Product Manager

Origence • Irvine, CA

23h • $99,400 - $124,300

About The Position

With 30 years at the forefront of fintech innovation, we specialize in SaaS lending solutions that lead the industry. Our core mission is customer-centric, focusing on empowering Credit Unions across the United States with the tools to offer accessible, competitive lending services. We're deeply committed to enhancing the financial ecosystem for a broad network of credit unions, members and auto dealers. We invest in our greatest assets, our employees, and foster a culture of innovation and ownership through freedom and responsibility. We celebrate fiscal accountability, operational rigor and efficiency to create a sustainably healthy and robust business for the long term. The Product Manager leads core product management responsibilities for a defined product area(s) with growing strategic input and autonomy. The Product Manager owns end-to-end delivery of features within assigned product area(s), leads feature area strategy with growing independence, and may require execution of more than one initiative in parallel. What you will do:

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Finance, Accounting, Engineering, or related field required.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to interpret data and make evidence-based decisions
• Excellent communication skills with ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• Experience writing detailed requirements documentation and user stories
• Customer-focused approach with ability to balance competing priorities
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
• Experience with agile development methodologies (SAFe, Scrum)
• Familiar with AI tools such as CoPilot, Claude, or ChatGPT and AI prompting
• Experience with product management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Aha!, Productboard, Confluence, Lucid, Figma, MixPanel and similar software tools

Nice To Haves

• Experience in financial services, automotive finance, fintech, financial technology, or enterprise B2B software.
• Technical background with ability to discuss architecture, APIs, and system design
• Understanding of system architecture, integrations, and risk management
• SQL proficiency and comfort with analytics tools
• Knowledge of industry, regulations, and compliance requirements
• SAFe certifications (POPM, Agilist)
• Industry certifications relevant to product domain

Responsibilities

• Core Product Management
• Develop business cases by analyzing customer impact, summarizing qualitative and quantitative insights, and documenting assumptions; prepare benefit assessments by analyzing ROI, including build vs buy analysis, customer value, regulatory or operational impact, and competitive positioning; recommend strategic prioritization across teams
• Own the team backlog for assigned area(s) by evaluating customer value, regulatory requirements, technical constraints, competitive considerations, and business impact; make trade-off decisions
• Make trade-off decisions between feature requests, technical debt, and compliance needs for a defined product area by balancing customer value, technical feasibility, and regulatory impact
• Lead as primary content authority for product features during SAFe ceremonies including PI Planning, solution demos, and inspect & adapt workshops; communicate feature intent, clarify requirements, and align stakeholders on priorities
• Competitive Insights
• Monitor competitive releases and emerging solutions to assess threats and opportunities; recommend strategic responses for product area
• Analyze usage data, win/loss data, and competitive intelligence to identify differentiation opportunities and inform product area strategy
• Integrations & Partnerships
• Manage integrations and own integration strategy for a defined product area, ensuring functional, compliance, and performance requirements are met
• Inform and support the definition for integration standards, API patterns, and partnership models that support cross-product capabilities
• Evaluate and recommend third-party solutions that strengthen product strategy for a product or major initiative; understand and manage strategic partner relationships with the support of the Partnerships Team to influence roadmaps
• Team Leadership & Development
• Share knowledge and experience; provide guidance on PM practices and career development
• Contribute to hiring and building high-performing teams; participate in candidate assessment and onboarding
• Universal Product Management Responsibilities
• In addition to the level-specific responsibilities above, all Product Managers are responsible for:
• Solution Definition & Requirements
• Define product solutions through collaboration with engineering, design, and stakeholders; document solution estimates and acceptance criteria; write features and user stories; establish measurable success metrics
• Define non-functional requirements for performance, scalability, reliability, monitoring, and security; balance technical debt with business needs
• Customer Research & Analytics
• Lead customer interviews and gather feedback to understand pain points, workflows, and competitive gaps; translate research into prioritized requirements
• Design and analyze A/B tests and experiments to validate product decisions; apply data-driven learning to reduce risk
• Build analytical frameworks to measure feature adoption; track usage metrics and customer satisfaction; create reporting to communicate results
• Set success metrics and KPIs for owned product areas; use insights to recommend improvements and support roadmap decisions
• Regulatory Compliance & Security
• Ensure solutions comply with applicable regulations (TILA, RESPA, ECOA, FCRA, Fair Lending, UDAAP) and incorporate guidance from regulatory agencies (NCUA, FDIC, CFPB)
• Ensure security and privacy requirements are addressed including PII protection, data encryption, SOC 2 compliance, and cybersecurity standards
• Go-to-Market & Customer Success
• Support Sales & Marketing with competitive positioning, demos, enablement materials, and customer-facing presentations
• Support customer onboarding by documenting workflows and developing adoption strategies; drive feature adoption through training and guidance
• Manage release planning and execution; coordinate feature flag activation; ensure operational readiness for product launches
• Documentation
• Develop and maintain product documentation including release notes, user guides, functional specs, training materials, and implementation guides
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Partner with Product Design, Product Operations, Partnerships, Software Engineering, QA, IT, Client Support, Implementations, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Legal, and Compliance to execute product plans and achieve business objectives.

Benefits

• Flexible Working Environment
• Paid Time Off
• 401k (8% match)
• College Tuition Benefits/ Tuition Reimbursement
• Good Benefits options
• Company Culture!
• Cultural and Holiday celebrations, Theme days like Star Wars Day & Bring your Kids to Work Day, Monthly Townhalls and Quarterly Company Meetings that ensure awareness, inclusion, and transparency.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees