Sr. Product Manager

📋 Description

• • Saris AI Inc. is at the forefront of revolutionizing the trillion-dollar banking industry through cutting-edge AI technology. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Product Manager to join our dynamic team in San Francisco. This pivotal role will be instrumental in shaping the future of banking operations by leading the end-to-end product development for complex lending and deposit-related workflows. You will be the bridge between intricate regulatory landscapes, nuanced operational processes, and sophisticated business rules, translating them into actionable product requirements, robust data models, precise validation logic, intuitive design prototypes, and automation-ready specifications.
• • As a Senior Product Manager, your primary responsibility will be to meticulously dissect complex lending workflows, understand the intricacies of lending regulations, and identify edge cases. You will then translate this deep understanding into clear, unambiguous, and build-ready product requirements that our engineering and operations teams can execute with confidence. This involves a rigorous process of documentation, design, and specification, ensuring that every detail is captured to facilitate seamless development and implementation.
• • A key aspect of this role involves serving as the subject matter expert for lending logic, decision frameworks, and system interactions. You will be the go-to person for understanding how lending processes function within our platform and how they interact with other systems. This deep expertise will be crucial in guiding product strategy and ensuring the integrity and efficiency of our solutions.
• • You will play a critical role in identifying and prioritizing automation opportunities. By analyzing existing workflows, you will pinpoint areas where manual review and downstream rework can be significantly reduced through intelligent automation. This focus on efficiency will not only streamline operations but also enhance the accuracy and speed of our banking solutions.
• • Collaboration is at the heart of this role. You will partner closely with our engineering teams to deliver scalable automation, robust integrations, and effective rule-based solutions. Your ability to communicate complex requirements clearly and concisely will be paramount to the success of these cross-functional efforts.
• • Furthermore, you will be responsible for ensuring that all product decisions align with critical business objectives, including regulatory compliance, operational efficiency, and sustainable business growth. This requires a holistic view of the product lifecycle and a keen understanding of the banking industry's regulatory environment.
• • The role also encompasses managing and prioritizing the product roadmap. You will balance the immediate needs of operational pain points with the long-term strategic vision for the platform, ensuring that our development efforts are focused and impactful.
• • To ensure our products are user-centric and effective, you will conduct lightweight UX research. This includes engaging in customer interviews, workflow shadowing, and usability testing to uncover user pain points and validate proposed solutions. Your insights from this research will directly inform product development.
• • Leveraging your research findings, you will utilize AI-assisted design and prototyping tools to rapidly create workflow prototypes and interaction specifications. These detailed artifacts will serve as the blueprint for our engineering teams, accelerating the development cycle and ensuring that the final product meets user needs and business requirements. This innovative approach to product development allows us to move quickly and efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
• • You will be instrumental in designing and maintaining robust validation rules for application data, collateral, documents, and compliance checks. This meticulous attention to detail is crucial for maintaining the integrity and security of financial transactions and data.
• • Ultimately, your work will directly contribute to building the future of work for the banking industry, tackling ambiguous implementation challenges, and delivering innovative AI-powered solutions that drive significant value for our customers and stakeholders. You will be part of a stellar team, backed by top-tier Silicon Valley VCs, and contribute to a company that already has revenue-generating customers.