Home Product Development Strategy Analyst

Homebound•Santa Rosa, CA

About The Position

Homebound is on a mission to make it possible for anyone, anywhere, to build a home using technology. Created by an experienced team of construction, real estate, design, and technology experts, Homebound is transforming the residential construction industry by improving the costly and inefficient process of building a home. We’ve created an entirely new way to build homes with technology powering every stage from start to finish to provide a seamless experience for our customers. Homeowners across the country can choose where they want to live, select a home plan that’s perfect for them, then personalize and buy it, all online. Homebound has raised $150M in capital from leading venture capitalists like Google, Khosla, Thrive Ventures, and we’re scaling quickly in places like Texas, Colorado and Florida. Come build your future with us. Role Overview We’re hiring an Analyst, Home Product Development Strategy to support Homebound’s national home product, architecture, and market strategy efforts across Texas, California, Colorado, and Florida, with additional expansion planned across the U.S. This role sits at the intersection of product strategy, architecture, data, and technology. You’ll work closely with the Director, Home Product Development – Architecture + Strategy to to support the execution of Homebound’s home product strategy and architectural principles, helping translate strategic direction into detailed product, architectural, and specification recommendations & decisions Homebound is both a homebuilder and a construction technology company, and this role plays a key part in translating product and architectural strategy into structured systems, data, and tools that power how we design, build, and sell homes. You’ll help ensure our strategy is not only well-defined, but executable through our internal technology platform. This is a high-growth, high-visibility role with direct exposure to senior leadership and meaningful influence on Homebound’s residential product. Preference will be given to candidates located in one of our markets: Dallas, TX, Houston, TX, Tampa, FL, Los Angeles, CA or Denver, CO.

Requirements

1–4+ years of experience in one or more of the following:
Real estate, development, or investment
Residential architecture, design, or construction
Product strategy, market research, analytics, or operations
Baseline understanding of residential homes, including floor plans, layouts, specifications, and architectural styles (professional or academic)
Strong analytical skills and comfort working with structured data
Ability to synthesize qualitative and quantitative information into clear insights
Interest in how technology and systems can improve construction and homebuilding
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
Passion for residential architecture, design, real estate, and housing trends
Curious, coachable, and excited to learn directly from senior leadership

Nice To Haves

Experience working with databases, or product platforms
Exposure to architectural documentation, finish schedules, or specification management
Familiarity with homebuilding markets in Texas, California, Colorado, or Florida
Background or education in architecture, design, real estate, economics, analytics, or a related field

Responsibilities

Support research efforts for new and existing Homebound markets across multiple U.S. region:
Analyze performance data from previously built homes (pricing, absorption, revenue, etc.) to evaluate how past architectural, programmatic, and specification decisions have performed. Synthesize these insights with current market and design trends to inform product refreshes, specification updates, and the introduction of new home plans, elevations, and product offerings within active markets.
Support product development after a strategic decision has been made to enter a new market, using defined focus geographies. Conduct deep-dive analysis of target zip codes to identify architectural and design trends, competitive home programs, as well as spec level analysis, and translate that work into a clear product hypothesis and recommendation for home plans, elevations, and specifications.
Collect, organize, and analyze market data including:
Comparable communities and homes
Floor plans, square footage, bed/bath mixes, pricing, and absorption
Architectural styles, exterior compositions, and design trends
Specification levels, features, and construction approaches used by competitors
This role is highly detail-oriented and execution-focused, centered on defining exactly what Homebound is offering in each market, the rationale behind those decisions, and how those offerings can be delivered consistently and cost-effectively.
The role will work closely with the Director to support Homebound’s home product strategy by translating architectural and product direction into clearly defined, detailed outputs, including plan assumptions, elevation approaches, and specification decisions.
The role will develop and maintain detailed product definition materials that clearly articulate market-specific offerings - including home plan mixes, layouts, elevations, features, and specifications - along with the underlying homeowner value, cost, and performance considerations.
Recommended home plan mix and size ranges with supporting analysis
Target buyer profiles and use cases as they relate to concrete product decisions
Bed/bath counts, layouts, and functional tradeoffs
Architectural direction and exterior styles as applied to real plans and elevations
Feature and specification decisions, including cost/value considerations and consistency across markets
Assist in developing and maintaining exterior architecture master finish schedules and product standards
Help translate architectural and design intent into clear, structured documentation that can be scaled across markets
Support consistency and quality in architectural execution as Homebound expands
Partner with Product, Engineering, and Operations teams to help integrate product strategy, architectural standards, and specification data into Homebound’s internal technology platform
Support structured data input, organization, and maintenance within internal systems
Help identify opportunities where better systems, tooling, or data can improve how product decisions are made and executed
Contribute to recurring market intelligence and performance reporting across Homebound’s focus markets
Analyze how Homebound’s homes are performing relative to original strategy assumptions and market conditions
Track emerging trends in buyer preferences, architecture, floor planning, and specifications
Work closely with Architecture, Design, Investment Strategy, Construction, Product, and Finance teams
Prepare clear, organized analysis and presentation materials to support strategic decision-making