EVP, Product & Engineering

Position: EVP, Product & Engineering

Location: US Remote - hybrid if located within 30 miles from Santa Ana, CA or Austin, TX (4 days on-site)

Pay: Starting at $275,000/yr+ depending on experience

*Actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level

Job Summary: The EVP, Product & Engineering is responsible for leading New American Funding's Product Management and Engineering organizations, establishing a unified strategy for technology innovation, product development, and enterprise platform delivery. This role provides executive leadership across the full product and engineering lifecycle, ensuring that technology investments, development priorities, and delivery capabilities align with NAF's business strategy and long-term objectives.

As a key member of the executive leadership team, the EVP, Product & Engineering will drive modernization, operational excellence, and AI-enabled innovation across NAF's technology ecosystem. Working closely with executive leadership and business stakeholders, this role will build high-performing organizations, accelerate delivery, strengthen platform reliability, and ensure Product and Engineering operate as one connected organization focused on measurable business outcomes.

Disclaimer: Identity Verification checks are in place throughout the Candidate journey to prevent candidate fraud.  In-Person Interview Required

Enterprise Product & Engineering Strategy 

• Define and execute the enterprise strategy for Product Management and Engineering, aligning technology investments and product development with NAF's business priorities.
• Establish a unified product and engineering operating model that strengthens collaboration, accountability, prioritization, and execution.
• Oversee enterprise product roadmaps, engineering strategy, technical architecture, and development investments.
• Partner with executive leadership to identify opportunities for technology modernization, innovation, and operational improvement.
• Balance short-term business needs with long-term platform scalability, technical sustainability, and enterprise objectives.
• Provide executive guidance on major technology decisions, strategic investments, and organizational priorities.

Executive Leadership & Organizational Development

• Provide direct executive leadership and oversight of Product Management and Engineering leaders and their respective organizations.
• Establish clear organizational structures, leadership accountability, performance expectations, and development priorities.
• Build and develop high-performing teams with the capabilities needed to support NAF's evolving technology strategy.

• Drive alignment between Product and Engineering through shared objectives, transparent communication, and consistent execution practices.
• Foster a culture of innovation, ownership, collaboration, technical excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Lead organizational planning, talent development, succession planning, and resource allocation across both functions.

Product Management & Delivery

• Oversee the product strategy, lifecycle management, and delivery of enterprise platforms, internal applications, and consumer-facing technology.
• Ensure product priorities are informed by business value, customer needs, operational requirements, and measurable outcomes.
• Establish consistent practices for product discovery, roadmap development, prioritization, requirements, and delivery planning.
• Drive alignment between Product, Engineering, Operations, Sales, Customer Success, and other business stakeholders.
• Champion user-centered design, product analytics, and continuous feedback to improve technology experiences.
• Establish accountability for product adoption, business impact, and return on technology investments.

Engineering & Technology Excellence

• Provide executive oversight of software engineering, solution architecture, technical standards, and application development.
• Establish engineering practices that improve delivery quality, scalability, maintainability, security, and platform performance.
• Oversee engineering capacity planning, resource allocation, technical debt management, and development efficiency.
• Partner with Technology and Security leadership to maintain reliable, resilient, and secure enterprise platforms.
• Drive modernization of legacy applications, integrations, and development practices.
• Establish clear expectations for testing, release management, production readiness, and ongoing platform support.

AI, Automation & Technology Innovation

• Lead the adoption of AI-enabled product development and engineering practices to improve quality, speed, and efficiency.
• Partner with AI and Technology leaders to integrate intelligent agents, automation, and emerging capabilities into enterprise platforms.
• Identify opportunities to simplify complex business processes through technology, automation, and intelligent workflows.
• Establish a scalable approach to evaluating, developing, and implementing new technologies.
• Promote responsible AI development practices aligned with enterprise governance, security, and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure technology innovation delivers measurable improvements in customer experience, operational efficiency, and business performance.

