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Role:

Technical Product Owner and Project Manager

• Finance Data Hub Location: Cary NC / Tampa FL
• Onsite Preferred ( Cary, NC
• highly preferred)

Seeking a hands-on Project Manager and Product owner to lead a complex data technology transformation initiative. The ideal candidate will possess a strong blend of program management, product ownership, and stakeholder leadership skills to drive strategic products and enterprise programs from conception to execution. This role will be responsible managing a multi-million-dollar program, aligning business and technology roadmaps, and leading cross-functional teams to deliver exceptional customer and business outcomes. Product Owner Product Vision & Strategy Define and execute the product vision, roadmap, business outcomes and strategy Drive adoption of enterprise data management practices and data-driven decision-making. Product Backlog & Requirements Management Gather requirements from business and technology stakeholders Develop and maintain key project artifacts, including user stories, API specifications, process flows, prototype designs, and other functional documentation. Translate requirements into epics, features, user stories, and acceptance criteria. Manage Backlog

• Create, groom, and prioritize user stories, epics, and acceptance criteria in the product backlog to reflect business value and changing needs Independently maintain and prioritize the product backlog based on business value and strategic objectives.

Manage dependencies across multiple data and technology teams. Stakeholder Management Build strong relationships with business and IT stakeholders. Communicate roadmap progress, risks, and delivery outcomes. Facilitate consensus across cross-functional teams and competing priorities. Partner with Scrum Masters, developers, UX designers, and stakeholders during daily standups, sprint planning, and reviews Project Manger Program & Project Leadership Lead the end-to-end delivery of the Finance Data Hub program across the development life cycle from initiation through production deployment including scope management, planning, resource allocation, dependency management, integration, and scheduling. Collaborate closely with track leads and Scrum master to maintain project plans, identify constraints and bottlenecks, and implement mitigation strategies. Monitor project progress, proactively identify risks and issues, manage dependencies, and drive timely resolution. Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, dependencies, resource plans, and budgets. Establish and participate in program governance, steering committee forums, and executive reporting mechanisms. Manage scope, timelines, risks, and deliverables across multiple workstreams. Stakeholder Management Partner with business and IT stakeholders to ensure project objectives are achieved Translate business objectives into project deliverables and execution plans. Facilitate requirements gathering, prioritization, and decision-making workshops. Manage stakeholder expectations and communication across business and technology teams. Foster collaboration among business, product, engineering, and operational teams to ensure successful project outcomes and delivery excellence. Project Governance & Communication Establish and maintain project governance processes, including resource capacity, schedule management, risk tracking, executive reporting, and cross-functional dependency management across Data Engineering, Platform, and Compliance teams. Drive data governance, data stewardship, and data ownership frameworks. Establish controls around financial data quality, lineage, reconciliation, and auditability. Ensure compliance with regulatory and financial reporting requirements. Collaborate with Risk, Compliance, and Internal Audit teams. Drive effective project communication and reporting across internal and external stakeholders, including preparation of executive-level updates and leadership communications. Foster collaboration among Risk and Issue Management Proactively identify program risks and mitigation strategies. Manage RAID logs and dependency tracking. Escalate critical issues and facilitate resolution across teams. Ensure project health metrics are consistently monitored and reported.

Work and Technical Experience:

12+ years of total experience with at least 7+ years of hands-on Product Owner experience Strong project management experience across the SDLC leveraging Agile project management Proven experience managing multiple stakeholders and cross functional teams Proven analytical, communication and leadership skills Strong hands-on experience as a Product Owner in a scaled agile environment, including PI Planning, backlog refinement, cross-team dependency management, sprint execution and alignment with Product Management, RTEs, Scrum Masters, architects, and delivery teams. Include require direct ownership of backlog prioritization, story readiness, acceptance criteria, scope trade-offs, and acceptance or rejection of delivered work. Project delivery expertise on data engineering, data migration, data foundation buildout and data analytics using BI tools Expertise in project management processes and communication including tools like JIRA, Azure DevOps. Client stakeholder management to ensure program deliverables are achieved Conduct detailed impact analysis on new requirements to ensure all dependencies are addressed Tracking and delivering complex projects with multiple stakeholders Communication with business users to understand the requirements and complete associated requirements documentation for technical teams Preferred Qualifications PMP, PRINCE2, Scrum Master (CSM), PMI-ACP and Product Owner Certification (CSPO/PSPO). Knowledge of insurance process flows Experience in corporate finance projects Experience with an ERP modernization initiative Finance domain expertise

• General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Assets, etc. Others
• Data Governance & Quality, Analytics and reporting enablement, experience on scalable integration with upstream (ERP and other source systems) and downstream systems Key Skills Product Strategy & Roadmap Management Agile & Scrum Methodologies Project Planning, execution and reporting Stakeholder Management Risk & Issue Management Backlog Prioritization Business Analysis Budget & Resource Management Leadership & Team Management Communication & Presentation Skills