Associate Product Manager

Responsibilities:

• Support the development of strategies (product, Technology, and pricing) to enhance commercial success and product(s) competitiveness.
• Generating new product ideas and ensuring product strategy goals are accomplished on time, on budget, and according to specifications.
• Overseeing, supporting, and, at times, managing cross-functional teams and pivotal initiatives.
• Managing product road maps and releases using the "whole product" concept.
• Understanding product selling points and collaborating with business development and marketing to ensure commercial success.
• Gathering product data, including web analytics, statistics, and consumer/competitor trends.
• Bug Identification and Fixes: Assist in identifying and resolving bugs, providing technical support as needed.
• Task Management: Undertake the responsibility of composing minor tasks and overseeing their successful execution.
• Sales Department Support: Keep the sales team informed about upcoming releases, enhancing process transparency.

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience in tech / software development (product, project or delivery role).
• Highly reliable: owns tasks end to end, meets deadlines, follows through without reminders.
• Strong communicator, written and verbal, with both engineers and business stakeholders.
• Knows how to leverage AI tools to automate and optimize everyday work.
• Technical literacy: understands APIs, integrations and logs; can discuss implementation with developers.
• Analytical: can work with data and metrics, turns observations into clear conclusions.
• Organized and detail-oriented.
• Fluent English.
• Russian language: huge plus (the development team is Russian-speaking) - those need to be prioritized. 
• Bonus: experience with voice AI / LLM products, call centers or outbound sales.

Education:

• High School diploma or equivalent required
• Bachelor's Degree in Technology or a related field.

 Company Benefits:

•  Ongoing training and development
• Opportunity for career advancement
•  Medical
•  Dental
•  Vision
• Company Paid Group Life / AD&D Insurance
• 7 Paid Holidays and 2 Floating Holiday Days to use at will
• Paid Time Off
• Flexible Spending/HSA
•  Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
•  401(k) match
• Referral Program

This role is designated hybrid remote, and candidates must be within a commutable distance of our Irvine, CA office.  This role is exempt salary and pays $65,000-$90,000, dependent on experience. This role is open to candidates who do not require visa sponsorship.

Americor is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Americor does not discriminate based on race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.

* Note to Agencies: Americor Funding, Inc. (the “Company”) has an internal recruiting department. Americor Funding Inc. may supplement that internal capability from time to time with assistance from temporary staffing agencies, placement services, and professional recruiters (“Agency”). Agencies are hereby specifically directed NOT to contact Americor Funding Inc. employees directly in an attempt to present candidates. The Company’s policy is for the internal recruiting team or other authorized personnel to present ALL candidates to hiring managers. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Americor Funding Inc. from a third party, such as an Agency, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Company mailing address, fax machine, or email address, directly to Company employees, or to the resume database, will be considered Company property. Americor Funding Inc. will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Americor Funding Inc. will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees.