SVP, Growth & Business Strategy

Santa Rosa, CA (Remote)

$237K/yr – $316K/yrFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Description

What We Do

The Senior Vice President, Growth & Business Strategy is a key member of the Executive Leadership Team responsible for driving enterprise growth, market expansion, and strategic innovation. Reporting directly to the CEO, this executive will lead the company’s growth agenda across sales, strategic partnerships, business development, customer retention, and new business opportunities.
The SVP will oversee the Real Estate Sales organization while identifying and scaling innovative solutions that expand the company’s role throughout the homeownership lifecycle. This leader will balance delivering results in the core business with developing new revenue streams, strategic partnerships, and growth platforms that create long-term enterprise value.

What You'll Do:

  • Develop and execute the company’s enterprise growth strategy in partnership with the CEO and Executive Leadership Team.
  • Lead the national Real Estate Sales organization and drive achievement of revenue, market share, and profitability goals.
  • Identify, evaluate, and commercialize new growth opportunities, products, services, and partnerships.
  • Expand strategic relationships across the real estate, home services, mortgage, insurance, title, and homeownership ecosystems.
  • Drive customer acquisition, retention, and lifetime value strategies.
  • Lead cross-functional initiatives that improve competitive positioning, operational effectiveness, and business performance.
  • Build and develop high-performing teams while fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and execution excellence.
  • Serve as a strategic advisor to executive leadership on growth investments, market opportunities, and long-term business priorities.
  • Travel 20-45%

What You'll Bring:

  • 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in sales, business development, strategy, operations, product management, or related functions.
  • Proven success leading large, complex organizations and delivering measurable revenue growth.
  • Experience with strategic planning, market expansion, partnership development, and organizational transformation.
  • Strong financial acumen, including P&L ownership and budget management.
  • Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Bachelor’s degree required; MBA preferred.

Nice to Have:

  • Home warranty, home services, real estate, property technology, insurance, or related industries.
  • Subscription, membership, recurring revenue, or service-based business models.
Pay Range: $236,700.00 - $315,500.00 AnnuallyThis hiring range is a reasonable estimate of the base pay range for this position at the time of posting. Pay is based on a number of factors which may include job-related knowledge, skills, experience, business requirements and geographic location.

** Note that the following statements only apply to candidates who will be working from an unincorporated area within Los Angeles County. **

First American will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws (e.g., the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act).

First American intends to conduct a review of an applicant’s criminal history in connection with a conditional offer. First American reasonably believes that a criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following material job duties for this position potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: handling of confidential, proprietary or trade secret information belonging to First American or its customers, administrating or facilitating financial transactions, and the ability to meet customer-imposed criminal history requirements.

What We Offer

By choice, we don’t simply accept individuality – we embrace it, we support it, and we thrive on it! Our People First culture is inclusive for all employees - not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it's the key to our success. We are proud to foster an authentic and inclusive workplace For All. You are free and encouraged to bring your entire, unique self to work. First American is an equal opportunity employer in every sense of the term.Based on eligibility, First American offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO/paid sick leave and other great benefits like an employee stock purchase plan.
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First American

First American Financial Corporation is a premier provider of title, settlement and risk solutions for real estate transactions. With its combination of financial strength and stability built over more than 130 years, innovative proprietary technologies, and unmatched data assets, the company is leading the digital transformation of its industry. First American also provides data products to the title industry and other third parties; valuation products and services; mortgage subservicing; home warranty products; banking, trust and wealth management services; and other related products and services. First American serves home buyers and sellers, real estate professionals, loan originators and servicers, commercial property professionals, homebuilders and others involved in residential and commercial property transactions with products and services specific to their needs. With total revenue of $9.2 billion in 2021, the company offers its products and services directly and through its agents throughout the United States and abroad.

Santa Ana, California, USA
16K employees (342 in marketing)