Product Owner

Pennymac • Westlake Village, CA

6d • $90,000 - $150,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Pennymac (NYSE: PFSI) is a specialty financial services firm with a comprehensive mortgage platform and integrated business focused on the production and servicing of U.S. mortgage loans and the management of investments related to the U.S. mortgage market. At Pennymac, our people are the foundation of our success and at the heart of our dynamic work culture. Together, we work towards a unified goal of helping millions of Americans achieve aspirations of homeownership through the complete mortgage journey. We are seeking a Product Owner to manage complex projects that involve multiple integrated business systems, interfacing across departments and/or divisions. As the Product Owner, you will collaborate with System Developers and Business Subject Matter Experts on application changes, development, and deployment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field, or equivalent work experience
• 10+ years of Agile experience
• Knowledge of JIRA, Confluence or similar tools required

Nice To Haves

• Data Management experience and database knowledge preferred
• Financial Services and, if possible, mortgage industry experience preferred
• SQL Server/.NET, XML/EDI, or BI Tools experience a plus

Responsibilities

• Manage organizational analysis efforts to identify current capabilities, opportunities for improvement and drives measurement, prioritization and implementation of identified opportunities
• Review and approve business analysis related documentation including: requirements, current and future state processes and workflows, report specifications and others
• Interact and coordinate with system developers and business subject matter experts on application changes, development, and deployment
• Write, communicates and vets requirements and user stories with business leaders using different approaches such as use cases, activity diagrams, sequence diagrams and state charts, data dictionaries, class or entity relationship diagrams to ensure complete understanding by business leaders/executives while working with an Agile framework
• Work effectively inside a Scrum or Kanban team and conduct and participate in Scrum ceremonies and retrospectives
• Create strategies for risk mitigation, contingency planning, and cost saving while maintaining project documentation to develop regular reports for department and executive leadership
• Plan, develop, oversee, execute and certify changes by establishing rigorous test plan through design and implementation phases and tracking test results to ensure changes are complete and accurate to finalized requirements
• Perform other related duties as required and assigned
• Demonstrate behaviors which are aligned with the organization’s desired culture and values

Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Paid Time Off Programs including vacation, holidays, illness, and parental leave
• Wellness Programs, Employee Recognition Programs, and onsite gyms and cafe style dining (select locations)
• Retirement benefits, life insurance, 401k match, and tuition reimbursement
• Philanthropy Programs including matching gifts, volunteer grants, charitable grants and corporate sponsorships

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees