JPMorgan Specialized Lending Product Director 

United States, Illinois, Chicago 

839351248

Job responsibilities

• Oversees the product roadmap, vision, development, execution, risk management, and business growth targets
• Leads the entire product life cycle through planning, execution, and future development by continuously adapting, developing new products and methodologies, managing risks, and achieving business targets like cost, features, reusability, and reliability to support growth
• Coaches and mentors the product team on best practices, such as solution generation, market research, storyboarding, mind-mapping, prototyping methods, product adoption strategies, and product delivery, enabling them to effectively deliver on objectives
• Owns product performance and is accountable for investing in enhancements to achieve business objectives
• Monitors market trends, conducts competitive analysis, and identifies opportunities for product differentiation
• Focus is on Specialty Lending areas, specifically Asset-Based Finance and Equipment Finance
• Implement and maintain rigorous processes and controls to ensure product development aligns with company standards, regulatory requirements, and budget constraints.
• Initial focus on shaping and delivering essential in-flight risk management and operational process improvements and technology implementations
• Build partnerships including with Specialty Lending business leadership, Technology, other Product areas, Risk Management, Lending and Middle Office Operations areas, and others
• Manage a team of 4-6 Product professionals

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 8+ years of experience or equivalent expertise delivering products, projects, or technology applications
• Extensive knowledge of the product development life cycle, technical design, and data analytics
• Proven ability to influence the adoption of key product life cycle activities including discovery, ideation, strategic development, requirements definition, and value management
• Experience driving change within organizations and managing stakeholders across multiple functions
• Experience and ability to influence and lead through both direct ownership and within partnership model
• Experience in Asset-Based Lending and/or Equipment Finance
• Prior product experience or equivalent such as consulting/internal strategy development and implementation
• Managerial experience

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Recognized thought leader within a related field