Own and execute the contractor-facing roadmap for 360Finance. Lead product discovery, PRDs, A/B testing, analytics instrumentation (Heap), AI prototyping, and cross-functional delivery to increase contractor adoption and signed finance documents.
Company Overview
At Modernize (a QuinStreet division) our mission is to simplify home improvement by inspiring motivated homeowners and connecting them with qualified contractors. Our foundation is based on 20 years as a driving force as Home Improvement Leads in online lead generation – connecting homeowners with high–quality contractors – in the $500 billion annually grossing home improvement market. We’re working hard on a new brand and new products to cater to homeowners and the most successful contractors in the industry.
We’re looking for sharp, motivated individuals to join our growing team. Teammates who enjoy using technology to solve problems will thrive in our dynamic startup environment. We have an open floor plan that encourages the entire team to participate in critical discussions and allows everyone to be a vital contributing factor. You’ll enjoy our hip, newly renovated office in the heart of downtown with a view of the capital and the downtown skyline.
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Modernize Home Services is seeking an experienced Product Manager to support strategic initiatives that accelerate the roadmap for our 360Finance product — the platform that empowers contractors to offer point-of-sale financing to homeowners, and helps homeowners get funded smoothly as they vet contractors and plan their project. This role will help shape the capabilities, reach, and impact of 360Finance for the contractor (B2B) audience. You'll serve as a critical bridge between the contractor experience, lender experience, product management, engineering, and operations, owning what drives the product's success and turning it into action. You'll work closely with subject matter experts across the business to deeply understand the product landscape, validate assumptions through product discovery and testing, and translate insights into clear, actionable priorities. This is an ideal fit for a builder who pairs bold product vision with relentless execution. You're proactive by nature, able to construct a strong roadmap from the ground up with a sharp eye toward market opportunity, and unafraid to think and act big to drive real, platform-level growth. You're also fluent in both the lender and contractor sides of the financing space, bringing genuine competitive and market research chops to the table.
Modernize Home Services is seeking an experienced Product Manager to support strategic initiatives that accelerate the roadmap for our 360Finance product — the platform that empowers contractors to offer point-of-sale financing to homeowners, and helps homeowners get funded smoothly as they vet contractors and plan their project. This role will help shape the capabilities, reach, and impact of 360Finance for the contractor (B2B) audience. You'll serve as a critical bridge between the contractor experience, lender experience, product management, engineering, and operations, owning what drives the product's success and turning it into action. You'll work closely with subject matter experts across the business to deeply understand the product landscape, validate assumptions through product discovery and testing, and translate insights into clear, actionable priorities. This is an ideal fit for a builder who pairs bold product vision with relentless execution. You're proactive by nature, able to construct a strong roadmap from the ground up with a sharp eye toward market opportunity, and unafraid to think and act big to drive real, platform-level growth. You're also fluent in both the lender and contractor sides of the financing space, bringing genuine competitive and market research chops to the table.
Responsibilities
- Product Strategy and Vision
- Build and own the contractor-experience roadmap for 360Finance, translating company objectives — including increasing documents signed and contractor adoption — into actionable, KPI-driven priorities.
- Bring deep fluency in the financing space from both the contractor and lender sides, grounded in strong competitor and market research.
- Define clear success metrics for contractor engagement and hold the team accountable to outcomes, not just output.
- Product Execution
- Lead product initiatives across the full contractor journey — from onboarding through point-of-sale financing and document signing.
- Craft clear, comprehensive PRDs that communicate requirements, acceptance criteria, and technical needs in ways that enable swift and seamless engineering execution.
- Partner closely with product, engineering, design, and account management to ship high-quality product improvements reliably and on time.
- Drive adoption and stickiness of 360Finance among contractors by identifying and removing UX friction and bugs, and having direct conversations with contractor clients about how the product is performing against their business goals.
- Testing and Experimentation
- Design and execute rigorous A/B tests and controlled experiments to validate hypotheses about what's driving or blocking documents signed.
- Analyze results with precision, making sharp, data-informed decisions on what to scale, optimize, or cut.
- Maintain an agile “ship-and-learn” mentality — moving with speed while holding a clear bar for product quality — with the ability to quickly redirect and pivot from underperforming experiments.
- AI-Powered Solutions
- Leverage AI tools and platforms to automate workflows across the contractor experience and operations to drive efficiency and speed.
