Summary:
The Product Manager is responsible for defining product strategy and implementing products that contribute to the success of the business with measurable impact. This role requires product expertise, a strong executive presence, and technical savviness. It is important that the individual in this role fosters effective cross-team collaboration to enable efficient product delivery using agile methodologies. This role will drive innovation, efficiency, and improve the overall customer and team member experience.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Defines and communicates a Product’s vision, strategy, and roadmap addressing business objectives, customer feedback, and the competitive landscape.
Develops a Product’s phases and execution plans including the Minimum Viable Product to ensure value is delivered incrementally to achieve the vision and business objectives.
Creates high-quality Product presentations, artifacts, and demos to gain alignment; references business goals and important metrics where applicable.
Effectively communicates with both technical and business stakeholders.
Guides product direction for a cross-functional team of design, engineering, and business stakeholders to ensure execution to plan.
Measures Product performance by clearly defining, tracking, and reporting on success metrics.
Optimizes Product performance by eliciting feedback and identifying Product enhancements.
Comply with all company policies and procedures.
Maintain regular and punctual attendance.
Other Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
This position is an individual contributor with no direct reports but may provide guidance, leadership, or training to others.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with both technical and business stakeholders.
Education and/or Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business-related field and 5-6 years of experience in a Product or equivalent role or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Knowledge of UX design principles and best practices.
Experience leading a horizontal team with vertical stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications:
Minimum of 3 years of experience in Mortgage, Banking, Real Estate, or Financial Services
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
None Required
Work Complexity:
Problems and issues faced are difficult and complex, and may require understanding of broader set of issues. Problems typically involve consideration of multiple issues and understanding of the financial/mortgage industry. Problems are typically solved through drawing from prior experience and analysis of issues.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work is normally performed in a typical interior office work environment which does not subject the employee to any hazardous or unpleasant elements. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
Americans with Disabilities Act:
Applicants as well as employees who are or become disabled must be able to satisfactorily perform the essential job functions of the position either with or without reasonable accommodation. Applicants as well as employees are encouraged to meet with Human Resources as the organization shall review reasonable accommodations on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable law.
Job Responsibilities:
The statements reflect the general duties and responsibilities considered necessary to perform the essential functions of the job and should not be considered as an all-inclusive list of all the work requirements of the position. The company may change the specific job duties with or without prior notice based on the needs of the organization.