--- title: 'Senior Product Operations Manager at Bobyard' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-product-operations-manager-bobyard-san-francisco-tcmeh4hkagq2' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-11-08' --- # Senior Product Operations Manager at Bobyard - **Company:** Bobyard - **Location:** San Francisco, CA - **Compensation:** $140k–$160k - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-08-04 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-08 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/bobyard/8cd1b6a0-9231-4c66-917f-3f7991ff0f5c ## Job description ## About Bobyard Construction is a multi-trillion-dollar industry that still estimates by hand. Contractors measure and count materials off drawings manually, and it caps how many jobs they can bid. Bobyard uses computer vision and NLP to automate takeoffs and estimates, so contractors bid faster and win more. We raised a $35M Series A led by 8VC, with Primary and Pear, and we're growing fast. ## About the role The product team ships constantly — new trades, features, and fixes, sometimes a dozen projects in flight at once. Right now, nobody owns whether what ships is actually fixed, actually launched, and actually communicated. That is not a coordination gap. It is an operating-system gap, and this role owns it. You will design, build, and run Bobyard's product operating system: how work is specified, how releases are verified, how launches are communicated, and how risk is surfaced before it becomes a customer problem. You sit with engineering, product, CS, and sales — but you do not take orders from any of them on quality. You own the ship / no-ship call. This is not a coordinator role. If you have never built a release or QA operating system from scratch, or you need coaching on how to run a launch, this is not the role for you. ## What you'll own - The release and launch operating system end to end: intake, verification, rollout, communication, and post-launch follow-through — designed by you, not inherited from a checklist - The quality bar: what "fixed" means, how it is independently verified before anyone is told it is fixed, and what happens when it is not - The truth of the system of record (Linear and whatever it connects to): no stale tickets, no silent slippage, no launch that goes out without CS, sales, and customers looped in beforehand - Ship / no-ship decisions, with the reasoning documented and defensible to engineering and to customers - The metrics that prove the system works: defect escape rate, launch slippage, time from fix to verified fix, and launch communication accuracy — and a track record of moving them - Risk, early and in writing: you surface slippage and tradeoffs before they hit a customer, not after What success looks like in 90 days - A documented launch / release operating system the whole product org actually runs on, not a doc nobody reads - A measurable drop in "told the customer it was fixed, it wasn't" incidents - Every launch shipped with a clear, specific, honest update — to customers and internally — before the release, not after ## What we're looking for - 6+ years owning product operations, program management, or release / QA operations at a B2B software company — owning the system, not staffing it - You have built a launch, release, or QA process from scratch, and you can show what it replaced and what it moved (cycle time, escape rate, slippage, adoption — bring numbers) - You have owned a ship / no-ship call and held it against pressure from engineering or from a customer deadline - You write the same update two ways without losing the truth in either: technical for engineers, plain for customers - You push back on an engineer's "it's fixed" claim without making it a fight — and you verify anyway - Based in, or willing to relocate to, San Francisco; in person at our San Francisco office (101 2nd Street), 4 days a week ## Nice to have - Construction tech, PropTech, or workflow-heavy B2B software - Experience at a Series A–C startup with no dedicated QA team, where you were the QA system - Experience scaling an operations function as a team and a product surface grew, not just as ticket volume grew What we offer $130,000–$160,000 base, 0.02%–0.04% equity (4-year vest, 1-year cliff), on-site in San Francisco. Come build with us! ## 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. 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