work in the Bay Area [bobyard.com].
- **Rewards for Excellence**: Bonuses are tied directly to exceptional performance across all roles, not just sales. High performance is "measured, recognized, and rewarded" [bobyard.com].
- **Perks & Benefits**: Competitive salary, equity options, 401(k), health/dental/vision insurance, free lunch (and dinner for overtime), and the chance to help build a "massive company" [bobyard.com].
- **Growth Trajectory**: For job seekers, a company growing headcount by 562% YoY offers significant opportunities for career advancement and ownership.

## Sources
1. [bobyard.com](https://www.bobyard.com/)
2. [bobyard.com/careers](https://www.bobyard.com/careers/)
3. [linkedin.com/company/bobyard](https://www.linkedin.com/company/bobyard)
4. [builtin.com/company/bobyard](https://builtin.com/company/bobyard)
5. [tracxn.com/d/companies/bobyard](https://tracxn.com/d/companies/bobyard/__IDEttZmVgz6sEYZ1CoNtgfRsxhMB0sxGHiBNtHDBPLE)

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