| Description | Company Description At Longbridge we love seniors and we’re passionate about helping them unlock the power of one of their greatest assets—their home equity. As a leading provider of home equity solutions for seniors we’re committed to helping older homeowners make the most of what they’ve worked hard to build so they can live the retirement they imagined. And we don’t just do it well we do it really well. With an “Excellent” rating on Trustpilot and over a thousand customer testimonials we’ve earned a reputation for making it easy and stress-free to access home equity—with guidance every step of the way. But it’s not just our customers who love us—our team does too! We’ve been named a Great Place to Work three years in a row because we believe that when people enjoy what they do and where they do it everyone wins. Why Longbridge? At Longbridge we don’t just offer jobs we offer careers that grow with you. Here’s why you’ll love being part of our team: Grow With Us – We’re big believers in investing in our people. From top-notch training to clear career paths we support your professional growth every step of the way. Plus we love promoting from within—because when you succeed we all do. A Culture That Clicks – We work hard but we have fun doing it! Whether it’s team-building events friendly competitions or just an atmosphere of open communication and collaboration we make sure work feels less like “just work.” Benefits That Have Your Back – We’ve got you covered with best-in-class health plans (medical dental vision HSA and FSA) generous PTO paid holidays company-paid life insurance and a competitive 401(k) match. Because taking care of our team is just as important as taking care of our customers. If you’re looking for a place where your work truly makes a difference we’d love to have you on board. Apply today and let’s do great things together! Job Description We are excited to announce a new opportunity at Longbridge for a Product Development Specialist to join our team! This role will be instrumental in shaping our products supporting cross-functional initiatives and driving continuous improvement across the organization. This position is designed for a candidate that has strong analytical and organizational skills has a proven ability to manage cross-functional projects and likes to proactively problem solve. This is an exciting chance to make a real impact by influencing product growth supporting post-launch success and collaborating with teams across the business. Reporting to the Director of Product and Strategic Development the Product Development Specialist assists in managing cross-functional projects and contributing to new and existing product development. Individuals must exhibit strong analytical skills within their assessments strong organizational/time management skills and exceptional communication skills when interacting with all levels of employees within the company. Primary Job Duties: Identify opportunities within target markets to support product enhancements and new product development and portfolio growth. Support cross-functional initiatives involving sales marketing capital markets training operations underwriting and IT. Manage product lifecycle activities from ideation through implementation ensuring milestones are met. Proactively identify project risks and provide practical solutions to maintain timelines. Conduct competitive intelligence research and track trends across relevant markets. Foster a culture of continuous improvement by recommending enhancements to department processes and outputs. Key Responsibilities: Monitor Product Performance: Track and analyze KPIs adoption rates user feedback and support trends to assess how products are performing in real-world use. Drive Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for refinement or enhancement based on data customer insights and cross-functional feedback. Manage Post-Launch Roadmap: Collaborate with sales IT marketing and operations to prioritize and execute post-launch updates or fixes. User Feedback Loop: Establish structured channels to collect and interpret feedback from users customer service sales and partners. Issue Resolution: Proactively identify post-launch issues and coordinate solutions with technical and business teams to minimize user friction and risk. Training and Enablement: Support internal teams (e.g. sales customer support) with updated product knowledge documentation and FAQs based on what’s learned in the field. Stakeholder Communication: Deliver regular reports and presentations to leadership outlining product performance lessons learned and next steps. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with marketing operations and engineering to ensure alignment on priorities and resource allocation. Qualifications Required Experience: 5+ years of relevant experience preferably in the mortgage or reverse mortgage market. Strong written and verbal communication skills including experience managing cross functional projects. Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to producing high-quality work. Demonstrated problem-solving ability and innovative thinking. Strong organizational and time management skills able to manage multiple priorities. Ability to influence decisions and build consensus across levels and functions. Excellent communication and project management skills Proven ability to translate feedback into actionable improvements Highly collaborative and able to work across departments Detail-oriented and organized with a focus on execution and results Strong analytical skills comfortable with metrics dashboards and basic data tools (ie. Excel Tableau etc.) Additional Information Full benefits 401(k) with company match Paid time off Working in a growing and dynamic industry LBF is an EEO/AA/Vet/Disabled Employe Please note that salaries that are estimated on various job sites may not reflect the actual compensations. Job sites set the estimated salary not Longbridge Financial. Important Note: When you click on a video certain personal information may be sent to the video provider (such as YouTube Vimeo etc.). To learn more about our privacy practices please review our company Privacy Notice. |