Product Manager, Apps Team

Product Manager - Mobile Banking

Position Overview

Access Softek is seeking a Product Manager to lead the mobile banking experience for our unified online banking product. This role involves working closely with our iOS and Android application developer team to enhance our digital banking solutions for over 350+ US financial institutions.

Company Information

Access Softek has been a leader in software development for 30 years, creating human-centered digital banking experiences for financial institutions across the United States. Our solutions help community banks and credit unions compete effectively, offering a comprehensive suite of digital banking services, including lending, account opening, and investing. We leverage the latest web technology to tackle challenges like digital identity verification and fraud prevention, with a modern architecture that allows for rapid deployment of impactful updates.

Employment Type

• Full-time

Working Hours

• Approximately 3 am - 11 am PST, with some flexibility.

Primary Responsibilities

• Own the Vision and Roadmap: Define and drive the strategy for our mobile banking platform, including hybrid iOS and Android applications that integrate closely with online banking.
• Client Understanding: Communicate effectively with U.S. financial institutions to understand their needs and develop solutions.
• Remote Collaboration: Act as a bridge between distributed development and business teams.
• Agile Team Enablement: Work closely with engineers and testers to ensure an agile development team operates efficiently on high-value tasks.
• Product Backlog Management: Drive the discovery and refinement of requirements, build, and manage the product backlog.
• Production Support: Provide support for production issues, prioritize bugs and enhancements, and manage the product backlog.
• Feature Specification: Manage the design and specification of various software features.
• Client Representation: Apply excellent judgment to faithfully represent client and business needs throughout development planning and execution.
• Cross-Team Collaboration: Collaborate with other digital banking development teams using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
• Feature Integration: Partner with Product Managers from other teams to build app-based features for different product areas.
• Tool Utilization: Use industry-standard tools for issue management and collaboration, such as the Atlassian suite.

Requirements

• Product Management Experience: Proven experience managing the backlog and roadmap for a software product.
• Agile Experience: Experience as a Product Owner for an agile team.
• Work Ethic: Track record of excellent collaborative and independent work.
• Problem-Solving: Demonstrated creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Autonomy: Proven ability to work independently, drive results, and embrace continuous improvement and learning.
• Communication Skills: Superior English-language communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Distributed Teams: Experience working with distributed teams is beneficial, but not required.
• FinTech Experience: Experience in the financial technology space is beneficial, but not required.

Highly Valuable Offerings

• Previous experience managing and innovating iOS and Android applications, including device compatibility challenges.
• Passion for innovation within the consumer tech space.
• Experience within the banking or financial services sector.
• Familiarity with SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) development practices.

Benefits

• Remote-friendly role (depending on location eligibility).
• Home office equipment (computer, additional monitor, etc.), if necessary.
• Internet compensation ($50 per month).
• Long-term employment.
• Paid vacation and days off on national holidays.
• Paid sick leave and internal medical insurance policy.
• English language learning at special corporate rates.
• Community of practice and regular knowledge sharing among colleagues.
• Friendly and easy-going international team and colleagues.
• Additional benefits detailed in the Staff Handbook.