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Product Owner Corporate Finance, PeopleSoft
Kaygen Inc.
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Hybrid
- Staff / Principal
- 22 hours ago
- $55 – $70 / hour
- PeopleSoft
- Agile
- Scrum
- Kanban
- Jira
- Confluence
- Asana
- Kaizen
- Pension
22 hours ago
KAYGEN is an emerging leader in providing top talent for technology-based staffing services. We specialize in providing high-volume contingent staffing, direct hire staffing and project-based solutions to companies worldwide ranging from startups to Fortune 500 and Managed Service Providers (MSP) across a wide variety of industries.
Title: Product Owner Corporate Finance, PeopleSoft
Duration: Through 3/12/27, could be extended
Location:Hybrid, 2 days onsite at any Deloitte office
Summary
A Product Owner (PO) for corporate finance products owns the day-to-day delivery of finance capabilities within a digital product team, translating business outcomes into a prioritized product backlog and clear user stories. The PO partners with Finance stakeholders, Product Management, Engineering, and Risk/Compliance to refine requirements, define acceptance criteria, manage dependencies, support testing and release readiness, and ensure delivered features improve finance processes, controls, and reporting.
Responsibilities
- We are seeking experienced Product Owner(s) to join the Corporate Finance Portfolio at a large wealth management client to translate product vision into an actionable backlog and lead day-to-day delivery of innovative, industry-leading Digital Finance capabilities for Corporate Finance
- Own and manage the product backlog for assigned product areas and value streams within the Digital Finance Portfolio, acting as the day-to-day owner of related capabilities and outcomes.
- Translate portfolio/product strategy into features, and user stories with clear acceptance criteria, and prioritize work to align with firm objectives, business needs, and market trends.
- Identify and size opportunities in partnership with stakeholders; support business case development by documenting problem statements, expected value, assumptions, dependencies, and risks.
- Define and socialize success metrics for backlog items, review outcomes post-release, and continuously refine priorities based on data and stakeholder feedback.
- Drive clarity, decisions, and acceptance to enable delivery of complex enhancements and new capabilities by driving requirements clarity, scope tradeoffs, and release readiness to meet evolving needs across Branch teams, Financial Advisors, and Financial Analysts.
- Partner with cross-functional teams (technology, operations, business, compliance, legal, risk) to plan and execute increments, improve usability and efficiency, remove blockers, and ensure high-quality outcomes through effective testing and acceptance
- Own the Team Product Backlog refinement and prioritization by ensuring backlog is refined, sized, dependency-aware. Confirm acceptance criteria, NFRs, and control requirements for planned scope.
- Own the Team Product Backlog for assigned Digital Finance capabilities; prioritize, refine, and maintain readiness (stories, defects, enablers) aligned to PI Objectives and firm goals.
- Partner with Product Management to translate portfolio/product strategy into features and stories; define clear acceptance criteria, NFRs, and control/audit requirements.
- Drive discovery and sizing inputs with stakeholders; document problem statements, value hypotheses, assumptions, dependencies, and risks; support business case materials and prioritization decisions.
- Define and socialize success metrics; validate outcomes post-release using data and stakeholder feedback; continuously adjust backlog priorities.
- Enable sprint and PI execution by setting Sprint Goals, making scope tradeoffs, resolving requirement ambiguities quickly, and maintaining a decision log.
- Coordinate cross-functional alignment (technology, operations, compliance, legal, risk) to ensure testability, acceptance, release readiness, and operational handoffs.
- Support PI Planning by presenting/refining team scope, negotiating dependencies, and drafting team PI Objective inputs and capabilities.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
- Five or more years of experience as a Product Owner or in a closely related role, such as Product Delivery Manager, Business Analyst, or Product Manager, delivering digital products or capabilities.
- Deep expertise with Peoplesoft Finance and/or accounting principles
- Demonstrated experience owning and managing a product backlog for one or more Agile delivery teams, including prioritization, refinement, sprint planning, and release planning.
- Strong ability to translate business and product goals into clear epics, features, user stories, acceptance criteria, and definitions of ready and done.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and decision-making capabilities, including the ability to structure ambiguous problems and make sound trade-offs.
- Experience defining and using outcome and delivery metrics to guide prioritization and measure post-release performance.
- Proven ability to influence and align cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex business, process, and technical topics.
- Practical experience with Agile delivery methodologies, including SAFe, Scrum, and/or Kanban.
- Working knowledge of digital finance platforms, integrations, and enterprise architecture concepts.
- Familiarity with product and delivery tools such as Jira, Confluence, Aha!, Mural, and Asana.
- Experience delivering products or capabilities in Corporate Finance, FP&A, Expenditure Management, compensation, branch economics, or related finance domains.
- Experience operating in a regulated financial-services environment with risk, controls, compliance, and audit requirements.
- Strong customer advocacy and demonstrated ability to represent user needs in backlog prioritization and acceptance decisions.
- Ability to balance architecture, performance, scalability, security, and other non-functional requirements with business objectives.
- Comfort making decisions with incomplete information and maintaining momentum in a fast-paced delivery environment.
- Strong negotiation and conflict-resolution skills, particularly related to prioritization, scope, and dependency trade-offs.
At KAYGEN, people are at the heart of everything we do. We foster a diverse, inclusive, and employee-driven culture where every individual is valued, empowered, and encouraged to bring their authentic self to work. Our candidate-first approach means we are committed to understanding your career goals and connecting you with opportunities that align with your aspirations, skills, and potential. Whether you're taking the next step in your career or searching for your dream opportunity, KAYGEN is more than a staffing partner—we're a community dedicated to helping you grow, succeed, and thrive. Join us and discover a place where your talent is recognized, your ambitions are supported, and your future is built alongside a team that invests in your success every step of the way.
Our team of experienced staffing experts will work with you to find you the best opportunity. For more information, please visit us atwww.kaygen.com.
Benefits:
- Free Healthcare Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Free Life Insurance
- Sick Time Off
- Mentorship Program
- Certifications
- Referrals
- Family and Wellness benefits
- Continuous Growth and Career Development
Product Owner Corporate Finance, PeopleSoft · Kaygen Inc.