Senior Product Manager: Lead Mortgage Tech & Strategy

First American; Fort Mill (SC); On-site; USD 118,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) plan

PTO & sick leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

First American is seeking a Product Management professional to define and drive the roadmap, translate strategy into actionable requirements, and lead cross-functional teams. You will conduct market research, prioritize opportunities, and ensure product success metrics are met.

The role requires 5–7 years in product development, strong Excel/Visio skills, and a solid grasp of Agile, Lean and UX principles. Competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5-7 years’ directly related experience in product or services development.
• Strong understanding and abilities related to Excel and Visio (or comparable).
• Experience in product development, requirements and risk analysis, pricing, planning, competitive analysis, and financial planning and strategy.
• Strong understanding of Agile, Lean and UX Principles
• Knowledge of consumer marketing analytics
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Keen ability to explain complex concepts across the organization and to large audiences and clients
• Sound decision making, creativity, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to build relationships and ensure cooperation across the organization
• High level of business acumen, strategic agility, ability to develop others, influence outcomes and change, and negotiate for resources
• Successful track record designing, developing, and executing complex projects
• Ability to organize own work, set and meet timelines
• Collaboratively engages with leaders to create, identify, and implement solutions to further effectiveness of the business

Responsibilities

• Drive the vision and delivery of innovative new products to keep the business relevant and competitive
• Develop, define, maintain and communicate the product strategy and roadmap
• Translate product strategy into detailed requirements
• Determine and conduct market research to identify user need for new products
• Prioritize product opportunities using criteria and requirements defined during research
• Define high level customer requirements for the entire customer experience including product features and functions, target markets, and pricing
• Works with users to understand and validate their needs using Lean and UX design principles.
• Creates and uses wireframes to convey new feature ideas
• Develop metrics to assess the success of products and features and determine necessary enhancements
• Lead and participate in planning meetings and provide advice and guidance on direction of products
• Collaborate with customers, team members, and outside influencers to ensure a solid and well-rounded understanding of products and developing needs
• Execute the product roadmap by providing direction to the product development team for product evolution and priorities, ensuring that the experience gained from external market activities, usage analysis, competitive response, and market research is reflected in future product releases
• Assess market competition by cultivating knowledge of competitor products to identify product gaps, assess and address competitive threats, and gain a competitive edge
• Required to perform duties outside of normal work hours based on business needs.

Skills

Product management

Agile

Lean

UX Principles

Market research

Pricing strategy

Stakeholder communication

Cross-functional leadership

Financial planning

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Visio

Product roadmapping tools

Job description

First American is seeking a Product Management professional to define and drive the roadmap, translate strategy into actionable requirements, and lead cross-functional teams. You will conduct market research, prioritize opportunities, and ensure product success metrics are met.

The role requires 5–7 years in product development, strong Excel/Visio skills, and a solid grasp of Agile, Lean and UX principles. Competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package are offered.