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I am Jason Cobb. I call Indianapolis home with my wife Krista and our five delightfully rambunctious children. I set direction for products and services and pore through data to discover new opportunities for First Merchants Bank as their Business Banking Product Manager. I am fueled by two things: a passion for education and what is, in all likelihood, an unhealthy amount of coffee. I am a believer who enjoys crisp air and optimistic mornings.
Experience
Product Manager, AVP
@First Merchants Corporation
• Manage commercial and small business products including: business deposit accounts, online banking, remote deposit capture, lockbox, positive pay, ACH services, and account analysis.
• Discover, analyze, and report on product health, profitability, and penetration rates across FMB’s product portfolio.
• Develop, launch, and grow new products for our business and consumer portfolios.
• Position products to respond to new regulatory changes.
• Work with large cross-functional teams (including Sales, Marketing, Operations, Legal, Compliance, Executive) to
Dates
Jun. 2011 - Present
Manager of Transaction Processing, AVP
@First Merchants Corporation
• Managed the Cash Management Operations, ACH Processing, Items Processing, Deposit Operations, Lockbox, and Wire Transfer function of the bank
• Performed product development and product management for our Lockbox Line of Business from concept to profitable product offering
• Managed a team of production managers, systems analysts, and business analysts
• Created and managed a Performance and Production Utilization Modeling system for use throughout First Merchants Corporation Operations areas
• Managed an annual budget of $4,000,000
Dates
Jul. 2007 - Jun. 2011
Project and Operations Manager
@Symphony Bank
• Managed Deposit Operations, Cash Management Operations, Items Processing, Facilities, and Project Management
• Served on IT Steering Committee
• Performed product development for a full suite of new Cash Management products
• Developed and implemented Business Continuity Plan for all areas of the bank
• Performed Risk Management function for Operations and IT
Dates
Aug. 2006 - Jul. 2007
Project Manager
@First Merchants Corporation
• Managed Data Center and Operations Center design and move project
• Managed new banking centers building projects in Carmel and Indianapolis, Indiana
• Restructured Loan Operations including new organizational structure, refined processes, and new systems
Dates
May. 2005 - Aug. 2006
Proof Processing Manager
@First Merchants Corporation
• Managed a team of 25 hourly employees over three shift processing 3,000,000 items per month for nine separately charted institutions
• Managed the Items Processing portions of several mergers and acquisitions
Dates
2002 - 2005
Education
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Fields
Graduate School of Banking
Dates
2008 - 2010
Ball State University - College of Business
Dates
2002 - 2007
Ball State University
Fields
Elementary Education
Dates
2000 - 2002
Kentucky Christian College
Fields
Bible, Elementary Education
Dates
1998 - 2000