Product Owner (contract)
Role summary
Seeking a functional, business-focused Product Owner with strong commercial lending and nCino experience for a 12-month contract. The role involves bridging business needs with operational workflows, leading discovery sessions, and guiding solutioning. Key responsibilities include managing the product backlog, aligning stakeholders, and translating business needs into clear product requirements. The ideal candidate possesses deep functional knowledge of commercial lending processes and practical implementation experience, with familiarity in regulatory/risk frameworks being a plus. Salesforce platform familiarity is also preferred.
Title: Product Owner (nCino/Commercial Lending)
Location: 550 S Tryon St Charlotte, NC
Alternate Locations: Minneapolis, MN, Dallas, TX, or Phoenix, AZ
Duration: 12 months
Work Engagement: W2
Work Schedule: 3 days in office/2 days remote
Benefits on offer for this contract position: Health Insurance, Life insurance, 401K and Voluntary Benefits
Summary:
We are seeking a functional, business‑focused Product Owner with strong experience in commercial lending and hands‑on familiarity with nCino. This role is ideal for someone who can bridge business needs with operational workflows, lead discovery sessions, and guide end‑to‑end solutioning—not just someone with technical buzzwords. The ideal candidate brings practical implementation experience and a clear understanding of how lending processes function within a financial institution.
Qualifications:
- Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
- Proven experience as a Product Owner or Functional Lead in a financial services environment, ideally supporting loan origination for Commercial Banking and/or Corporate & Investment Banking.
- Hands-on experience with nCino—including functional configuration, workflow understanding, and ability to guide design decisions. (Required)
- Deep functional knowledge of commercial lending processes (credit origination, underwriting, approvals, compliance workflows).
- Strong experience participating in or leading implementation projects, especially in discovery, design, and solutioning phases.
- Demonstrated success driving Agile product delivery, including backlog management and stakeholder alignment.
- Strong business analysis, problem-solving, and process optimization capabilities.
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills; able to translate business needs into clear product requirements.
- Financial background with the ability to understand lending impacts, risk considerations, and business outcomes.
- Familiarity with the Salesforce platform (as nCino is built on Salesforce) is a plus.
- Experience with regulatory/risk frameworks applicable to commercial lending environments.
