IT Product Manager - Scottsdale, AZ

Company: Homeowners Financial Group
Location: Scottsdale
Posted on: June 25, 2022

Job Description:

Description:Work for an Award Winning Company Culture!Are you an independent, self-starting, team player with a positive attitude? Are you passionate about giving back to your community? Do you want to work for a company that we like to think as the happiest place in mortgage and has been voted a Best Place to Work for the last 16 years? Join our family at Homeowners Financial Group and you can take advantage of our great benefits.Benefits:

• Award-Winning Company Culture
• Employee volunteer opportunities
• 9 paid holidays
• Generous paid time off policy
• Cigna Healthcare Benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability
• Kaiser Permanente Benefits option for eligible California employees
• Ancillary Benefits include: Aflac, MetLaw Legal Plan, United Pet Care
• 401k with discretionary match
• Employee tenure program
• President's Club eligibility for both Sales and Operations staffWho We Are: Homeowners Financial Group has over 500 employees in 45 offices across the country and has helped tens of thousands of homeowners realize home ownership. We are not your typical mortgage company: we foster a family environment, we give back to the community through dozens of charities and we love what we do!Who We Want: We want an IT Product Manager who provides strategic future focused analysis services to business and technical partners. The focus of this position is to work closely with the business units to gain in-depth understanding of HFG's business strategy, processes, services, roadmap and the context in which the business operates. The IT Product Manager is responsible for reviewing assigned business processes from end-to-end to identify and address operational and technological efficiencies through third party or internally built solutions to solve business needs.Essential Duties:
  • Continuously updates roadmap with respect to competition to ensure HFG is always aware of and utilizing latest processes and technologies
  • Ability to think out of the box to invent solutions which may not commercially exist today
  • Provides forward thinking corporate roadmaps for assigned business processes including operational and technical changes, quarterly progress reviews
  • Works with Business Analysts to break down process improvement tasks for internal engineering teams
  • Participate in all scrum ceremonies and acts as the Product Owner when needed
  • Work closely with project management to ensure highest prioritized items are addressed first
  • Interface with senior business unit leaders to obtain requirements
  • Participates in HFG internal meetings and required trainings
  • Maintains a professional image and demonstrates an understanding of and follows all HFG Policies and Procedures
  • Other duties as assigned. Requirements:Qualifications:
    • Bachelor's degree required
    • 7+ years of experience in Product Management in the mortgage industry with specific experience in lead gen, processing, underwriting, closing and/or post-closing experience
    • 7+ years of experience preparing and managing roadmaps for both internal and external use
    • 5+ years of experience working with Agile Scrum and Kanban teams
    • Proficient PC skills to include Excel, Word, and Microsoft Outlook as well as Encompass/ Optimal Blue/ DU/ LP/ and major origination systems preferred
    • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
    • Ability to develop positive relationships
    • Provides strong customer service to internal and external customers
    • Exceptional organization and time management skills. Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced environmentWorking Conditions:The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. This job may require handling objects up to 10 pounds frequently and 20 pounds occasionally. While performing the duties described herein, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands and fingers to handle or feel in addition to talking and hearing. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Office environment is normally climate-controlled.Homeowners Financial Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
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