Senior Product Associate

Job responsibilities

• Partners with the Product Manager to identify new product opportunities that reflect the needs of our customers and the market through user research and discovery
• Considers and plans for upstream and downstream implications of new product features on the overall product experience
• Supports the collection of user research, journey mapping, and market analysis to inform the strategic product roadmap and provide insight on potential product features that provide value to customers
• Analyzes, tracks, and evaluates product metrics including work to time, cost, and quality targets across the product development life cycle

• Writes the requirements, epics, and user stories to support product development

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 2+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in product management or a relevant domain area
• Proficient knowledge of the product development life cycle and agility principles
• Ability to craft the why and demonstrate a problem solving mindset
• Experience in product life cycle execution including discovery and requirements definition
• Developing knowledge of data analytics and data literacy
• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively in a business matrix organization construct

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Strong understanding of auto finance business processes, systems, and modern technology stack
• Knowledge of AI application in product construct and proven ability to automate stories, acceptance testing to support efficiencies
• Bachelor's or master's degree