Associate Product Owner

SUMMARY

The Associate Product Manager supports the development, delivery, and optimization of Sunwest Bank's products and services. This role collaborates with cross-functional teams and offshore development partners to ensure product initiatives align with business goals, user needs, and regulatory requirements. The Associate Product Manager is responsible for executing product strategies, supporting project management, and driving continuous improvement in product operations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage relationships and daily communications with offshore development partners, including Luby and SETA.
• Participate in all sprint planning sessions, ensuring development work is prioritized and scheduled appropriately.
• Monitor progress of development tasks, proactively identifying and resolving blockers to keep work on schedule.
• Assist in the development and execution of product strategies and roadmaps.
• Collaborate with engineering, design, operations, and business teams to deliver product features and enhancements.
• Support product lifecycle management, including requirements gathering, documentation, and release planning.
• Analyze user feedback, market trends, and performance data to inform product decisions.
• Document product processes, best practices, and lessons learned.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies, audit requirements, and regulatory standards.
• Contribute to process improvement and innovation within the product team.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Demonstrate professionalism, teamwork, and high-quality work.
• Attend required training and maintain compliance awareness.
• Adhere to company policies, safety regulations, and all applicable laws.
• Attends training and maintains a basic knowledge of procedures to ensure compliance with laws and regulations governing financial institutions, as they apply to your position and job responsibilities, with an emphasis on the BSA/AML/CIP, Consumer Privacy, Regulation CC, Information Security, Bank Protection Act, FACT-Identity Theft, Information Technology and GLBA.
• Additional duties as assigned as it relates to the position

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position does not have supervisory responsibilities

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 3+ years of experience in product management, project management, or related fields.
• Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with product development processes and tools.

COMPETENCIES:

• Adaptability
• Initiative
• Innovation
• Professionalism
• Results Oriented

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: In general, the following physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to allow differently-abled individuals to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Standing, walking and squatting less than fifty percent of the work shift
• Required to lift, move and carry up to 40 pounds
• Ability to read, count and write to accurately complete all documentation and reports
• Must be able to see, hear and speak in order to communicate with employees and other customers
• Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
• Manual dexterity required using hands to finger; handle, feel and type; reach with hands and arms

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Sedentary: Limited activity, no lifting, limited walking

Moderate: Mostly standing, walking, bending, frequent lifting

X Light: Office work, some lifting, bending, stooping or kneeling, walking

Arduous: Heavy lifting, bending, crawling, climbing

WORK ENVIRONMENT: In general, the following conditions of the work environment are representative of those that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to allow differently-abled individuals to perform the essential functions of the job within the environment.

• The work space is clean, orderly, properly lighted and ventilated with the proper safety compliance
• Noise levels are considered moderate

Sunwest Bank Is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Sunwest Bank works with staff members and customers without regard to race, ancestry, national origin, sex, marital status, age, religion, medical condition, handicap, disability or veteran status and to assist the Bank in maintaining its Affirmative Action Program.

Compliance with Bank Secrecy Act laws and regulations is considered an extremely serious matter, and it is intended that Sunwest Bank, through the purposeful efforts of its employees and officers, are expected to make every resolute attempt to conform to its Bank Secrecy Act Program and Procedures. Failure to comply will be reflected in their performance review as well as in any bonus compensation programs in which they may participate.

Attend and complete all required classroom, computer-based, web-based and seminar training. It is the individual responsibility of every employee to maintain a current awareness and understanding of and to fully comply with Sunwest Bank's "Code of Ethics and Conduct." Each employee is also expected to maintain an awareness of the laws, regulations, internal policies and procedures that are appropriate for his/her position