ServiceLink, one of the top providers in the mortgage services industry, seeks an individual to work as an Associate Product Manager in Field Services. This role involves liaising between operations/business units and IT partners, leading the analysis of system applications, and developing technology improvement initiatives.
Responsibilities:
- Build relationships with business leaders across all functional areas to understand business objectives and priorities and to collaboratively develop supporting technology improvement initiatives
- Elicit requirements using interviews, document analysis and business process descriptions
- Communicate between business and technology areas to investigate and/or develop solutions
- Work independently with users to define concepts
- Prepare accurate and detailed requirement specifications documents including but not limited to process flow diagrams and use cases
- Develop/Implement/Document user acceptance testing routines
- Represent on behalf of business owners and partner with IT on enhancements, defect remediation prioritization and escalations for AssetShield and related integrations
- Identify functional definitions of the system, complete with workflow; impacts to existing applications; and navigation
- Gather/prepare detailed requirements and design specifications for preliminary user interface mockups/visual models/charts/flow diagrams/other specification components using interviews, document analysis and business process descriptions
- Manage and obtain business sign off/approval on Business Requirement Documents
- Conducts Gap Analysis sessions with Development and QA to support the formal handoff of requirements
- Create/maintain a high-level project plan that tracks completion and delivery of all IT milestones, including development, quality assurance, documentation and deployment
- Support smoke testing for production deployments and outage remediation as needed
- Perform all other duties as assigned
Requirements:
- High School diploma or equivalent required
- Ten or more years of relevant IT Business Analyst work experience
- Proven customer service skills
- Must be able to use and have advanced computer skills and be proficient with Microsoft software products
- Exceptional problem solving skills, listening skills and have a strong attention to detail
- Experience with all aspects of the Software Development Lifecycle; knowledge of successful software development methodologies and best practices
- Excellent project management and time management skills
- Demonstrated ability to create and maintain large sets of documentation
- Works well independently and apt at managing multiple competing demands/priorities
- Excels in a fast paced environment with constant change
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems preferred
- Practical work experience within mortgage industry and/or a vendor management service company a plus