Job Title: Product Manager (B2B SaaS - Mortgage Software)
Location: Remote
IMPORTANT NOTE: To be considered for this role you MUST take the short 5 minute survey at the link below. Any applicants that do not fill it out will be automatically disqualified.
Company Overview:
LodeStar Software Solutions is a leading B2B SaaS provider to the Mortgage and Real Estate industry. We empower mortgage lenders and their customers, with leading edge services that create clarity, leverage connectivity among all parties to the transaction, and help build a sustainable community of industry professionals. Join a dynamic team where innovation meets industry leadership, and be a part of transforming the future of mortgage lending.
Role Overview:
LodeStar is looking for a dynamic, proactive, big picture-minded, and highly technical mortgage professional to join our Product team - leading the development and execution of all of our B2B SaaS products. A primary focus of this role will be engaging with LodeStar clients, partners and internal teams, to collaboratively build a company wide product roadmap aligned to the achievement of company goals, that encompasses client feedback related to LodeStars products. The Product Manager will utilize client feedback and independent market research, to identify the product enhancements required and their prioritization, along with the associated ROI to LodeStar, and will work with the Product team to manage the development life cycle for these enhancements. The Product Manager will also work with the Marketing and Sales teams to ensure there is the proper knowledge and documentation to communicate new features to new and existing clients. This role will require strategic vision, operational expertise, and the ability to turn complex problems into simple, scalable solutions for our enterprise clients.
Core Skill Sets:
- Strong strategic thinking and the ability to prioritize product features / enhancements
- Long-term planning while balancing short-term product execution
- Solutions based / creative problem solving
- Technical software related knowledge
- Customer-centric mindset
- Excellent communication skills
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Data driven decision making
- Mortgage Industry Knowledge
- Project management & execution
- Financial background to evaluate competing options
- Entrepreneurial spirit
Key Responsibilities:
- Own the product lifecycle from ideation to launch, including roadmap development, feature prioritization, and end-to-end product execution
- Serve as a liaison between the LodeStar Product Team and other LodeStar departments, new & existing clients or partners, with the ability to field technical questions
- Analyzing product usage through direct feedback / conversations with clients and integration partners
- Conducting market research to identify competitive gaps and identify new LodeStar products/features
- Define, track, and analyze key product metrics to guide decisions and optimize product performance
- Develop product requirements, user stories, and specifications that clearly communicate the vision and details to engineering teams
- Scoping and gathering requirements for potential projects to accurately assess the amount of work involved
- Prioritizing feature/bug requests by assessing impact, potential revenue and costs
- Serving as project manager within the Product Team to help develop and launch new features
- Ongoing communication and engagement with new & existing clients to gather product feedback and ensure feature adoption
- Partner with sales and marketing teams to create go-to-market strategies and enable the successful launch of new products or features
- Stay ahead of industry trends and competitors to maintain product relevance and leadership in the market
Desired Skills & Qualifications:
- 4+ years of experience as a Product Manager in a B2B SaaS environment
- Familiarity with Github or other versioning and project management systems
- Proven ability to deliver products that meet business objectives and customer needs
- Strong knowledge and understanding of the mortgage and title insurance industries and associated technologies
- Familiarity with the process to originate a mortgage, specifically the Loan Estimate to Closing Disclosure phase
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Strong organizational skills and customer facing experience
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to make data-driven decisions
- Self-starter with big picture product and industry focus
- Experience working with cross-functional teams and managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Financial background to build out the cost benefit analysis of new features, product level profit and loss, and ROI for potential projects.
- Bachelors degree in business, computer science, engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
Why Join Us:
- Be part of a fast-growing company with a dynamic and collaborative culture
- Opportunity to lead impactful product initiatives and shape the future of our products & platform
- Competitive salary and benefits package, with opportunities for career growth and professional development
- Flexible work environment, including option to work remotely
LodeStar Software Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
This job description emphasizes the need for a blend of technical skills, business acumen, and leadership, making it suitable for a B2B SaaS company environment.
LodeStar was founded in 2013 and is a small but fast-growing technology company with a relaxed work environment and the option for 100% remote work. The company has been named as one of the top 100 technology companies in the mortgage industry for the past three years, and was just ranked on Inc.coms list of the 5000 fastest growing privately held companies in the country for the second time.