Product Owner, Digital Close

As a Product Owner, Digital Close at Blend, you will oversee strategy execution for our digital closing product while integrating customer insights into the development process. Your responsibilities include collaborating with engineering and design teams to create innovative solutions, defining product vision and roadmap, and working with Sales and Marketing to establish effective market strategies.

To be considered for the Product Owner, Digital Close role at Blend, you should have 5+ years of experience in software product ownership, strong analytical skills, and technical fluency. A background in enterprise software, financial services, or lending, along with excellent communication abilities, will greatly enhance your application.

The Product Owner, Digital Close at Blend plays a crucial role in expanding our market presence by developing valuable partnerships and navigating industry landscapes. Your strategic vision and ability to challenge assumptions will drive product innovation, ultimately contributing to business growth and industry influence.

A successful Product Owner, Digital Close at Blend needs strong decision-making skills, the ability to analyze both qualitative and quantitative data, and excellent collaboration skills. Additionally, possessing technical fluency to communicate effectively with engineering teams and a knack for understanding customer needs will set you apart in this role.

Blend offers competitive compensation for the Product Owner, Digital Close position, including meaningful equity, a 401(k) plan with employer matching, comprehensive health benefits, generous parental leave, and a wellness program that covers various activities, all aimed at promoting work-life balance.

When answering this question, focus on specific projects where you had a significant impact on product development. Highlight your role in collaborating with cross-functional teams and how your decisions drove positive outcomes.

A great approach is to discuss using frameworks like RICE or MoSCoW to evaluate features based on their impact and effort. Provide examples of how you've made prioritization decisions in the past.

Share examples of how you've navigated conflicts professionally—focusing on open communication, listening to all perspectives, and driving towards solutions that benefit the team dynamic.

Talk about methods you've employed such as surveys, user interviews, or A/B testing, and how you translate feedback into actionable product improvements that align with customer needs.

Discuss metrics you typically track, such as user engagement, customer satisfaction scores, or financial performance. Provide examples of how you've leveraged these metrics to adjust product strategy.

Highlight a specific challenge, detailing your thought process, the actions you took to address it, and the positive outcome that resulted. This showcases your problem-solving abilities in real scenarios.

Describe your communication strategies, such as regular check-ins or collaborative brainstorming sessions, ensuring everyone is on the same page throughout the development cycle.

Explain your methods for backlog refinement, prioritization, and ensuring clarity in items, which supports the engineering team's understanding and workflow.

Discuss specific instances where you've pivoted product strategy based on market analysis or feedback, showcasing your adaptability and commitment to continuous learning.

Emphasize the importance of customer feedback in shaping your product roadmap, emphasizing that you actively seek and incorporate insights to enhance user satisfaction and product relevance.