Operations/Product Director, Workflow & AI

SFR3 Fund

7h•$150,000 - $250,000•Remote

About The Position

SFR3 is a boutique real estate investment fund managing more than $2 billion in affordable single-family homes. It owns 10,000 homes across 20 states and uses software-driven operations to manage homes in multiple markets. The Operations/Product Director, Workflow & AI will work across the business—from acquisitions and renovations to property management and payments—to identify where software, automation, and AI can improve operations. The role combines business operations and product work, with a hands-on focus on building and shipping systems, internal tools, and operational software that directly runs the business. The successful candidate will first understand how work gets done, then translate operational needs into scalable systems and architecture. They will use AI tooling, LLMs, data, and automation frameworks to increase technical leverage; make decisions about whether to build, configure, or integrate tools; and own outcomes by measuring whether solutions improve the business. The role is fully remote and offers flexible PTO, covered health and dental, a 401(k) package, a MacBook Pro, compensation, and equity.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
At least 5 years of experience in business operations or product management.
Ability to explain products or operational solutions personally built and launched, and how they drove the business.
Experience shipping useful products or operational solutions under significant pressure.
Facility with AI/LLMs, data, dashboarding, and SQL.
Hands-on operator who can work in technical environments and build workflows and products that drive operations.
Analytical thinking, a bias toward rapid action and iteration, and a focus on building operational systems that work in production.

Nice To Haves

Degree or background in hard sciences or philosophy.
Experience in a startup, operator, or business operations environment where priorities changed quickly.
AI-first approach, including familiarity with LLMs, code generation, automation, and knowing when to build versus configure.
Entrepreneurial experience.
Real estate experience is not required.

Responsibilities

Design and build systems, internal tools, and operations software that directly runs the business.
Use AI tooling, LLMs, and automation frameworks to accelerate technical leverage and build smarter software faster.
Understand how operational work is actually done before building solutions.
Translate complex operational realities into clean, scalable architecture.
Own outcomes and track whether delivered solutions work.
Scope and prioritize the roadmap based on business impact.
Make pragmatic tradeoffs between speed of delivery and durability.
Use data and user feedback to inform decisions and measure results.
Identify where to build, configure, or integrate tools across acquisition, renovation, property management, and payments.