Product Owner

We are looking for an experienced Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Product Owner to lead a fast-paced team in expanding a set of innovative solutions. You will be responsible for the complete lifecycle of JustPerform, ISW flagship Budgeting, Forecasting, Reporting, and Consolidation product. This includes the technical and functional architecture from design to operation.

As a key product team member, you will work closely with product managers and engineers to transform the strategic product roadmap into a well-defined set of features and deliver them successfully from one release to the next. You will interface with customers and internal stakeholders to continuously understand and identify business problems and ensure we are building solutions that meet their needs while delivering quality and an unrivaled user experience.

The ideal candidate will be highly collaborative with the ability to lead cross-functionally and inspire our teams while remaining focused on results and value creation. The candidate will possess the technical skills to work comfortably with our engineers while balancing a big-picture vision that can be communicated to our leaders.

What will you do

• Collaborate with Product Managers to formulate our product vision, strategy, and roadmap
• Own the product backlog, balancing conflicting priorities to determine prioritization
• Own the release planning and sprint planning processes, including setting release and sprint goals, and successfully delivering on those goals
• Provide an active role in mitigating risks and issues impacting successful team completion of release and sprint goals
• Ensuring acceptance criteria are met with current release and conducting sprint reviews from a business/customer perspective.
• Producing documentation with Product Managers and Marketing to support development, launch, support, services, and sales and marketing initiatives
• Performing detailed product demonstrations for external and internal audiences to communicate the benefits of the solution
• Serving as a subject matter expert to assist with sales and support as needed

How will you do it

• Drive & Grit - Operate in a fast-paced environment with a focus and determination to achieve high-quality results
• Strategic Thinker - determine opportunities and threats through comprehensive analysis of current and future trends with the ability to see and communicate the big picture in an inspiring way
• Product Focus - Translate market and customer feedback into requirements, driving product delivery through an agile release process
• Customer Focused - passionate about creating value for our customers
• Cross-functional leadership - Lead and drive execution across Development, Product Management, Support, and Customer Success

Experienced PO with EPM Exposure

• 3-5+ years as Product Owner/Manager in enterprise software
• Strong Agile/Scrum skills with proven backlog and delivery management
• EPM exposure through one or more of:
  • Direct EPM product ownership (budgeting, reporting, consolidation modules)
  • Adjacent financial software (FP&A tools, financial reporting/BI, ERP financial modules)
  • EPM implementation/consulting background (configured or deployed EPM systems)
  • Heavy EPM user/business analyst role (requirements gathering, UAT, financial modeling)
  • Integration work with EPM platforms (APIs, data feeds, connectors)
• Understanding of basic EPM concepts: planning cycles, versions/scenarios, dimensionality, allocations
  Good to Have
• SaaS/cloud software background
• Finance or accounting knowledge (CPA, CMA, finance degree)
• BI tools and data visualization familiarity
• Understanding of regulatory reporting requirements (SOX, IFRS, GAAP)
• Awareness of common EPM pain points and user workflows

Certifications: Agile, Pragmatic Marketing, Scrum Product Owner