Product Manager
Avant is revolutionizing the world of lending by lowering the costs and barriers of borrowing for everyday people. At our core, we are a technology company that builds advanced platforms and uses custom analytics. Today, we help underserved consumers, the majority of whom get fast funding on our online platform without having to talk anyone. Tomorrow we plan to use our world class technology and underwriting capabilities to launch new products and bank partnerships that improve people’s financial lives.
JOB DESCRIPTION
We are looking for a product manager to own and execute Avant’s product development process with our growing number of products. As a product manager, you will be responsible for gathering, documenting, and prioritizing both platform and customer requirements. In this role, you will work closely with business owners, engineering, and operations teams to ensure product and customer success.
What you do at Avant
- Synthesize requirements and prioritize business initiatives
- Own and manage the SDLC process
- Execute the success of the product development process
- Develop product pipeline/roadmap and project plans
- Comunicate prioritization, process, and project plans to stakeholders
Why you are a fit for Avant
- 5+ years of product management experience in tech industry
- 5+ years working with agile software development teams
- 3+ years managing teams
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience in a fast-paced start-up environment
- Intellectually curious and able to manage multiple projects
- Strong collaborator and willingness to go above and beyond
- Familiarity with Agile software management and collaboration tools like GitHub, JIRA, HipChat, etc.
Why Avant is a fit for you: At Avant, we believe our values make a difference:We value, support, and help each other growWe are committed to active inclusion and diversityWe are transparent and believe the best idea winsWe succeed when our customers succeedWe get sh!t done… responsiblyAnd we keep it fun! We believe that ideas are more important than titles, everything is more fun together, everyone drives change, and everyone is an owner. While we believe the perks and benefits that we offer are terrific, nothing excites us more than having the ability to collaborate with intelligent, highly-motivated and talented people on challenging problems as we work to change the face of online lending.