Senior/Principal Product Manager, Kiavi
$172.8-311k
Salary range varies depending on Senior/Principal level
2 days a week in office
Simplifying the financing process for real estate projects
Be an early applicant
Simplifying the financing process for real estate projects
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$172.8-311k
Salary range varies depending on Senior/Principal level
2 days a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
Kiavi's mission is to bring technology-driven and innovative products and services to real estate investors.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Technology, or a related field. An MBA or relevant advanced degree is preferred
- 5-8+ years of product management experience in the financial services or fintech or lending industry, ideally in a startup or early stage company environment
- Demonstrated expertise in developing and launching financial products within the lending or fintech sectors
- Proven track record of successfully launching, rolling out, and executing GTM strategies for new products in FinTech and lending
- Ability to facilitate discussions and drive to decisions, working with internal teams to define the product offering, develop a case for build vs buy, understand and resolve internal dependencies
- Strong understanding of regulatory requirements and compliance in the financial services industry
Desirable
- Proven track record of independently designing and testing MVPs (0->1 products)
- Abilities to prototype and build MVP with low/no-code skills (Examples: Wire up webflow with Zapier/Make + Snowflake/Retool, etc to build a working prototype)
- Experience designing and executing lean MVP experiments (e.g., Fake Door testing, Wizard of Oz prototyping, Concierge MVP) to rapidly validate hypotheses and gather user feedback before significant engineering investment
- Experience with tooling to help obtain product-relateduser insights at scale (UserTesting, DScout, etc)
- Strong analytical abilities and experience utilizing data analysis or insights derived from data science methodologies to drive product decisions
- Exceptional collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
- Experience engaging with external consultants and navigating complex project challenges
- Innovative mindset with the ability to view projects as substantial strategic opportunities
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
What the job involves
- We are embarking on a new initiative to expand our technology and data advantage into new lending areas and customer segments within the fintech space. We are seeking a Senior/Principal Product Manager to lead this endeavor from conception through execution
- Develop a strategic roadmap, focusing on leveraging Kiavi’s technology and data advantages to serve customer needs within the fintech lending space
- Design and independently test Minimum Viable Products (MVPs), leveraging feedback to iterate and improve without the immediate support of a large engineering team
- Work closely with legal, compliance, risk management, and capital markets teams to ensure all product initiatives adhere to regulatory standards and align with market demands
- Engage with external consultants to foster innovative approaches and validate product concepts
- Conduct comprehensive market research to identify trends, customer needs, and competitive products within the lending and fintech landscape, translating findings into actionable strategies
- View the project as a strategic opportunity to expand the company’s financial service offerings, potentially leading to team growth
- Present and advocate for product concepts and business cases to internal and external stakeholders
- Regularly update senior leadership on progress, challenges, and strategic insights
- Lead the initiative with the potential for expanding the team, including a new cross-functional team
Our take
Whether flipping or renting houses, real estate investors often require quick financing to close a transaction. Kiavi (previously LendingHome) is a lending company that focuses exclusively on lending to real estate investors, with an automated platform that makes use of machine learning and predictive-analytics to help prevent investors overstretching.
The company has grown to become one of the leading lenders to real estate investors in the country. The company has provided more than $13 billion in funded loans.
An impressive debt funding round of $300 million in early 2025 comes off the back of a 46% year-over-year loan-marking increase in 2024. Despite a slow housing market, the company is well set to help revitalize the $25 trillion worth of aged US housing stock to help ensure housing for millions of Americans.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-18% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Dec 2020
$75m
SERIES E
Oct 2017
$57m
SERIES C
Total funding: $241.2m
Company benefits
- Lunch & snacks
- Paid parental leave
- Commuter benefits
- Equity
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
- Flexible PTO
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Arvind Mohan
(CEO)Began working for the company in 2016 as the Chief Operating Officer until being promoted to CEO in Feb 2023. Former Director of Securitized Products Trading at Barclays.
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