Agile Product Execution:
- Own and maintain the product backlog, ensuring it is continuously groomed and prioritized in alignment with business goals.
- Write clear and detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, and supporting documentation for the development team in collaboration with the VP of Product Management
- Serve as the daily point of contact for developers during sprints, providing clarification and quick decision-making to unblock work.
- Lead backlog refinement and sprint planning sessions in collaboration with the VP of Product Management.
Cross-functional Collaboration:
- Work closely with the VP of Product Management to align backlog priorities with the strategic product roadmap.
- Collaborate with customer success and development to ensure quality, performance, and timely release of new features.
- Engage with internal stakeholders to understand evolving needs and ensure business value is delivered with every release.
- Collaborate with the VP of Product Management to evolve the roadmap and explore innovative opportunities, including the use of AI to drive long-term product strategy.
Process & Quality Ownership:
- Support the enforcement and improvement of Agile product development processes, including definition of done, QA/testing best practices, and documentation standards.
- Assist in UAT coordination and release readiness, ensuring features meet both functional and non-functional requirements.
- Participate in release planning, product demos, and retrospectives to drive continuous improvement.
Customer & Market Insight:
- Participate in customer feedback sessions, advisory boards, and user testing to inform backlog prioritization.
- Stay up to date on mortgage industry trends and loan-level accounting use cases to ensure product-market fit.
