Sr Product Manager

A Day in the Life

The Senior Product Manager will play a key role in building and managing Lendistry's end-to-end business lending platform. This includes designing and delivering features that support the full lending lifecycle-from sales and origination through processing, closing, loan sales, servicing, collections, portfolio management, and special assets. The role also includes the development of borrower-, applicant-, audit-, and partner-facing features and tools. This position requires deep collaboration across internal teams and strategic partners to develop a technology-enabled, scalable, compliant, and customer-centric lending experience. This role also requires a strong understanding of business lending operations and the ability to translate business needs into technical product requirements. The ideal candidate will be passionate about innovation in fintech and experienced in working across both business and technology domains to deliver high-impact solutions that enable Lendistry's mission to support underserved small business communities.

Lendistry: Who We Are

We're proud to be the nation's largest minority-led, tech-savvy lender for small businesses and commercial real estate. As a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and Community Development Entity (CDE), our mission is all about creating economic opportunities and fueling growth for small business owners and their communities. Join us as we pave the way with innovative financing and financial education!

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead the development and continuous enhancement of Lendistry's technology-enabled, non-bank business lending platform, including internal systems and external partner integrations.
• Design and deliver product features aligned with the full credit lifecycle-including origination, underwriting, closing, servicing, collections, and portfolio oversight.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with internal stakeholders, strategic partners, and the data and analytics team to ensure a unified and efficient experience across all user groups and support data-driven product decisions.
• Collaborate closely with the data team to identify, track, and leverage key product and operational metrics for ongoing optimization.
• Organize, prioritize, and manage product development projects through the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) using Agile methodologies.
• Manage timelines and deliverables across sprints, create and maintain detailed Jira boards, and track user stories, epics, bugs, and tasks to ensure full visibility and accountability.
• Serve as a scrum process advocate and champion of product management best practices.
• Manage development teams, establish norms, and support resource balancing between onshore and offshore resources.
• Create and deliver management-level reporting, product roadmaps, and milestone tracking updates.
• Proactively identify risk areas and ensure documentation, knowledge transfer, and continuous improvement.
• Support quality assurance processes for critical business lending functions and ensure compliance controls are built into the platform.
• Stay current on trends in fintech, lending technology, regulatory requirements, and digital customer experience strategies.

Your Areas of Knowledge and Expertise

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in technology, product management, or related roles, with at least 4 years in product management.
• 5+ years of experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Experience with business lending, credit operations, or financial services product development strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with integrating platforms through APIs and managing vendor/partner solutions.
• Proficient in Jira and other product management and collaboration tools.
• Strategic thinking and ability to drive end-to-end product lifecycle delivery in a complex lending environment.
• Strong cross-functional communication skills and executive presence.
• Experience with Agile product management and ability to manage multiple concurrent product initiatives.
• Ability to interpret business requirements and translate them into scalable technology solutions.
• Highly analytical, results-oriented, and able to influence change across an enterprise.
• Ability to lead product vision, customer research, testing, and iterative delivery.
• Ability to use data and performance metrics to drive prioritization and feature development.
• Willingness to travel as needed.

Why You'll Love Working Here:

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Birthday Day Off
• 12 Paid Company Holidays
• 401(k) Match
• FSA and HSA
• Paid Life Insurance
• Paid Disability Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Professional Development Courses
• In Office Provided Snacks and Drinks
• Gym Facilities (LA & Tustin/CEC Offices)
• In Office Engagement Activities

COMPENSATION RANGE

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $140,000-$176,000 annually.

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PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

This is a stationary position that requires frequent sitting (approximately 95%), repetitive wrist motions, grasping, speaking, listening, close vision, and the ability to adjust focus. It also may require occasional standing, lifting, carrying of 20lbs or less, walking, kneeling, bending/stooping, twisting, pulling/pushing, and reaching above the shoulder. Employees in this position must be physically able to efficiently perform the essential functions of the position.