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Real Estate Program Manager

Location:
Laguna Beach, CA
Salary:
150000
Posted:
March 30, 2024

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LISA MESZAROS

CONTACT

949-***-****

ad4oev@r.postjobfree.com

SKILLS

• Agile, scrum, waterfall, hybrid

methodologies

• Attention to Detail

• Business Analysis

• Fintech, Real Estate

• Product Management, Ownership

• Project Management

• Relationship Building

• Requirements Gathering

• Software Development / SDLC

• Stakeholder Relations

• Strategic Planning

• Vendor Selection

• Accounting

• Real Estate

• Healthcare

TOOLS & SYSTEMS

• Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps

• Aha!

• MS & Google Suite

• Sharepoint

• AWS, Cloud

• ServiceNow

• Smartsheet

• LOS

• POS

• ERP

• CRM

• HRIS

• SQL

CAREER SUMMARY

Articulate, curious professional with a passion for driving meaningful software and product development. Possess a strong ability to foster relationships and connect with all levels of stakeholders, with a unique blend of technical, business, and leadership skills, to help ensure successful product delivery. EXPERIENCE

July 2023 – March 2024

Product Manager (consultant)

Rencata, Aliso Viejo, CA

• Product lead for the build out of a start-up mobile real estate application in preparation for Go To Market

• Create and manage product and Jira/Confluence processes

• Manage product team, run daily standups, manage product roadmap, backlog grooming, task creation, status updates

• Business, tech and UI/UX requirements reviews and development

• Liaison between CEO, development and product in various capacities Accomplishments:

• Delivered a new product process, project and roadmap for current and future development

• Delivered fixes for several ‘No Go’ issues for market readiness November 2021 - April 2023

Agile Delivery / Sr Project Manager (consultant)

Ntersol, Irvine, CA

• Manage core development team, run daily standups, product roadmap, backlog grooming, planning, pre-planning, monitor burn down and allocation of work/capacity, task creation, SoS, hold retrospectives, reporting, status updates

• Resource management, planning, budgeting, SOW, contracts

• Work within Agile, waterfall and hybrid methodologies, depending on client Accomplishments:

• High visibility project, reporting to executive and C-level

• Led team of 12-16 engineers

• Delivered newly architected payment platform for a major mortgage servicing client

November 2020 - November 2021

Product Manager

Carrington Mortgage Services, Aliso Viejo, CA

• Manage requirements, product and tech teams, business stakeholders, vendors and services to migrate the enterprise from one LOS to another

• Work closely with executives, business SME's, tech teams and vendors to decipher current logic and functionality, in order to communicate requirements

• Work in Agile and Waterfall methodologies to accommodate different teams; Jira, Sharepoint and other product management tools

• Navigating and managing change going from delivering an MVP, to recreating all of current custom logic

• Participate in daily stand ups, vendor meetings, review open items, blockers, requirement updates

Accomplishments:

• Complex, high visibility project, delivered MVP of new LOS

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March 2020 - November 2020

Product Manager

Loanpal, Aliso Viejo, CA

• Created and managed project and product timelines, roadmap, requirements with business, tech and product teams

• Agile environment with daily stand ups, discuss open items, blockers, requirement updates, write user stories, grooming, backlog, planning and retrospectives

• Worked closely with stakeholders and vendors to define requirements and integrate solutions with the LOS

Accomplishments:

• Delivered a compliance workflow tool, saving millions of dollars and hundreds of hours spent on regulatory issues

January 2019 - March 2020

Product Owner (consultant)

Rencata / CU Direct, Irvine, CA

• Design and built out of a proprietary mortgage LOS product (Origence)

• VoC in defining requirements and customizations

• Work in Agile environment, participate in daily standup, sprint planning, elaboration, grooming and retrospectives

• Define requirements, write user stories, break down tasks, vendor integrations, UI/UX enhancements, backlog/priority mgmt.

Accomplishments:

• Delivered Origence MVP for a major mortgage lender, and several credit unions

o The company changed it name from CU Direct to Origence September 2015 - November 2018

Sr Business Systems Analyst / Product Owner

loanDepot, Irvine, CA

• Business process review and requirements gathering with product, tech and business for compliance and regulatory updates, vendor upgrades, urgent business needs, hot fixes, etc.