- Prototype and test product concepts using AI tools (Claude, Cursor, etc.) to rapidly validate ideas and communicate vision to cross-functional teams.
- Product Analytics and Insights
- Stand up and own Heap metrics and engagement dashboards for the contractor experience that give business stakeholders meaningful, frequent visibility into the product's performance and impact across the client base.
- Use data to inform roadmap prioritization and pinpoint exactly where UX issues are costing documents signed.
- Command stakeholder conversations with sharp reporting of results and insights, paired with clear, actionable next steps that get teams moving fast on learnings.
- Cross-Functional Leadership and Communication
- Serve as the bridge across product, engineering, operations, and client experience — rallying stakeholders around a clear plan, even when priorities compete, to drive real, meaningful change.
- Communicate roadmap strategy and hard tradeoffs to executives and stakeholders with enough clarity and precision that people trust it and act on it.
- Remove blockers and keep complex workflows, timelines, and dependencies organized with discipline, so teams stay aligned and moving forward.
Requirements
• 4+ years of product management experience, with a track record of managing multiple products or features simultaneously.
• Demonstrated experience improving a weak or underdeveloped UX — diagnosing root causes, prioritizing fixes, and shipping measurable improvements.
• Roadmap-building expertise; demonstrated ability to turn ambiguous, multi-layered problems into clear, actionable priorities.
• Highly competent in competitive and market research, with fluency in both the consumer and business/customer sides of a product.
• Proven ability to design, execute, and analyze A/B tests and data-driven experiments to inform product decisions.
• Experience building analytics instrumentation and dashboards essentially from scratch (Heap or similar) in a low-visibility environment.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills; comfortable making decisions with imperfect data.
• Excellent communicator who can align and activate cross-functional teams, as well as clearly articulate roadmap strategy, progress, and tradeoffs.
• Confident speaking directly with contractor clients about product performance and its impact on their business.
• Experience in agile or fast-paced environments with the judgment to balance speed of execution against product quality.
• Hands-on proficiency with AI tools to both build AI-powered features into products and create automation workflows that accelerate day-to-day productivity.
• A self-starter who takes ownership without waiting to be asked, and manages up effectively with leadership.
Preferred
• Experience in fintech, lending, or financing products.
• Experience in home services, contractor-facing platforms, or B2B marketplace products.
• Proficiency with product analytics tools like Heap and Growthbook.
• Hands-on experience building PRDs and technical specifications for engineering teams.
• Familiarity with Claude AI or similar AI tools for rapid prototyping and product validation.
• Demonstrated experience improving a weak or underdeveloped UX — diagnosing root causes, prioritizing fixes, and shipping measurable improvements.
• Roadmap-building expertise; demonstrated ability to turn ambiguous, multi-layered problems into clear, actionable priorities.
• Highly competent in competitive and market research, with fluency in both the consumer and business/customer sides of a product.
• Proven ability to design, execute, and analyze A/B tests and data-driven experiments to inform product decisions.
• Experience building analytics instrumentation and dashboards essentially from scratch (Heap or similar) in a low-visibility environment.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills; comfortable making decisions with imperfect data.
• Excellent communicator who can align and activate cross-functional teams, as well as clearly articulate roadmap strategy, progress, and tradeoffs.
• Confident speaking directly with contractor clients about product performance and its impact on their business.
• Experience in agile or fast-paced environments with the judgment to balance speed of execution against product quality.
• Hands-on proficiency with AI tools to both build AI-powered features into products and create automation workflows that accelerate day-to-day productivity.
• A self-starter who takes ownership without waiting to be asked, and manages up effectively with leadership.
Preferred
• Experience in fintech, lending, or financing products.
• Experience in home services, contractor-facing platforms, or B2B marketplace products.
• Proficiency with product analytics tools like Heap and Growthbook.
• Hands-on experience building PRDs and technical specifications for engineering teams.
• Familiarity with Claude AI or similar AI tools for rapid prototyping and product validation.
The expected salary range for this position is $115,000 USD to $130,000 USD annually. This salary range is an estimate, and the actual salary may vary based on the Company’s compensation practices. The salary may be adjusted based on applicant's geographic location. The position is also eligible to receive performance bonus or commission and equity in the form of restricted stock units. This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s standard employee benefits programs, which currently include health care benefits; (2) retirement benefits; (3) the amount of paid days off (paid sick leave, parental leave, paid time off, or vacation benefits); (4) any other tax-reportable benefits.
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