What are the responsibilities and job description for the Honey Homes: Market Manager, Chicagoland position at Pear VC?
About Honey Homes
Honey Homes is a new membership service for homeowners that proactively addresses the everyday to-do's, ongoing maintenance and unexpected repairs that come with homeownership. Members are paired with a dedicated handyperson and a simple app to coordinate. We're on a mission to make home upkeep effortless, replacing hassle and stress with the joy that comes from comfortable living.
Our team is made up of passionate individuals who have made significant impact at companies such as Airbnb, Google, Opendoor, Yelp, Zillow, and Uber. We're backed by Khosla Ventures, Era Ventures, Pear.vc, and the co-founders of Doordash, Lyft and Opendoor.
Check us out at www.honeyhomes.com
About the Role
Your role is to launch and scale Chicago, a brand new market for Honey Homes. You'll find, hire, train, and manage the first two Honey Homes handypeople in your market, and continue to hire to 10 handypeople. You'll help identify and convert our first customers, and be their account manager at the start. You'll collaborate with Marketing to identify which neighborhoods to launch, find ambassadors to spread the word about Honey Homes, and coordinate advertising initiatives. You'll also help onboard specialists (e.g. plumbers, electricians, roofers) to partner with Honey Homes.
As your market grows, your role expands to managing a large P&L, and all the associated responsibilities.
This is a unique opportunity to have an outsized impact at an early-stage company that is reimagining the home services industry.
Outcomes in your first six months
- Successfully launch Chicago within 30 days of start date : Hire two handypeople that would rank in our top 10% of handymen company-wide, and train them on the Honey Homes way. In partnership with Marketing, identify the first neighborhoods to launch, and converting the first 20 members.
- Identify and activate five ambassadors out of the first 20 members : Meet each member in person during their Home Walk-thru, and build a relationship via text and phone, and within 30 days, invite members to be ambassadors. Partner with Marketing to get ambassador social media posts up.
- Performance Manage Handymen : Work with your handymen and members to ensure each visit is set up for success, and follow up on all outcomes, whether positive or needing extra attention. Provide coaching and feedback as appropriate. Measured by daily performance metrics.
- Launch more neighborhoods : Partner with marketing to identify new areas to launch, hire handymen, get referrals, activate first 20 members and identify first five ambassadors in each new neighborhood. At the end of six months, have 300 active members in your metro.
- Champion a culture of hospitality : Ensure that all team members are acting as partners their the members. Do this by setting an example of what great customer interactions look like and train your team to do the same. Measured by customer retention, visit feedback, Net Promotor Score (NPS) and referral rate.
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Note : This is a field and remote-desk work role. You must have a reliable vehicle and a valid driver's license to meet with customers and your team. You will also work from home, or we can arrange a co-working office space for you.
