Senior Product Manager, Decisioning & Automation

Upstart

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Work type
Remote
Location
Canada
Salary
$162,100–$224,500 / yr
Posted
81 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Jan 22, 2027

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Similar $197k
This role $193k
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This role pays less than 55% of similar roles. Most pay $177,250–$216,000 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $193k versus about $197k for comparable roles.

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About Upstart

Upstart is an AI lending platform that partners with banks and credit unions to expand access to affordable credit using non-traditional variables.

Upstart currently has 54 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $166,900–$230,900 across 53 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Product Manager, Decisioning & Automation

The Senior Product Manager, Decisioning & Automation joins the Home Lending team to scale the Home Equity Line of Credit business. In this role, you will own the strategy and execution of the underwriting and verification experience, aiming to increase applicant conversion and reduce cost per loan. You will build intelligent decisioning systems, define backend logic for underwriting, and expand borrower eligibility by partnering with engineering, risk, ML, capital, and compliance teams. You will leverage new data sources and Machine Learning, including LLMs, to increase automation and instant approvals while balancing accuracy with friction. The work focuses on solving complex technical problems regarding borrower risk tradeoffs, ensuring high risk standards for capital markets, and streamlining the path for homeowners to access equity through faster, more automated financial products.

What does a Product Manager earn in Remote?

Median $206400 from 126 postings across 34 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Own the strategy and roadmap for streamlining the decisioning and verification experience.
  • Translate risk, capital, compliance, and borrower-experience needs into clear requirements and launch plans.
  • Collaborate with Capital, Compliance, Risk, and ML teams to expand underwriting guidelines.
  • Define and evolve backend logic for underwriting to ensure complex systems capture all aspects of borrower risk.
  • Increase automation and instant approvals by leveraging new data sources and machine learning models.
  • Balance accuracy with friction by choosing the appropriate amount of data versus uncertainty in risk tradeoffs.
  • Lead the delivery of expanded borrower segments to reach new customers.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of product management experience on fast-moving, customer-obsessed teams.
  • Demonstrated ability to drive business outcomes through a balance of quantitative metrics and qualitative insight.
  • Strong product sense with experience authoring and executing multi-quarter roadmaps.
  • Rigorous, analytical problem solver with clear, concise, and persuasive communication skills.
  • Ownership and growth mindset with the ability to act like an owner and seek constant improvement.
  • Stellar communication and collaboration skills to partner closely with cross-functional partners.
  • Experience designing complex backend systems that drive direct business results (preferred).
  • Experience partnering closely with Machine Learning teams (preferred).

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