About the role

Technology Product Management Associate Director leading digital lending solutions with focus on execution and strategy. Overseeing implementation, marketing strategies, and product lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

Perform business analysis and owns business case recommendations for new product development and product enhancements that will increase profitability, market penetration and industry presence.
Proactively identifies and champions new product opportunities.
Understand customer workflow, as it relates to the relevant products and services and rationalizes product requirements utilizing voice of customer.
Interacts with technical product managers to translate business requirements into product specifications.
Works with sales/alliances, marketing, services, and others to effectively plan and execute go-to-market strategy.
Prepares reports and analyses on assigned products/product lines and presents to leadership on a regular basis.
Proactively addresses sales and revenue variances with priority products—both short and projected long-term.
Works with sales and senior management to strategize on key customer accounts.
Act as owner/champion for lending products and services, including managing the communications among stakeholders.
Analysis of market research and input from both corporate and personal networks to determine evolving market requirements and opportunities.
Stays informed on competition, regulation, marketplace, and internal and external issues related to home lending.
Active participation in key industry events and associations.
Requires moderate travel.

7yrs min.
Thorough knowledge of lending systems, processes, and services
Knowledge of current competitive landscape, particularly knowledge and insights into Fintechs.
Knowledge of the drivers of revenue, cost and profitability.
Demonstrated business case development experience.
Demonstrated experience successfully managing the product lifecycle.
Demonstrated experience in the development of products and successful product launches.
Exceptional interpersonal skills with partners, customers, teammates.
Ability to lead others, develop and deliver a business plan that can effectively organize, plan, direct, manage, and maintain profitable products
Demonstrated ability to lead business initiatives and influence others to deliver success
Knowledgeable about navigating matrix-managed organizations
Ability to effectively transact with moderate levels of ambiguity — manage with change, decide and act without having the total picture; comfortably handles risk and uncertainty
Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and presentation communication skills
Strong leadership skills with focus on producing results
Proficient formal presentation and facilitation skills, including executive c-level audiences
Strong analytical pragmatic solution capabilities
Demonstrated project/process management skills
Good negotiator, planner and decision-making skills.
Mentorship: Ability to mentor and support junior team members.