Mortgage Lending Technology Product Owner

We're looking for a Mortgage Technology Product Owner to bridge the business and engineering teams - owning the product vision and roadmap, translating business goals into a clean, prioritized backlog, and delivering user stories developers can build from day one. You'll keep every release aligned to customer needs, business goals, and lending regulations, while helping our AI-first development Pods move fast by writing clear, well-scoped stories.

Responsibilities

• Own the product strategy and roadmap for mortgage technology, aligned with business goals and industry trends.
• Maintain a well-prioritized backlog with clear user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Partner across IT, engineering, operations, compliance, and the business to ship seamlessly from origination through servicing.
• Turn stakeholder and customer feedback into product improvements.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and security standards (CFPB, TRID, RESPA).
• Lead the full product lifecycle from ideation through launch and beyond.
• Run Agile/Scrum practices - sprint planning, backlog grooming, and delivery tracking.
• Monitor performance post-launch and manage technology, compliance, and security risks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business, Finance, or related field (MBA a plus).
• 5+ years in product management focused on mortgage technology, financial services, or fintech.
• Strong understanding of mortgage origination, servicing, and compliance processes.
• Proven experience managing the full product lifecycle.
• Hands-on Agile/Scrum experience with development teams.
• Excellent communication skills, able to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences.

Preferred

• Familiarity with mortgage tech platforms (LOS, POS, CRM), APIs, and integrations.
• Cloud experience (AWS, Azure) and vendor management.
• CSPO or PMI-ACP certification a plus.