Full-Time

Product Lead

Partnerships & Distribution

Homebase

Homebase

1,001-5,000 employees

Workforce management platform for hourly workers

No salary listed

Toronto, ON, Canada + 2 more

More locations: San Francisco, CA, USA | Denver, CO, USA

Hybrid

Hybrid role; in-office Tuesdays and Wednesdays required.

Category
Product (2)
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Required Skills
Management
Product Management
REST APIs
Requirements
  • 8+ years in Product Management, Product Strategy, or related experience in B2B SaaS, with a record of shipping high-impact work.
  • Experience in at least one of the following: Partnership creation and management (Business Development); Productizing and commercializing APIs; Adapting core products to enter new verticals or segments.
  • Evidence of operating as a “PM as GM”—comfortable with market sizing, commercials, roadmap ownership, and post-launch iteration.
  • Exceptional external-facing skills: able to build trust with senior leadership at partner organizations, negotiate tradeoffs, and steer complex relationships.
  • Strong internal leadership: aligning teams, creating clarity, and holding a high bar for impactful outcomes.
  • Experience as a direct manager for other Product Managers.
Responsibilities
  • Lead and develop a team of Product Managers who drive the product investments required to execute and scale our distribution strategy across partners, APIs, and franchises.
  • Own the distribution strategy across embedded partners, APIs, and franchises—defining where we play, how we win, and which opportunities to prioritize over the next 12–24 months.
  • Lead key partner and franchise relationships, joining executive discussions, co-creating joint roadmaps, and representing Homebase as the product voice.
  • Translate partner and franchise needs into product outcomes by shaping clear problem definitions, informing roadmaps, and ensuring we build scalable solutions that unlock multiple partners.
  • Act as the connective tissue across Product, BD, Sales, and GTM, driving alignment, clarity, and readiness for launches while maintaining a high bar for quality and impact.
  • Partner with PMs on API and distribution capabilities, ensuring reusable patterns, strong execution velocity, and customer-centric decision-making.
  • Use AI and data to accelerate decisions—sizing opportunities, analyzing adoption, mapping ecosystems, crafting pitches, and prototyping partner-facing experiences.
  • Represent Homebase externally at conferences and franchise or partner events, telling a compelling and credible product story.
  • Test, refine, and scale distribution playbooks to improve repeatability, speed, and cross-functional execution.
  • Champion hybrid collaboration, using in-person time to drive clarity, unblock work, and build strong relationships across teams.
Desired Qualifications
  • None

Homebase provides a digital workforce management platform for businesses with hourly workers. It combines time tracking, employee scheduling, payroll processing, and built-in messaging to help managers run their teams more efficiently. Time tracking turns any device into a time clock to record hours, breaks, and overtime, reducing paperwork. Scheduling lets managers plan and adjust shifts online and share the plan with the team instantly. Payroll automatically calculates pay, makes direct deposits, and handles payroll taxes. The built-in messaging keeps managers and team members connected, even when they’re not on site. The service is mainly used by small businesses with hourly workers and is priced as a software-and-services offering. The goal is to simplify and streamline day-to-day operations for hourly workforces by providing an all-in-one tool to manage time, schedules, pay, and communication in one place.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

Series D

Total Funding

$189M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2014

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Raised $60M Series D led by L Catterton Growth for expansion.
  • Enhanced Lightspeed integration boosts omnichannel merchant experiences.
  • Doubled Canadian workforce by 104% with Toronto office in 2023.

What critics are saying

  • POS competitors like Lightspeed bundle workforce tools, eroding standalone value.
  • Payroll tax filing errors trigger IRS fines and class-action suits.
  • Free tier cannibalizes paid upgrades, capping ARPU indefinitely.

What makes Homebase unique

  • Homebase targets hourly workers in SMBs unlike desk-focused HR tools.
  • Integrates scheduling, time tracking, payroll, and messaging seamlessly.
  • Offers free core plan with POS integrations like Square and Shopify.

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Benefits

Stock options

Comprehensive insurance plans

401(k) with 4% company match

Remote, hybrid, and in-office work options

Top-of-the-line equipment and home office

Annual holidays and accrued PTO

Fun company activities

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

8%
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