Director of Product in Saint Petersburg, Florida at Bankers Financial Corp

About the Company

Maverick exists to simplify the business of homebuilding. At a time when the US faces a growing housing affordability crisis, it has never been more difficult to start and manage a homebuilding business.

Our mission is to free builders from these challenges – and help them get back to building.

Today, we specialize in two critical areas: insurance and home warranty management. We have built cutting-edge technology, developed unique financial products, and embraced an advisory-focused sales-and-service model to empower builders of all sizes. Our aim is to level the playing field, ensuring even the smallest builders have access to the tools, capabilities, and risk management options of their largest competitors.

What Sets Us Apart

Maverick isn’t your typical company. Born in 2021 through the merger of two well-established businesses, we combine the stability of a proven, profitable company with the dynamism of a startup. Our culture is deeply rooted in innovation, driven by ambitious growth plans, and led by a team committed to pushing the boundaries of creative solutions. With significant financial backing, we are poised to tackle age-old problems in the construction industry with forward-thinking, modern solutions.

Summary

Come join a team of Mavericks! We are seeking a strategic and execution-obsessed Director of Product to own the technology and operational engine behind Maverick’s products. This is a builder’s role for a leader who is equally comfortable setting product vision and getting their hands dirty in the details – someone who can direct an engineering roadmap, run a service delivery team, and systematically hunt down operational friction across the company and eliminate it through technology and applied AI.

The ideal candidate blends genuine technical fluency with an operator’s instinct for how a business actually runs. You don’t need to be the deepest engineer in the room, but you need to understand enough to know what’s possible, challenge what isn’t, and make sure it ships.

This role carries unusually broad scope for a Director of Product – it’s a genuine step up for a Director or Head of Product ready to own more. The person who succeeds here will come to understand Maverick’s business end to end, and will have an outsized hand in shaping how a modern, AI-enabled insurance and warranty company operates.

Responsibilities

Technology & Product

• Own the product roadmap across Maverick’s platforms – including our Beacon warranty platform, HomeCareOS, and internal operational tooling – balancing client-facing features against back-office efficiency investments.

• Lead and manage the in-house engineering team, setting priorities, cadence, and technical standards, and making pragmatic build-vs-buy decisions.

• Translate business needs into clear product requirements and ensure they get built, shipped, and adopted by customers, carriers, and internal users.

HomeCare Operations

• Lead the HomeCare product line and service delivery function, directly managing the HomeCare Managers who handle claims intake, work orders, and day-to-day relationships with subcontractors and builders, delivered via our tech solution HomeCareOS.

• Drive the tech-based delivery platform (HomeCareOS) toward greater consistency, speed, and scalability – using technology to amplify the team rather than replace the human relationships that make the service work.

Operational Efficiency & AI

• Serve as the company’s leader for operational efficiency: systematically work through Maverick’s processes, teams, and systems to identify friction and eliminate it through automation, integration, and applied AI.

• Use direct authority over the engineering roadmap to prioritize the highest-leverage internal improvements alongside client-facing work.

• Partner with every function – Agency Operations, Sales, Marketing, Underwriting, and Service – to understand how the business actually works and where technology can create leverage.

Structural Warranty Underwriting (Shared Scope)

• Depending on final org design, this role may also own Structural Warranty underwriting operations – including pricing discipline, underwriting profitability, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence in policy issuance. The strength and background of the selected candidate will determine where this scope ultimately sits.

Cross-Functional & Strategic

• Establish and monitor KPIs to drive product success and operational excellence.

• Stay current on technology, industry, and competitive trends to inform company, product, and operational strategy.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in product, technology, or operational leadership, with at least 3 years leading teams and a clear, consistent record of career advancement.

• Genuine technical fluency – enough to direct an engineering team, evaluate technical tradeoffs, and earn engineers’ respect – without necessarily being a hands-on coder.

• Demonstrated experience leading or working hand-in-hand with engineering teams to bring product vision to life and ship it.

• An operator’s mindset: a track record of going deep into how a business runs and improving it – scaling processes, removing friction, and building systems that create leverage.

• Practical fluency with AI and automation, and a genuine point of view on how they change the way companies operate.

• Exceptional analytical and data-driven decision-making skills, with the willingness and ability to personally pull the raw data and transform it into actionable insights.

• Experience managing a service, operations, or customer-facing delivery team strongly preferred.

• Comfort in a fast-paced startup setting, the ability to thrive in ambiguity, a mentality that no job is too small, and the desire to constantly learn and improve new pockets of the business.

• Experience in insurtech, fintech, SaaS, an MGA/MGU, or a technology-forward services business preferred.

• Exposure to insurance, warranty, or construction is a plus, but not required – strong product and operational fundamentals matter more.

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or a technical degree a plus.

Why Maverick

Join Maverick and be part of a dynamic team dedicated to transforming the homebuilding industry with cutting-edge technology and innovative solutions. Make a significant impact while advancing your career in an exciting, growth-focused environment.

If you’re a strong leader looking for your next challenge, we encourage you to apply today and become a Maverick.

The preceding position description has been designed to indicate the general nature of the work performed, the level of knowledge and skills typically required, and the usual working conditions of this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive, complete, or exclusive list of the duties of the position. Additional and different duties may be assigned from time to time. We are an E-Verify company.

Bankers Financial Corporation and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.

Employment with Bankers Financial Corporation and its subsidiaries is at-will, meaning that either the employee or the company may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause or notice. Employment may also be contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and/or drug screening, where applicable. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.