Associate Data Product Manager

Who we are

Invitation Homes is a fast-paced evolving publicly traded REIT that is pioneering a new industry with over 110,000 single family rental homes and a market capitalization of over $25 billion. We are a team of more than 1,600 associates who come from all walks of life. We call different communities “home,” but our shared values bind us together. Invitation Homes is a place where possibility lives.

Job Summary

The Associate Product Manager supports the Product Manager, Enterprise Data in defining, building, and improving data products that power reporting, analytics, and operational decision making across the organization. This role blends product ownership, business analysis, and cross-functional coordination, ensuring that strategic initiatives are translated into clear, actionable work for engineering teams.

The Associate Product Manager contributes to backlog creation, user story development, refinement sessions, iteration planning, user acceptance testing, and ongoing product health monitoring. This is an ideal role for someone with strong analytical skills, a passion for data, and interest in growing into a full product management career path.

Invitation Homes does not offer employment-based visa sponsorship for this role at this time.

Product Ownership

• Break strategic initiatives into epics, features, and user stories with clear acceptance criteria.

• Maintain and groom backlogs and prepare items for engineering sprints.

• Participate in refinement, sprint planning, reviews, and UAT.

• Validate completed work to ensure it meets requirements.

Requirements and Stakeholder Support

• Work with business partners to gather detailed requirements and document workflows.

• Support workshops, discovery sessions, and communication with stakeholders.

• Provide clear updates on progress and changes throughout the product lifecycle.

Technical and Data Support

• Build working knowledge of data systems, models, and ETL or ELT workflows.

• Write simple SQL queries or analyze sample data to support validation.

• Assist with wireframes, mock reports, or conceptual diagrams.

Product Performance and Documentation

• Help define and track product success metrics.

• Monitor user feedback, adoption, and data quality to identify improvements.

• Create release notes, guides, and user documentation.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.

• 1 or more years in product, business analysis, data engineering, data analytics, or software development preferred.

• Experience in Data and Analytics or Agile practices is a plus.

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to write clear user stories and acceptance criteria.

• Curiosity and willingness to learn technical concepts quickly.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

• Ability to stay organized and manage multiple priorities.

Why Invitation Homes

We stand for flexibility, opportunity, and a home that people can make their own. It’s as true for our associates as it is for our residents. Just like we help our residents live freer, we liberate our associates’ careers, too.  Our associates know that at Invitation Homes goals matter, potential is unlocked, and careers thrive. Invitation Homes isn’t just a work place it is a possibility place. Invitation Homes offers the below to each new associate:

• Competitive pay and an annual bonus program for all associates

• Generous paid time off plans including vacation accrual, sick time, volunteer time, and standard and floating holidays

• 401k with matching company contributions

• Awesome work environment with casual dress

• Team events and gatherings

• Employee resource groups: Together with Women, Asian Alliance, Black Collective, Juntos, Gen Next, and Open Invitation.

Invitation Homes truly is where possibility lives, pour a new foundation here!

To attract and retain top talent, we're pleased to offer competitive compensation and benefits, including:

• Annual bonus program

• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance

• Long-term and short-term disability insurance

• Generous paid time off plans include vacation accrual, sick time, standard holidays and floating holidays

• 401(k) with company matching contributions

• Awesome work environment with casual dress

• Team events and gatherings (Pre- and Post-Covid)

Invitation Homes is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and innovative environment with the best associates. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at [email protected].

To all recruitment agencies: Invitation Homes does not accept agency resumes.  Please do not forward resumes to Invitation Homes employees.  Invitation Homes is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.