Product Owner

• Bachelor’s degree (Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field); MBA/advanced degree preferred.

• 2+ years of experience as a Product Owner (or closely related roles such as Product Delivery Manager / Business Analyst) delivering Finance products.

• Strong domain experience in FP&A and Core Finance

• Prior experience owning and managing a product backlog for one or more Agile teams, including prioritization, refinement, and release planning.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills; able to break down ambiguous problems into clear epics, features, and user stories.

• Proven ability to translate product goals into well-defined user stories, acceptance criteria, and Definition of Done/Ready to support end-to-end delivery.

• Ability to define and track outcome and delivery metrics (e.g., adoption, usability, cycle time, defects) and use insights to adjust priorities.

• Strong collaboration and influence without authority across stakeholders (business, engineering, operations, legal, compliance, risk).

• Excellent communication and storytelling skills to simplify complexity, align stakeholders, and drive clarity for delivery decisions.

• Strong decision-making skills: make timely trade-offs across customer value, business goals, technical feasibility, and regulated/financial services constraints.

• Practical experience working in Agile delivery (SAFe preferred; Scrum/Kanban), including participating in ceremonies and supporting the team through sprint execution.

• Working knowledge of digital finance platforms/architecture and integrations; familiarity (ability to partner effectively with engineers/architects) with technologies in Enterprise Performance Management such as , OneStream (highly preferred), Oracle Fusion - EPM, Hyperion or equivalent

• Familiarity with product delivery and collaboration tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Aha!, Mural, Asana).

Good-to-Have Skills (Highly Desirable)

• Strong customer advocacy and ability to represent user needs in backlog decisions and acceptance criteria.

• Finance industry experience and comfort operating in regulated environments (risk, controls, compliance).

• Ability to balance technical constraints (architecture, dependencies, performance/non-functional requirements) with business objectives.

• Comfort making decisions with incomplete information; “bias for action” in execution.

• Strong negotiation and conflict resolution skills, especially around prioritization, scope, and dependency trade-offs.