• Agile methodology, working in sprint teams, daily stand-ups, backlog grooming and prioritization, task breakdown, sprint planning, story points/LOE, retrospectives

• Work closely with PM's, stakeholders, executives, users, QA and UAT teams during all phases of the project from inception, scope definition and requirements, throughout the development lifecycle, testing and delivery

• Data analysis and mapping for new projects and integrations

• Production escalation support team member

• Release management and triage environments

• Vendor Management

Accomplishments:

• Completed TRID compliance, huge regulatory update for mortgage industry

• Delivered an enterprise document solution (Docutech) o 2015 largest deliverable; received bonus, accolades, swag

• Delivered a Treasury tool for investor reporting

• Delivered broker and agent portals for Wholesale business unit o Happy customers and huge gains in productivity

February 2015 - May 2016

Sr Business Systems Analyst (consultant)

CoreIP Solutions Consulting, Irvine, CA

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(Note: consultant at loanDepot from 9/15 - 5/16)

• Wore several hats as business analyst, developer and QA in business process review and requirements gathering to implement Empower LOS

• Documentation of client business process, workflow, documents, interfaces, reports and guidelines

• Work in an Agile environment, daily stand-ups and collaborative development

• Coordinate with PM's, stakeholders, business users, developers, QA and UAT teams, etc.

• Change and release management, manage implementation efforts to ensure quality product

Accomplishments:

• Delivered an LOS MVP for a major lending and servicing client July 2014 – February 2015

Sr. Business Consultant

Black Knight Financial Services, Aliso Viejo, CA

• Wore several hats as analyst, developer and QA in business process review and requirements gathering to implement Empower LOS

• Documentation of client business process, workflow, documents, interfaces, reports, configurations and guidelines

• Work in an Agile environment, daily stand-ups and collaborative development

• Coordinate with PM's, product, business users, SME's and QA/UAT May 2008 – July 2014

Realtor, REO Partner

Evergreen Realty, Irvine, CA

• Work closely with asset management clients to manage and sell their REO

(foreclosed) residential properties, from eviction/pre-marketing through close of escrow

• Risk management, perform valuations and inspections to effectively value, price and sell properties

• Project managed remodel/renovation of distressed properties, construction, utilities, landscaping, staging, etc.

• Receive and present offers, work with investors to negotiate price and contingencies, due diligence in all aspects of the process to close deals

• Retail sales, marketing, reporting, data analysis, prospecting, lead generation, networking, neighborhood outreach, open houses, etc. Accomplishments:

• Top Performer Orange County recognition, top selling REO Realtor January 2005 - January 2008

Product Manager

Aurora Loan Services / Lehman Brothers, Lone Tree, CO & Irvine, CA

• Collaborate with tech, product, business and vendors to develop requirements and drive improved, more efficient business processes

• Liaison between executives, PMO and IT in communicating issues and process improvements up to Lehman tech and business leaders

• Serve as a SME to drive process reengineering and gap analysis to create a baseline system and demonstrate the value of more unified future state business process model to Lehman business and executive sponsors

• Change management coordinator for testing, migrations, integrations

• Provided training and support for business units; collaborated on corporate training initiatives

Accomplishments:

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• High visibility Lehman Brothers initiative ($15mm), worked with all levels of stakeholders to sell and gain approval to replace old mortgage platform

• Delivered new mortgage platform; Lehman filed BK before it went live EDUCATION

January 1996

Bachelor of Science

Humboldt State University

CERTIFICATIONS

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

• Rational Unified Process software methodology

• CA Real Estate License

• Foreclosure and Short Sale expert

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

IT professional with 20+ years of experience in fintech and digital transformations, and 12+ years in real estate sales and asset management. VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

July 2020 - Present

Parent Volunteer

ANHS Pep Squad, Aliso Viejo, California

June 2015 - March 2020

Girl Scout Co-Leader

Girl Scouts of America (OC), Lake Forest, California June 2009 - December 2015

Parent Volunteer

Anneliese Schools, Laguna Beach, California

AWARDS

2011

Top Producer, Real Estate Sales

Evergreen Realty

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