Senior Product Manager (Borrower Experience)

Lendbuzz is a fintech startup founded in 2015 by MIT alumni using cutting-edge machine learning to revolutionize vehicle financing and change the way deserving borrowers access credit. We are in full scale-up mode with backing from great investors, having recently raised our Series D. We are growing rapidly, and we need your help. Come join us!

Join Lendbuzz, where we're shaping the future of auto finance with AI. As a Product Manager for Borrower Experience, you'll be at the forefront of crafting digital interactions. You'll enhance self-service options, improve customer interactions, and drive innovation. Your role isn't just about products; it impacts every part of our business, with endless opportunities for growth. Come thrive in our dynamic environment, leading the way in AI and machine learning for auto finance. This position offers the flexibility of being hybrid, allowing work either in our Boston office or remotely, with occasional travel to our Boston office as necessary.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with internal and external customers to understand the problems and develop insights, and translate those findings into new product innovations
• Partner closely with engineering to drive the creation, planning, prototyping, and development of products and features in support of key product metrics and goals
• Foster strong relationships with subject matter experts, analysts, data scientists, and technology teams across Lendbuzz
• Own, prioritize and maintain the product backlog
• Analyze and articulate insights from data to inform product roadmap decisions and drive alignment across functions and senior leadership
• Break down features into detailed stories and acceptance criteria that can be executed by an agile team. Find ways to deliver value incrementally
• Effectively communicate to a wide business audience project status and post-launch measurement of progress
  
  
  
  
  

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in Product Management, Product Ownership, or similar roles within digital product teams, with a preference for experience in rapid growth startups
• Demonstrated track record of working with digital products such as web portals or mobile apps, contributing to their development, launch, and continuous improvement
• Experience in the lending industry is advantageous
• Strong project management skills, with a keen attention to detail and ability to manage projects of varying sizes and scopes
• Experience in designing and delivering product integrations, including working with APIs
• Passion for product development, data science, and the intersection of software and finance, with additional experience in financial markets or the automotive industry being a plus
• Ability to collaborate effectively across functional groups with adaptability and empathyIn-depth knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, or other agile software development methodologies
• Proven ability to scope and author comprehensive business and technical product requirements
• Proven ability to prioritize and manage multiple complex work streams simultaneously, ensuring efficient and effective project execution
• Demonstrated capability to prioritize and manage multiple complex work streams simultaneously, ensuring efficient and effective project execution
• Strong communication skills for providing clear direction and motivating project teams effectively
  
  
  
  
  

We Believe:

Diversity is a competitive advantage. We celebrate our differences, and are better when we have a variety of experiences, viewpoints, and backgrounds

Compassion is a strength. We care about our customers and look to build long-term relationships with them

Simplicity is a key feature. We work hard to make our forms and processes as painless and intuitive as possible

Honesty and transparency are non-negotiable. We incorporate these traits in all of our interactions

Financial opportunity belongs to everyone. We work every day to improve lives by extending this opportunity