Product Manager - Credit and Lending Delivery

Headquartered in Wichita, KS AgVantis is a unique and distinct technology solutions and business services organization, providing its solutions and services to both Farm Credit Banks and Member-Owned Associations. We help navigate the complex Farm Credit regulatory environment with solutions and services that are designed by and for Farm Credit Entities to meet their unique business needs. Since our inception in August of 2001, AgVantis has and continues to develop and provide customized financial software and business services to Farm Credit Associations around the United States.

Benefits offered by AgVantis:

- Powering those who grow America

- Investment in employee development and training

- Medical, Dental, Vision coverage (HSA and FSA available)

- Outstanding 401K - automatic 3% employer contribution, plus match up to 6%

- Generous Paid Time Off, plus 10 paid holidays

- Competitive Incentive Compensation Plan

- Disability & Life Insurance

- Employee mental, physical, and financial wellness programs

- Gym Membership Discounts

- Zander Identity Theft Protection for employee and family

- Hybrid WorkSchedules

POSITION SUMMARY

The Product Manager - Lending and Credit Delivery will be responsible for the vision and road map for the capabilities AgVantis will deliver to Associations for Lending and Credit Delivery. Works with Associations to understand their needs. Maintains a backlog of potential enhancements, prioritized based on business value. Understands and influences vendor roadmaps. Determines which changes will be part of the standard solution vs. developed ad hoc (with an SOW with one Association). The Product Manager will be responsible for products from ideation to implementation and ensuring that existing products and applications meet customer expectations. The Product Manager will collaborate closely with executive leadership, stakeholders, engineers, and product teams to ensure that products meet critical success measurements and is responsible for the P&L of the product(s) they own.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Manage the backlog of requests for new features, applying prioritization frameworks as necessary.

2. Focuses on business problems, not solutions. Assess whether an Association's needs can be met with existing solutions.

3. Create and manage product roadmap.

4. Understand and influence vendor roadmaps and assess impact on Association processes.

5. Assess whether a requested feature should become part of the base product or be a one-off enhancement for a particular Association.

6. Responsible for ideation, scoping, development, launch, and follow-up on features.

7. Define and analyze metrics that measure the success of products.

8. Communicate business needs to product support.

9. Communicate product status, key issues, and launch plans to stakeholders across the organization.

10. Execute Buy, Build, or Partner Analysis for new capabilities.

11. Define "minimum viable product" & product direction.

12. Perform stakeholder interviews.

13. Delivery and release coordination, including training on new features.

OTHER FUNCTIONS

1. Performs other duties and assumes other responsibilities as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education including a Bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration, business management, finance, computer science or related field, or equivalent work experience.

8+ years' experience advising or acting as a leader in a product-led business technology organization.

6+ years' experience as a product manager, product owner or related experience.

Preferred experience with loan origination or loan accounting processes in the Farm Credit System or financial industry and developing and facilitating user-training.

Experience in working on (or leading initiatives) including lending, servicing, and general accounting.

Strong knowledge of finance market, regulatory environment, and regulatory compliance pertaining to Farm Credit Associations (FCAs) and banking.

Experience and knowledge in Agile methodology.

Strong relationship management skills.

Skill in gathering, compiling, organizing, and analyzing information.

Skill in prioritizing assignments to complete work in a timely manner.

Strong oral and written communication skills across all levels of the organization (peers, management, C-Suite leadership, and customers).

The ability to describe and demonstrate new and existing features to foster problem-solving and illustrate the value of the product.

Knowledge of developing and facilitating user training and basic architecture of how digital applications are designed (UI vs back-end).

Ability to communicate features to association leaders and employees and strong abilities to influence, keep team members engaged, and drive productive meetings.

Familiar with lending and credit underwriting functions.

Understands and creates product metrics, e.g., KPI's and OKRs.

Entrepreneurial spirit, self-reliance, and a willingness to "roll up one's sleeves" to understand details.

Curiosity and a growth mindset.

Moderate travel with overnight stays as required. The need for travel will depend upon projects.

Regular attendance is required on this job, with the ability to work a full 8-hour day. Overtime as required to meet deadlines.

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT
Policy manuals, procedures manuals, training manuals, computer equipment, calculator, telephone, printer, copy machine, projector, video equipment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

MENTAL ACTIVITIES
Analyzing, calculating, comparing, consulting, coordinating, designing, documenting, editing, evaluating, interpreting, organizing, planning, presenting, reading, specifying, training.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES
Hearing, kneeling, reading, repetitive motions, talking, walking, writing.

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