Lending Product Manager Cover Letter

I am excited to be applying for the position of lending product manager. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for oversight of strategy, technical, marketing and competitive aspects of all products in your assigned product category.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Developed knowledge of mortgage products and services, structure and operations sufficient to apply, adopt and modify detail practices and processes for generally related operational activities
• Working knowledge of mortgages, secured lending, CMHC and Genworth underwriting guidelines
• Knowledge of CIBC products and services
• Strong skills in end-to-end commercial lending ranging from prospecting, new originations, renewals, financial analysis, credit admin, doc prep and closing
• Experience working with project management software application analysis, design or implementation (knowledge of project management principles)
• Deep experience in leading large and diverse cross-functional teams across geographies to deliver extraordinary results
• Knowledge of business to business supply chain networks and marketplaces, preferably with expertise relating to financing and payment interactions between trading partners
• Demonstrated data skills with large data stores, comfortable navigating and connecting multiple data sources

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the lending product manager position.

Previously, I was responsible for competitor pricing analysis and pricing recommendations and implementation for transactions, savings, term deposits variable & fixed home loans products.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Build consensus amongst a wide range of partners including senior management, technology, operations, legal, risk and compliance, and marketing
• Experience in organizing, researching and analyzing client needs
• Understand key competitors’ services/fees and monitoring changes and new developments
• Experience working with data-driven decision making
• Comfort with excel and other data analysis tools
• Strong track record of influencing partners and Senior Leadership
• Excellent relationship building and relationship management skills
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills and think strategically

I would like to submit my application for the lending product manager opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In the previous role, I was responsible for leadership and direction within and outside the organization for any business, technical or competitive issue on assigned product line/s.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Attention to detail, quick response to mitigating issues
• Experience with BAC data, W, SQLPlex, and more    
• Knowledge of first mortgage and home equity lending products
• Proficient with Excel, PowerPoint, and SPSS/SAS
• Information Access – Authority to use and access confidential information related to employee information, customer information, product and financial information
• Advisory – Authority to provide advice and counsel to his/her colleagues on proposed strategies, cross-product initiatives and opportunities
• Process Management (Working)
• Comprehensive knowledge of unsecured lending and the environmental conditions in areas where the Bank does business

In response to your job posting for lending product manager, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

Previously, I was responsible for technical product expertise for assigned products/services from portfolio; identify and develop new requirements and services to ensure ever increasing value from product and services portfolio.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Prior consumer lending experience at mid to large scale financial institution preferred
• Strong project leadership/management and organizational skills
• Strong financial analytical skills (quantitative/qualitative)
• Creative and proactive mindset, with strong attention to detail
• May have deep knowledge of complex analytic techniques
• High level of lending experience preferred
• Financial and statistical modeling helpful
• Knowledge of Commercial Loans, Mortgages and Letters of Credit preferred

I would like to submit my application for the lending product manager opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In the previous role, I was responsible for comprehensive financial analysis and models for various requests depending on the assigned function (product development, customer analysis, competitive analysis, pricing, etc.).

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Work collaboratively with other Product Management and Development team members to lead the development effort by conveying his/her vision to the Scrum Team and outlining work in the backlog
• Industry knowledge of financial institution compliance management systems
• Intermediate to Advanced level Axure knowledge
• Strong organizational and planning skills with a history of successful execution of plans
• Proven track record of driving projects from initial concept through completion
• Financial institution compliance management system product management expirence preferred
• Strong interpersonal, collaboration and relationship management skills
• Experience with the securities lending industry and products