Pro Network Manager

Lever, Inc.; Mill Valley (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Comprehensive benefits

Competitive compensation

Parental leave

Stipends for wellness

Job summary

Yardzen in the United States is seeking a Pro Network Manager to oversee the health, growth, and performance of our contractor network. You’ll work with Project Managers to move opportunities from matching through site walks, estimates, and signed build contracts, ensuring high-quality coverage.

Join a remote-first team offering comprehensive benefits, competitive pay, and strong collaboration with operations to scale our nationwide pro network and client success.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of experience in contractor management, account management, partnerships, marketplace operations, or a related field.
• Experience in landscaping, residential construction, home services, or a closely related industry is required.
• A track record of managing contractors or external partners against defined performance expectations.
• Strong relationship-building skills and the confidence to lead direct, constructive performance conversations.

Responsibilities

• Lead Pro Network Health and Coverage across core and partner markets.
• Recruit, onboard, train, and support contractors with the Contractor Operations Manager.
• Identify gaps and develop plans to address capacity and market coverage.
• Strengthen Yardzen’s reputation among contractors to support recruitment and retention.
• Serve as primary relationship and performance partner for active contractors.
• Set expectations for responsiveness, site walks, estimates, and contract submissions.
• Coach underperforming contractors and drive performance improvement plans.
• Lead regular contractor check-ins, town halls, and performance conversations.
• Provide leadership with visibility into contractor performance, trends, and risks.
• Monitor opportunities from initial matching through signed contracts.

Skills

Contractor management

Account management

Partnerships

Marketplace operations

Relationship building

Job description

At Yardzen, we believe people are at their best when they’re outside.

Our mission is simple: help people complete the outdoor spaces of their dreams. We start with design and stay with the project through the build, pairing homeowners with a dedicated representative who guides cost and design tradeoffs, matches them with multiple vetted local contractors, makes sense of the estimates, and helps them confidently hire the right one. The result is a finished yard, not just a plan. Since our launch in 2018, we've helped tens of thousands of homeowners transform their outdoor spaces, make sustainable choices, enhance property value, and enjoy life outdoors.

We’re transforming the $200 billion outdoor renovation industry with AI, data, and technology, making design effortless and the build clear, guided, and far less daunting from first idea to finished space. Recognized as Fast Company's Most Innovative and named to Inc. Magazine's Best Places to Work, our work has been featured in Architectural Digest, The New York Times, Sunset Magazine, House Beautiful, The Wall Street Journal, and Forbes. And we're just getting started.

The Pro Network Manager is responsible for the health, performance, and growth of Yardzen’s Pro Network of landscape contractors. This role ensures Yardzen has strong contractor coverage across its core build markets and strategic partner markets.

Working closely with Yardzen’s Project Managers and contractor operations team, the Pro Network Manager ensures client opportunities move efficiently from contractor matching through site walks, estimates, and signed build contracts. Success in this role means contractors are responsive, performance expectations are consistently upheld, and more Yardzen design clients become satisfied build clients.

What You’ll Do:

Lead Pro Network Health and Coverage

• Ensure Yardzen has high-quality contractor coverage across its core and strategic partner markets
• Partner with the Contractor Operations Manager to recruit, onboard, train, and support contractors
• Identify contractor-capacity and market-coverage gaps and develop plans to address them
• Strengthen Yardzen’s reputation among landscape contractors to support the recruitment and retention of high-quality partners

Drive Contractor Performance and Relationships

• Serve as the primary relationship and performance partner for active contractors
• Set clear expectations for responsiveness, site walks, estimate delivery, client follow-up, and contract submission
• Coach contractors who are not meeting expectations, implement performance‑improvement plans, and recommend removal when necessary
• Recognize high‑performing contractors and identify opportunities to strengthen those relationships
• Lead regular contractor check‑ins, town halls, roundtables, and performance conversations
• Provide leadership with visibility into contractor performance, trends, and risks

Manage Pipeline and Conversion

• Monitor contractor opportunities from initial matching through signed build contract
• Partner with Project Managers to identify and resolve stalled opportunities
• Lead regular pipeline reviews and ensure owners, next steps, and timelines are clearly documented
• Use data to identify trends, improve pipeline progression, and drive design‑to‑build conversion
• Maintain accurate reporting on contractor activity, pipeline health, market coverage, and conversion performance

What You’ll Bring:

• Five or more years of experience in contractor management, account management, partnerships, marketplace operations, or a related field
• Experience in landscaping, residential construction, home services, or a closely related industry is required
• A track record of managing contractors or external partners against defined performance expectations
• Strong relationship‑building skills and the confidence to lead direct, constructive performance conversations
• Experience improving pipeline progression, conversion, or partner performance
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage a high volume of partners and opportunities
• A proactive, hands‑on approach and the ability to thrive in a fast‑moving environment

What We Offer:

• Remote work, always: We’re a remote‑first company
• Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, and disability benefits
• Competitive compensation: Salary that reflects your skills and experience
• Support for growing families: 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave
• Monthly perks: Wellness, cell phone, and internet stipends to keep you connected and supported

$75,000 - $100,000 a year

Actual compensation within this range will be determined based on a variety of factors, including the candidate’s relevant experience, skills, qualifications, education, and geographic location.

At Yardzen, we’re committed to creating a space where our employees can bring their full selves to work and have equal opportunities to succeed. We are looking for people that will add to our culture, not just fit in. So regardless of race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, origin, ability, age, or veteran status, if joining this mission speaks to you, we encourage you to apply!

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the application or the recruiting process, please contact us at [e-mail].

Yardzen is registered as an employer in many, but not all, states. If you are not located in a state where Yardzen is registered, you will not be eligible for employment.