Home Lending Senior Product Associate

JOB DESCRIPTION
Description

Unleash your passion for product innovation by driving customer-centric development, inspiring groundbreaking solutions, and shaping the future with your strategic vision, influence and execution.

We're seeking a detail-oriented team player who thrives in the weeds and has a proven track record of successfully driving innovation in an agile environment. Leading the charge in creating products and features that captivate and delight customers. You'll harness your expertise to challenge the status quo, eliminate obstacles, and cultivate a culture of continuous innovation. You’ll partner with cross-functional teams to deliver transformative solutions and deliver best-in-class products. 

As a Senior Product Associate for Home Lending, you will play a pivotal role in redefining how we connect with our customers. In this position, you’ll help lay the groundwork for intelligent, personalized experiences that reach our customers wherever they are. You’ll collaborate with teams across Marketing, Technology, Data & Analytics, and Design to bring innovative product solutions to life, shaping the way we engage with customers across every channel. As a key driver of our product strategy, you’ll own the roadmap and guide Agile teams to deliver impactful results.

Job Responsibilities

• Define and Prioritize Product Backlog: Work closely with stakeholders to gather requirements, define user stories, and prioritize the product backlog to ensure alignment with business goals and customer needs.
• Collaborate with Development Teams: Engage with engineering and design teams to set strategy, clarify requirements, provide feedback, and ensure that product increments are delivered on time and meet quality standards.
• Conduct User Research and Testing: Organize and participate in user research sessions and usability testing to gather insights and validate product features, iterating based on feedback.
• Facilitate Agile Ceremonies: Lead and participate in agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives to ensure effective team collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Monitor Product Performance: Analyze product performance metrics and user feedback to identify areas for improvement and make data-driven decisions to enhance the product.
• Communicate with Stakeholders: Regularly update stakeholders on product progress, challenges, and upcoming priorities, ensuring transparency and alignment across the organization.
• Develop Product Roadmaps: Contribute and maintain product roadmaps that outline the strategic direction and key milestones, ensuring they are communicated and understood by all relevant parties.
• Stay Informed on Industry Trends: Continuously research and stay informed about industry trends, competitor products, and emerging technologies to identify opportunities for innovation and differentiation

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 5+ years of experience or equivalent expertise successfully delivering products, projects, or technology applications.
• Customer-Centric Mindset: Demonstrate a deep understanding of customer needs and pain points, uncovering root cause, and use this knowledge to guide product development and prioritize features that deliver maximum value.
• Visionary Leadership: Ability to articulate a clear product vision and strategy that aligns with the company's goals, and inspire cross-functional teams to work towards achieving it.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Proficiency in using data and analytics to inform product decisions, measure success, and iterate on product features to improve user experience and business outcomes.
• Collaboration and Communication: Strong skills in collaborating with engineering, design, and business teams, and effectively communicating product goals, priorities, and progress to stakeholders at all levels.
• Technical Acumen: A foundational understanding of the technical aspects of product development, enabling effective collaboration with engineering teams and informed decision-making regarding technical trade-offs.
• Agile Methodology Expertise: Experience in working within agile frameworks, such as Scrum or Kanban, to manage product backlogs, plan sprints, and ensure timely delivery of high-quality product increments.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to identify root cause over symptom problems, formulate real problem statements and address product challenges creatively and efficiently, ensuring that solutions align with both user needs and business objectives.
• Market and Competitive Analysis: Conduct thorough market research and competitive analysis to identify opportunities for differentiation and innovation, and incorporate these insights into the product roadmap.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Bachelor's Degree in a Relevant Field: A degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Previous experience in user experience design and solution design
• Proficient in Figma, JIRA, JIRA Align, Excel, PowerPoint, Process Mapping Tools
• Project Management skills is a plus

To be eligible for this position, you must be authorized to work in the United States. We do not offer any type of employment-based immigration sponsorship for this position.  Likewise, JPMorgan Chase & Co., will not provide any assistance or sign any documentation in support of any other form of immigration sponsorship or benefit including optional practical training (OPT) or curricular practical training (CPT).

ABOUT US

Chase is a leading financial services firm, helping nearly half of America’s households and small businesses achieve their financial goals through a broad range of financial products. Our mission is to create engaged, lifelong relationships and put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We also help small businesses, nonprofits and cities grow, delivering solutions to solve all their financial needs. 

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions.  We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process. 

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans

ABOUT THE TEAM
Our Consumer & Community Banking division serves our Chase customers through a range of financial services, including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business loans and payment processing. We’re proud to lead the U.S. in credit card sales and deposit growth and have the most-used digital solutions – all while ranking first in customer satisfaction.