Lending Operations Product Manager

U.S. Bank • Oshkosh, WI

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Operations Platform Management is currently seeking a Product Manager to own and oversee the strategic product & platform vision and roadmap of accounting platforms that support commercial lending services. Product Managers at U.S. Bank are customer obsessed in driving product visioning, planning and development to deliver on our product strategy and staying one step ahead of evolving economic, technological, and customer needs. The incumbent will champion an product growth mindset and in doing so will work with a variety of business partners within and outside the bank to identify, define, and prioritize opportunities to meet customer needs. They will act as primary liaison between the business and Agile teams, ensuring the teams understand vision for the products. This role does not support visa sponsorship and requires working from one of the posted U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
• Typically six or more years of related experience
• Strong understanding of lending operations, with commercial lending experience preferred.
• Ability to translate operational needs into platform strategy is critical.
• Well-developed ability to collaboratively develop and evolve a product backlog
• Strong ability to develop and articulate a product vision that supports outcomes, value and prioritization of work
• Experienced in driving meaningful change, modernizing long‑standing systems, and enabling scalable, efficient lending operations.
• Advanced understanding and demonstrated abilities in support of the Lean/Agile mindset
• Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills including ability to collaborate with and empower teams
• Strong stakeholder leadership and communication skills, including partnering with business leaders and facilitating product councils.

Nice To Haves

• Standard industry certifications such as SAFe, CSPO, or PSPO are preferred

Responsibilities

• Own and oversee the strategic product & platform vision and roadmap of accounting platforms that support commercial lending services.
• Drive product visioning, planning and development to deliver on product strategy.
• Stay one step ahead of evolving economic, technological, and customer needs.
• Champion a product growth mindset.
• Work with a variety of business partners within and outside the bank to identify, define, and prioritize opportunities to meet customer needs.
• Act as primary liaison between the business and Agile teams, ensuring the teams understand vision for the products.

Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level