Product Manager

Job Title: Product Manager

Accountable to: SVP, Product Engineering

Location: Jersey City

Job Type: Full-time

About the Company:

The Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation (Funding Corporation) is a financial institution that issues debt securities to finance the loans, leases, and operations of the Farm Credit System (FCS), the network of borrower-owned lending institutions serving the U.S.’s rural communities and agriculture sector.

The Funding Corporation’s services help to connect securities market investors with the System's vital mission: to facilitate the growth of farmers and rural communities, thereby strengthening the American agricultural system.

Why Work With Us:

At the Funding Corporation you have the ability to be part of something special, leveraging your knowledge and skills to support the people who help feed, fuel and clothe the world. The Farm Credit System supports rural communities and agriculture with reliable, consistent credit and financial services, today and tomorrow.

We offer a positive company culture where you will work alongside kind people in a collaborative environment and emphasis on maintaining work-life balance. 

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced Product Manager to lead a greenfield initiative focused on modernizing our debt platform. This platform will facilitate debt issuance, helping ensure continued financial support for rural communities and agricultural producers. The Product Manager will be responsible for working with internal and external stakeholders, defining business and technical requirements, and managing the platform’s development and launch phases. This role will be critical in creating a solution that aligns with the unique needs of capital markets and the agricultural finance sector.

Key Responsibilities:

• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with internal and external users, including system banks and investors, to gather and define
• Product Roadmap: Develop and maintain the product roadmap in alignment with business goals and user
• Requirements Management: Translate business requirements into detailed functional specifications and work with engineering teams to ensure accurate
• Testing & Quality Assurance: Oversee the creation of test cases and acceptance criteria, ensuring high-quality standards.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Collaborate with development, QA, finance, and other teams to ensure smooth implementation of the
• Market & Financial Insights: Monitor trends in capital markets, particularly related to debt issuance, and use these insights to guide product
• User Experience Focus: Ensure the platform is intuitive for both internal users and external stakeholders, including investor

Qualifications:

• Experience: 5-10 years of product management experience, ideally in the finance industry, with specific experience in capital markets being a strong plus
• Education: A professional graduate degree in Business, Finance, Computer Science, or a related field is
• Technical Knowledge: Familiarity with financial platforms and experience working on large-scale digital transformation
• Skills: Excellent communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management
• Bonus: Experience with debt issuance or financial services is

Additional Information:

• Office location – 101 Hudson Street, Suite 3505, Jersey City, NJ
• Hybrid Work Schedule: Onsite T/W/TH, Remote M/F
• Compensation range: $175,000 – $225,000 (DOE)
• Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time

The Funding Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.