• Lead the strategic development of new Non-QM loan products and enhancements based on capital markets direction, investor appetite, and competitive research. • Evaluate opportunities for expanding into new segments (e.g., Business Purpose Lending, DSCR, HELOC, bank statement enhancements, portfolio products). • Interpret investor criteria, market trends, and execution outcomes to design profitable, scalable product features. • Collaborate with Pricing & Secondary to ensure appropriate rate sheets, LLPAs, eligibility matrices, and guides support optimal market competitiveness and loan sale execution. • Collaborate with Credit / Underwriting on product governance process, including version control, guide updates, approval routing, and stakeholder communication. • Maintain alignment with risk, compliance, legal, and underwriting to manage overlays, exceptions, and emerging risks. • Manage investor feedback loops and incorporate performance learnings into product updates as well as communication of product enhancements to various partners. • Partner closely with Secondary & Capital Markets to understand securitization performance, loan sale execution, and investor appetite. • Analyze pricing impacts, credit risk distribution, and pool performance to optimize product structures. • Serve as the product SME for Sales, Underwriting, Training, Ops, and Marketing. • Work with Marketing to build competitive product collateral, AE-facing materials, and market-facing content. • Deliver product training sessions for internal teams, clients, investors, and industry partners. • Maintain a robust understanding of the Non-QM & other relevant products competitive landscape, including guideline changes, overlays, price movements, and emerging program trends. • Conduct ongoing benchmarking of product guidelines against peers and investors. • Provide executive leadership with recommendations to strengthen Deephaven’s product positioning. • Analyze loan production quality, pull-through, and margin impacts across products. • Track performance by channel, program, credit bucket, and geography to identify opportunities for product expansion or tightening. • Develop product dashboards and KPIs in partnership with Business Intelligence or FP&A.