Senior Product Associate

Job responsibilities

• Partners with the Product Manager to identify new product opportunities that reflect the needs of our customers and the market through user research and discovery
• Considers and plans for upstream and downstream implications of new product features on the overall product experience
• Supports the collection of user research, journey mapping, and market analysis to inform the strategic product roadmap and provide insight on potential product features that provide value to customers
• Analyzes, tracks, and evaluates product metrics including work to time, cost, and quality targets across the product development life cycle
• Writes the requirements, epics, and user stories to support product development

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 3+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in product management or a relevant domain area with overall experience to be at least 8+ years.
• Proficient knowledge of the product development life cycle
• Experience in product life cycle activities including discovery and requirements definition
• Developing knowledge of data analytics and data literacy
• Deep understanding of the "Why" behind product decisions and the ability to articulate this to stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects to completion and drive business impact.
• Strong collaboration skills with experience working with technology and design teams to shape features according to user needs.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to write clear and concise requirements, epics, and user stories.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Ability to work independently and take initiative in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to think strategically and execute methodically.
• Familiarity with data analytics tools and techniques, with a developing knowledge of data literacy.
• Understanding of financial products and services, particularly in the home lending domain, is a plus.
• Passion for innovation and continuous improvement, with a track record of implementing new ideas and solutions.
• Experience in Prompt Engineering and understanding of Gen AI.