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Meet Leaf Home. We turn complex home improvement projects and endless to-dos into achievements. With more than 50% of homeowners worried about the cost and effort of home maintenance, we deliver remarkable, end-to-end experiences. And get the job done right, at every step. Bringing innovative products, the best people, and the highest standards to every project.

Trusted by more than 1 million homeowners across the US and Canada, we are Americas largest direct-to-consumer full-service provider of branded home services and products. Our products, including the patented LeafFilter gutter protection system, have earned numerous awards and recognition from Good Housekeeping, Qualified Remodeler, Angi, Consumer Reports, This Old House, and other consumer review platforms.

We are powered by extraordinary people. Our innovative products and reliable services are delivered with convenience, excellence, and quality through 250+ regional sales and installation offices and comprehensive field support offices in New York and Hudson, Ohio. Were proud to say weve been consistently named one of the fastest-growing private companies by Inc. 5000 and recognized as a top employer nationally. The benefits of working at Leaf Home are wide-ranging and include:

Industry-best compensation packages | Competitive health, dental, and vision insurance | 401k with company match | Paid time off including paid parental leave | Individualized career development programs | Childcare assistance | Employee assistance programs, including legal, financial planning, and counseling | Employee discount marketplace | Employee Resource Groups such as VetConnect, DEI Committee, Womens Committee.

Position Summary: The Installation Manager is responsible for the daily operations of the Installation department within a local field office. Provides leadership and tactical execution on daily production activities involving customer scheduling, service resolution, training, and management of local third-party installation network.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assign installation jobs to third-party installer network based on availability and geographic proximity using proprietary scheduling application when possible

• Identify opportunities in daily operations to pull forward jobs and maximize speed to installation

• Work with the customer to schedule jobs based on installer availability and customer preferences

• Review and publish daily installation and service reports to identify wins and opportunities for improvement

• Work with office administrative staff to ensure organized workflow of jobs from schedule to install completion

• Partner with Service and Sales Operations teams to proactively address customer issues and resolve on first service call

• Train, coach and develop installation employees and contractors both in the office and in the field

• Improve subcontractor retention rates through impactful training and engagement

• Responsible for driving proficiency and efficiency amongst installation subcontractors

• Works with the Field Trainer on individual performance, abilities, and capacities of the installers

• Partner with leadership on identifying systemic training gaps and propose solutions to address gap

• Collaborate with all office and corporate functional teams

• Recruit subcontractors as needed to expand installation capacity

• Must hold a valid driver's license.

• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Experience and Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent.

• 3+ years of successful experience in home construction, remodeling, and/or installation management.

• Track record of successfully recruiting, training, coaching, and onboarding subcontractors.

• Demonstrated superior quality and attention to detail in all facets of the installation process.

• Ability to teach others through hands-on and documentation-based learning methods.

• Ability to juggle various work activities and shift their attention from one task to another to meet the demands of different stakeholders without dropping the ball.

• Must have a truck or van with the ability to carry ladders of various heights.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-energy, team-oriented environment and have a roll up your sleeves and today not tomorrow mentality.

• Apply active listening skills through the ability to comprehend information presented and respond thoughtfully.

• Detail-oriented and can focus on the task at hand, no matter how minute, by finding the most efficient and effective pathway to completion.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required for communicating with internal and external parties in a manner that is both articulate and professional.

• Ability to logically connect ideas, scrutinize and evaluate arguments, find inconsistencies and errors in work, solve complex problems, and engage in reflection.

• Ability to provide timely and empathetic help through in-person, phone, email, and social media avenues that keeps the co-worker or customers needs at the forefront of every interaction.

• Ability to communicate effectively, to recognize, understand, and manage ones own emotions as well as others, and foster positive working relationships across all levels of the organization.

• Holding oneself responsible and being self-driven in accomplishing business goals, adhering to policies and being responsible for ones own actions, performance, and decisions.

• Familiarity and comfort using ladders of various heights.

• Proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, and/or Access).

• Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, Abilities or Certifications:

• Experience in residential remodeling, plumbing, electrical, bathroom, and kitchen installation.

Travel Requirements:

• Less than 10% domestic travel required.

Overtime/Additional Hours Requirements:

• Additional Hours May Be Required (Exempt Positions).

Physical Requirements

• Normal Office Environment.

• Indoor work in a climate-controlled environment.

• Medium work. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Diversity and Inclusion Statement

Leaf Home is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create an environment that embraces differences and fosters inclusion.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Leaf Home will recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, results of genetic testing, veteran status, or physical/mental disability (except where the disability prevents the individual from being able to perform the essential functions of the job and cannot be reasonably accommodated in full compliance with the law).