Sr. Product Director

Origence is always looking for diverse, talented people to join our exceptional team. Current job opportunities are posted here as they become available.

With 30 years at the forefront of fintech innovation, we specialize in SaaS lending solutions that lead the industry. Our core mission is customer-centric, focusing on empowering Credit Unions across the United States with the tools to offer accessible, competitive lending services. We're deeply committed to enhancing the financial ecosystem for a broad network of credit unions, members, and auto dealers. We invest in our greatest assets, our employees, and foster a culture of innovation and ownership through freedom and responsibility. We celebrate fiscal accountability, operational rigor, and efficiency to create a sustainably healthy and robust business for the long term.

The Sr. Product Director - Solution Management is a strategic thinker that is responsible for working closely with our Product Strategy team to fully understand the product business justification, client needs and requirements, vendor options, technological options, and the competitive landscape. The Software Product Director collaborates with cross-functional teams, including product managers, engineers, designers, and marketing professionals, to ensure the successful product solution is identified, vetted, and validated so that clear, concise, and complete features can be provided to the execution team.

What You’ll Be Doing:

Product Strategy, Research and Vision:

• In collaboration with the Product Strategy team, develop and communicate a clear product solution vision aligned with the company's overall objectives.
• Conduct market research, competitor analysis, and stay abreast of industry trends to inform product solution strategy.
• Build the Solution Roadmap in alignment with Epic Roadmap (Client Facing) for distribution to the Product and Development Team.
• Leadership of Solution Planning to deliver on EPIC Success Criteria including:
• Test Plan/Strategy (UAT, Performance, E2E testing)
• Customer Validation Plan/Strategy
• Solution Features
• Dependencies and impact analysis to system and processes
• Understanding and accounting for solution impacts to customer onboarding, billing, and cost to implement
• Understand Compliance Requirements and adherence
• Define how to measure client AV, success measures
• Lead a multidisciplinary product team, fostering collaboration and a shared understanding of product goals.
• Work closely with stakeholders, including executives, to align product strategies with overall business objectives.
• Provide guidance to cross-functional teams throughout the product development life cycle.

Customer Focus:

• Maintain a deep understanding of customer needs and preferences through customer feedback, market analysis, and user research.
• Champion a customer-centric approach in product development, ensuring that user experience and satisfaction are top priorities.

The Ideal Candidate:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, or related industry experience.

Experience:

• Success as Product Manager, Product Owner, or Sr. Business Analyst developing or launching new software features.
• A minimum of six years’ experience in software, system, and/or business analysis.
• Knowledge of financial industry and/or credit union operations.

Specialized Skills:

• Strong Soft Skills to quickly gain the support of internal clients and stakeholders.
• Ability to interface with credit union and internal management for the purpose of creating business plans.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to develop strategies, set objectives, and manage to results.
• Proactive leadership style to identify opportunities and work across the organization.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority.
• Must be able to travel 15% of the time.

Why you should apply:

• Paid Time Off.
• 401k (8% match).
• College Tuition Benefits/ Tuition Reimbursement.
• Good Benefits options.
• Company Culture! Cultural and Holiday celebrations, Theme days like Star Wars Day & Bring your Kids to Work Day, Monthly Townhalls, and Quarterly Company Meetings that ensure awareness, inclusion, and transparency.

The starting salary range for this full-time position is $170,100 - $212,600 per year. This base pay will take into consideration internal equity, candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, and experience among other factors. Origence maintains a highly competitive compensation program. Under company guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual bonus to provide an incentive to achieve targeted goals. Bonuses are awarded at the company’s discretion on an individual basis.

Origence is an equal opportunity employer. All recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, and other terms and conditions of employment will be based upon an individual's qualifications regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, military service, marital status, pregnancy, age, protected medical condition, genetic information, disability, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.