Digital Product Owner

Job Description

Job Description

About Us

At Finance of America, we help homeowners unlock the joy that comes from realizing the full potential of their retirement. Many people have significant wealth tied up in their homes and want to use it meaningfully in their next chapter. Our unique range of reverse mortgages allow homeowners 55+ to access that wealth while maintaining control over their home and financial future. With options tailored to their unique goals, we provide the financial flexibility they need to move forward with confidence.

Finance of America is guided by five values : We are customer obsessed, they are why we exist. We raise the bar. We take extreme ownership. We practice genuine collaboration. And we unleash our excellence. Together we are actualizing our vision to be the most beloved brand for homeowners in their next chapter.

To learn more about us, visit www.financeofamerica.com

Purpose of Role

Responsible for writing user stories, facilitating agile concepts, and bringing design, engineering and quality assurance together to deliver against sprint goals. Partners closely with product leadership and design in order to execute on roadmaps with the scrum team. Also responsible for ensuring that each sprint release meets the business needs and quality standards.

Expectations

• Collaborates with product, design, and technology leaders to translate roadmaps into an organized backlog of work with comprehensive user stories and acceptance criteria to deliver high-quality products that meet customer needs.
• Builds and fosters strong relationships with key stakeholders
• Facilitates highly effective ceremonies and ensures the scrum team has context and understanding of their work and how their work aligns with the product strategy and business objectives.
• Facilitates agile ceremonies including backlog grooming, sprint planning, standups, and retros.
• Owns sprint backlog to effectively balance sprint goals with incoming bugs and urgent items.
• Maintains an efficient backlog that enables the team the capabilities to take action during the planning stages.
• Conducts acceptance testing and provides early feedback to development teams.
• Works with the development team, design, and QA to raise and resolve issues throughout a sprint.
• Leads the creation of product release plans and works with leadership to set expectations for delivery of new functionalities.
• Ensures that all product releases follow defined processes, meet high-quality standards, address customer needs, and deliver measurable value to the business.
• Escalates and resolves post release issues introduced or missed in the product release.
• Works with training, marketing, support, and key stakeholders to communicate releases and potential impacts.
• Gathers metrics on key feature releases and reports on their intended and actual impacts to inform future roadmap and prioritization and ensure the team is working towards intended outcomes.
• Participates in the research and analysis of the market and roadmap for the product.
• Analyzes market trends and feedback to identify opportunities for product improvement and development.
• Monitors and evaluates the product performance, making data-driven decisions to optimize product features.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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Qualifications – Education Requirements

Qualifications – Education – Field(s) / Profession(s)

Qualifications – Experience / Skills / Competencies

Compensation

The base salary range for this position is ($110,000 - $150,000) inclusive of all geographical differences in the labor market. The base salary for the position will be determined based on factors such as the candidate’s work location, skills, education, and experience. In addition to those factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider the internal equity of our current team members in determining any final offer. We offer a competitive benefits package including health, dental, vision, life insurance, paid time-off benefits, flexible spending account, 401(k) with employer match, and ESPP.

Additional Information

The application deadline for this job opportunity is 11 / 17 / 2025.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified

Finance of America is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, religion, creed, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, gender identity and / or expression, marital status, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.