Enterprise Modernization & Transformation

• Provide executive leadership for major product and engineering transformation initiatives, including enterprise platform modernization and system migrations.
• Oversee technical and product delivery strategies that reduce complexity, improve integrations, and support scalable operations.
• Ensure cross-functional alignment on implementation priorities, dependencies, organizational readiness, and delivery risks.
• Drive adoption of modern development methodologies, architecture, and technology capabilities.
• Establish governance and executive visibility for large-scale technology programs and strategic initiatives.

Financial Management & Operational Performance

• Own financial planning, budgeting, and resource allocation for Product Management and Engineering.
• Evaluate technology investments, vendor relationships, and delivery models to improve efficiency and maximize business value.
• Establish performance measures for engineering productivity, product delivery, platform reliability, customer impact, and financial efficiency.
• Monitor organizational performance and implement improvements to strengthen execution and operational effectiveness.
• Provide executive reporting on strategic initiatives, delivery commitments, financial performance, and organizational health.

Executive Partnership & Enterprise Alignment

• Serve as a strategic advisor to executive leadership on product strategy, technology investments, innovation, and organizational priorities.
• Partner with business leaders to translate enterprise objectives into actionable product and engineering strategies.
• Lead cross-functional alignment on priorities, tradeoffs, timelines, risks, and expected outcomes.
• Communicate complex technical strategies and decisions in clear, business-focused terms.
• Represent Product and Engineering in executive planning, enterprise governance, and strategic decision-making.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Business, or a related field preferred; advanced degree preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive experience in technology, software engineering, product management, or related disciplines.
• 8+ years of senior leadership experience overseeing large-scale Product, Engineering, or Technology organizations.
• Demonstrated executive leadership of both Product Management and Software Engineering functions, including leading leaders and managing complex organizational structures.
• Proven experience defining enterprise product and technology strategies and translating them into measurable business outcomes.
• Extensive experience leading enterprise software development, digital transformation, platform modernization, and large-scale technology delivery.

• Strong understanding of modern software architecture, cloud technologies, enterprise integrations, Agile development, and software engineering best practices.
• Demonstrated experience managing significant budgets, technology investments, vendor relationships, and organizational resources.
• Experience implementing AI-enabled development practices, intelligent automation, and emerging technology capabilities.
• Proven ability to lead complex organizational change, build high-performing leadership teams, and improve operational execution.
• Strong business acumen, financial management, executive communication, and strategic decision-making skills.
• Experience partnering directly with C-suite executives and enterprise business leaders.
• Mortgage, financial services, fintech, or other highly regulated industry experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with mortgage origination platforms, servicing technology, CRM systems, and enterprise lending applications preferred.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  Must be able to lift up to ten pounds.  Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a keyboard; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.  VISION:  See in the normal visual range with or without correction.  HEARING:  Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.

EOE/M/F/D/V. Drug-free workplace.

Work Authorization: Must be able to verify identity and employment eligibility to work in the U.S.

Pay Transparency Disclosure:If based in New American Funding’s offices, this role has the annual base salary range stated below.   

Job level and actual compensation will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process (including skills and prior relevant experience, potential impact, and scope of role), market demands, and specific work location. The listed range is a guideline, and the range for this role may be modified. For roles that are available to be filled remotely, the pay range is localized according to employee work location by a factor of between 80% and 100% of range. Please discuss your specific work location with your recruiter for more information.

New American Funding offers competitive package of additional benefits, including health, dental & vision, retirement with company contribution, parental leave , mental health & wellness benefits, and generous PTO. New American Funding also offers sales incentive pay for most sales roles and an annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles. New American Funding’s compensation and benefits are subject to change and may be modified in the future.

New American Funding recruiters may contact candidates through LinkedIn, phone, text message, or email. Official email communications will come from an address ending in @nafinc.com. We will only request sensitive personal information through our secure application and onboarding systems – not through email, social media, text message, or instant messaging. New American Funding will never request payment from candidates at any stage of the recruiting process.

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