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Blend

Product Owner

Paid time off
Home office stipend
Wellness programs
Employee discount programs
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Blend is a diverse team of problem solvers who believe that the world’s financial resources should be more accessible. Our cloud banking platform is used by Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank, and over 330 other financial services firms to acquire more customers, increase productivity, and deliver end-to-end digital experiences. Our software enables our customers to process an average of more than $5 billion in loans per day, making it possible for consumers to reach their financial goals faster and lead better lives. Come do work that matters.

The Product Owner maximizes product value by collaborating with key stakeholders, managing the product backlog, and ensuring the development team delivers business-aligned features. They help lead the core engineering, product, and design team by prioritizing work, translating business needs into functional requirements, and overseeing the execution of ideas into manageable user stories that represent the customer's perspective. The Product Owner maintains the product backlog's visibility, guides the development team through user stories, and is ultimately responsible for the acceptance of delivered features.

Responsibilities

Product Vision and Strategy

  • Champion and communicate the product vision and roadmap as defined by the product team, ensuring clear alignment throughout the product development lifecycle.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business objectives and market needs.
  • Support development of the product strategy aligned with company goals and trends in customer-driven product feedback.

Product Backlog Management 

  • Create and manage the product backlog.
  • Prioritize backlog items based on business value, customer feedback, and technical feasibility.
  • Write clear and concise user stories and acceptance criteria.
  • Collaborate with our Support and customer-facing teams to analyze and prioritize inbound customer feedback, questions, and reported issues.

Sprint Planning and Execution

  • Participate and/or lead in sprint planning, review, and retrospective meetings.
  • Clarify user stories and provide guidance to the development team.
  • Review completed user stories and ensure they meet acceptance criteria.

Stakeholder Communication

  • Act as a liaison between roadmap stakeholders and the product development team ensuring clarity needed for roadmap execution.
  • Provide regular updates on development progress to the Product Manager and other key stakeholders.
  • Gather and analyze stakeholder feedback.

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience as a Product Owner or similar role.
  • Experience in managing product backlogs and/or writing user stories.
  • Knowledge of the industry and market trends.
  • Experience working in SaaS or in the financial services/fintech industry is a plus.
  • Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks effectively.
  • Analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Capable of basic analysis, troubleshooting, and learning basic testing in lower environments.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

  • Product backlog health and prioritization.
  • Delivery of product features on schedule.
  • Product development delivery predictability
  • Stakeholder satisfaction.
  • Achievement of product vision aligned to business goals.

To comply with local legislation, as well as to provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base pay ranges on all job postings regardless of desired hiring location.

For full time hires, the hiring base pay range for this position is between $97,000 and $114,000. Beyond base pay, Blend benefits and perks are described below.  

Final base pay offer amounts will vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to function, level, geographic location, job related knowledge, skills, and experience. Base pay will be adjusted for part-time roles to reflect scheduled hours.

Benefits and Perks:
  • Meaningful equity
  • 401(k) plan with employer matching contribution
  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • 8 weeks of paid parental, medical and pregnancy leaves
  • Generous vacation policy
  • Wellness benefits covering a variety of wellness activities, gym memberships, fitness classes and more
Questions & answers for this job
  • What is the type of contract for this job?
    The contract for this job is a Full-time contract
  • Is telecommuting possible for this job?
    Yes, telecommuting is possible for this job
About Blend
Blend’s cloud banking infrastructure is reshaping the way we bank.
Website
Industry
Financial Services, FinTech
Founded
2012
Size
1000+ employees

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