The Product Owner - Finance and Tax will be responsible for defining and prioritizing product features, ensuring alignment with business goals, and driving the successful implementation of SAP S4/HANA and complimentary solutions. You will influence the successful execution and adoption of new and innovative ways of working while leveraging deep business expertise and working closely with various business stakeholder groups and IT to ensure holistic processes and solutions are delivered that exceed expectations.
What will you do?
Product Roadmap:
Define product vision, product roadmap and growth opportunities for Corporate Finance and Tax.
Prioritize epics, features and stories to ensure work focuses on those with maximum value and are aligned with product strategy. Incorporate feature requests into product roadmap.
Product Backlog Management:
Responsible for managing and clearly expressing Product Backlog items that demonstrate business outcomes/benefits.
Provide elaboration of the user stories and confirm understanding of the items in the Product Backlog.
Deliver a visible, transparent, and clear Product Backlog to all using product management tools such as Jira .
Ensure that the team always has an adequate amount of prior prepared tasks to work on and understanding of what the Scrum Team will work on next.
Scrum Team Leadership:
Work closely with the scrum team throughout the development process.
Lead the product release plans and set the expectation for delivery of new functionalities.
Plan releases and upgrades; set sprint goals. Follow progress of work and address production issues during sprints.
Partnership with Stakeholders:
Work with business stakeholders, IT Business Partners, and other team members to understand business opportunities and strategy, drive development of solutions that support short- and long-term objectives and ensure stakeholder needs are reflected in backlog.
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Quality Assurance:
Understand, create, and implement test plan, automation, and validation procedures based on stated product features and acceptance criteria.
Analyze test findings as needed to determine whether they constitute a defect against existing requirements or a request for enhancement.
Other projects and job duties as assigned.
What do you need for this role?
Associate's degree in Business, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, Computer Science, Engineering, or related area required.
Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, Computer Science, Engineering, or related area preferred.
For those candidates without a bachelor’s degree, 10+ years of relevant experience is required.
7+ years of experience in a Product Owner and/or Business Analyst role with a focus on Finance and Tax, or direct business experience in Finance and Tax.
Advanced knowledge of SAP Finance (Record to Report) and Tax business processes, including financial implications.
Experience using product management tools such as Jira.
Knowledge of SAP S4/HANA v2019 or higher.
Certifications from either Scrum Alliance (CSP/A-CSPO) or Scaled Agile (Certified SAFe Product Owner/Manager) preferred.
Strong experience with defining solution strategies, analyzing systems requirements, and developing business features that illustrate desired business capabilities
Strong demonstration of Agile methodologies and techniques through hands-on management of product features, detailed user stories, prioritizing backlogs, and participating in Agile ceremonies.
Direct hands-on experience with grooming backlogs and coordinating and prioritizing conflicting requirements.
Ability to translate metrics into business decisions of importance and priorities
Successful track record of delivering projects within deadlines and budgets.
Global project experience and experience working with Brazil preferred.
Experience in filling the role of Product Owner role in either Scrum or Scaled Agile Framework methodologies preferred
Excellent verbal, written, listening and presentation communication skills
Ability to present and discuss technical information in a way that establishes rapport, persuades others, and gains understanding with the technical and the business teams
Strong organizational and planning skills as well as attention to detail
Ability to effectively work and create effective partnerships with employees at all levels within the organization
Ability to anticipate and understand business strategies, objectives and priorities
Strong leader that possesses a hands-on, lead by example approach
Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills
Ability to adapt to a continually changing business and work environment and manage multiple priorities
Demonstrated critical thinking and decision making skills
Excellent analysis and problem-solving skills
Ability to provide oversight across multiple initiatives or projects.
Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information
Strong English language skills, both written and speaking
Portuguese written and speaking language skills are preferred
Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Visio and Teams
