General Manager

Stanley Martin Homes, LLC; Greenville, Northern (SC, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanley Martin Homes, LLC is seeking a General Manager to guide daily operations while keeping long-range goals in focus. The role involves reviewing sales, construction, land, and purchasing activity to understand performance and drive improvements.

You will lead discussions with department heads, coach leaders, and strengthen relationships with trade partners and external stakeholders to ensure quality, customer experience, and on-time cycle times.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a business, finance, construction, or related field is required.
• MBA preferred but not required.
• Minimum 8 years of homebuilding experience across at least two business areas (sales/production or purchasing/finance).
• Experience in a “leader of leaders” role and reading/interpretation of financial statements.

Responsibilities

• Guide division daily operations with focus on long-range goals.
• Review sales, construction, land, and purchasing activity to gauge performance and identify needs for support or adjustments.
• Meet with department leaders to align on priorities and address operational challenges affecting quality, customer experience, or cycle time.
• Monitor local market trends and competitive activity to inform land strategy and future planning.
• Coach and develop leaders; support hiring decisions; build relationships with trade partners, brokers, and external stakeholders.
• Participate in strategic planning sessions and financial reviews with the leadership team to drive execution.

Skills

Business leadership

Financial acumen

Team leadership

Strategic planning

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

SharePoint

Looker

Job description

A day in the life of a General Manager (GM).

A day in the life of a General Manager involves guiding the division’s daily operations while keeping long-range goals in focus. The day often begins with reviewing sales, construction, land, and purchasing activity to understand performance and identify where support or adjustments may be needed. From there, the GM meets with department leaders to align on priorities, discuss progress on the business plan, and address any operational challenges that could affect quality, customer experience, or cycle time. Market awareness is a steady part of the role—monitoring local trends, evaluating competitive activity, and considering how upcoming opportunities may influence land strategy or future community planning. Throughout the day, the GM works to strengthen the division’s team by coaching leaders, supporting hiring decisions, and fostering relationships with trade partners, brokers, and other external stakeholders. Strategic planning sessions, financial reviews, and collaboration with the broader leadership team round out the work, all with a focus on improving execution and positioning the division for continued success while upholding Stanley Martin’s Mission, Vision, and Values.

Technical Tools Used Daily

• Microsoft Office Suite
• SharePoint
• Looker

What is Stanley Martin looking for ?

The ideal General Manager candidate brings strong business instincts and the ability to adopt companywide processes while uniting teams around shared goals. This person shows enthusiasm for the homebuilding industry and creates clarity and momentum around business objectives and change initiatives. They work as a team player who can bring different departments together, build strong relationships internally and externally, and communicate in a way that inspires confidence and alignment across the division.

Must Haves

• Bachelor’s degree required (business, finance, construction or related field)
• MBA preferred, but not required
• Minimum 8 years homebuilding experience required. Experience should be in at least 2 differentareas of the business (i.e., sales and production OR purchasing and finance)
• Experience in a “leader of leaders” role
• Demonstrated ability to read and interpret financial statements, manage budgets, and understandthe financial implications of operational decisions

Nice to Haves

• Broader cross-functional exposure beyond two disciplines
• Experience leading through organizational change or process adoption
• A track record of building high-performing teams across multiple departments