Product Manager – 1416017kjm_16-4658 Position Available In Kennebec, Maine

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• Ability to:
• Present business and use cases to advocate and influence senior leaders and support partners with new program initiatives, policy, and product development projects
• Identify roadblocks and work independently and with matrixed team, toward resolution
• Ability to multi-task and manage time well and is deadline oriented
• Collaboration, critical reasoning, and decision-making capabilities
• Excellent customer service, organizational, listening and communication skills
• Demonstrated accuracy and thoroughness
• Ability to adapt to changes or unexpected events
• Act as product SME on projects outside of product development
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office 365, Word, Excel, Visio, Access, Project, SharePoint, and Jira
• Experience with Black Knight Empower, MSP, and PPE’s required
• Responsibilities
• Strong focus on delivering conventional, government and private investormortgage productsAnalyze and interpret Investor Announcements, Bulletins, MortgageeLetters, VA Circulars, etc.

and create development plan forimplementation of guidelines and product changes adhering to sensitivetimelines.

Lead project management effort to develop product developmentinitiatives as assigned by department manager. Facilitate engagement ofrequired stakeholders and thorough/timely review ofpolicy/product/process changes to ensure high quality output andreasonable time to market.

Provide guideline interpretation and impact to systems liaison andIT/Development of creation and maintenance of new/existing products asit relates to loan origination system, government systems. Product andpricing engine, collateral management system and mortgage servicingsystem.

Lead and manage product projects, including but not limited to, definingproject scope document, business case, business requirements, systemupdates, process and workflow mapping, system requirements, projectplan, creating and review testing cases and results. Provide updates asneeded and maintain shared project plans.

Mange and conduct project team meetings (prepare agendas /minutes).Create and revise comprehensive internal and external Operations/SellingGuides for Retail and Correspondent channels.

Composition of product descriptions, training materials, workflows,policies and procedures, marketing announcements, Change Announcements,job aids/tools and material to support product.

Oversee the coordination and publication of change documents withdesktop publisher Allregs working with the other Product Managers andTechnology Liaison.

Following product launch continually monitor product performance andrecommend adjustments and changes as needed.

Ensure products assigned are current with investor guideline changes andare accurate and thoroughly explained in program guide/supportingdocumentation and change announcements.

Monitor private investor market for program offerings, features,products, and credit policy gaps particularly related to wealth/jumboand first-time homebuyer segments.

Provide support as needed to sales and operations in interpretation ofthose guidelines. Provide guidance to Operations personnel to controlrisk and to effectively meet investor requirements (i.e., Processing,Underwriting, Closing, Post-Closing & Government Insuring).Coordinate with and work routinely with Credit Administration unit asneeded to support Credit related needed guidance, underwriting supportand/or projects. Work with specific investors and/or outside consultantsrelated to product responsibility to ensure communication is timely.

Provide support to all project managers as needed and participate onspecial projects as directed by department manager. Manage day-to-dayproduct issue resolution for Mort age.

Evaluate borrower/market needs, competitive gaps and/or opportunitiesfor Sales within specific product areas or responsibility. Performmarket research as needed.

Provide technical product knowledge assistance to marketing in supportof marketing materials as well as of product training to loan productionand operations staff.

Oversee, coordinate item tracking as in Change Control database (JIRA).Communicate product development status and information to residentialmortgage colleagues.

Identify product risks and create/facilitate risk mitigation plans andstrategies.

Review project test plans and review test results as well as provideproduct knowledge to support the testing of products in LOSBeacon Hill is an equal opportunity employer and individuals withdisabilities and/or protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

• California residents:
• Qualified applications with arrest orconviction records will be considered for employment in accordance withthe Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and theCalifornia Fair Chance Act.

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