Senior Product Owner

insightsoftware; London; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a Senior Product Owner to lead a dynamic team focused on delivering exceptional solutions in financial management. This role requires a strategic thinker who can balance priorities, drive product delivery through agile processes, and collaborate effectively across teams. With a strong emphasis on customer value, the ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in product ownership and a deep understanding of agile methodologies. Join a forward-thinking organization where your contributions will directly impact the success of financial operations for clients across the DACH region.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a Product Owner or Product Manager.
• Deep knowledge of Agile processes and principles.
• Ability to balance conflicting priorities and negotiate with teams.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product Managers to formulate product vision and roadmap.
• Own the product backlog and manage release planning.
• Conduct product demonstrations for internal and external audiences.

Skills

Product Ownership

Agile Methodology

Cross-functional Leadership

Bilingual (German and English)

Strategic Thinking

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Bachelor's in Engineering

Tools

Agile Software

Product Management Tools

Job description

Company Description

insightsoftware is a global provider of comprehensive solutions for the Office of the CFO. We believe an actionable business strategy begins and ends with accessible financial data. With solutions across financial planning and analysis (FP&A), accounting, and operations, we transform how teams operate, empowering leaders to make timely and informed decisions. With data at the heart of everything we do, insightsoftware enables automated processes, delivers trusted insights, boosts predictability, and increases productivity. Learn more at insightsoftware.com.

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Product Owner to lead a fast-paced team working on our DACH-focused Close & Consolidation solution. As a key member of the Product team, you will work closely with Product Managers to transform the strategic product roadmap into a well-defined set of features and then deliver on them successfully from one release to the next. You will interface with customers and internal stakeholders to understand and identify business problems, ensuring we build solutions that meet their needs while delivering quality and an excellent user experience.

The ideal candidate will be highly collaborative, capable of leading cross-functionally, inspiring teams, and remaining focused on results and value creation. They will possess the technical skills to work comfortably with engineers while maintaining a big-picture vision that can be effectively communicated to leadership.

What will you do?

• Collaborate with Product Managers to formulate the product vision, strategy, and roadmap.
• Own the product backlog, balancing conflicting priorities to determine prioritization.
• Manage release planning and sprint planning processes, including setting goals and ensuring successful delivery.
• Mitigate risks and resolve issues impacting the successful completion of releases and sprints.
• Ensure acceptance criteria are met and conduct sprint reviews from a business/customer perspective.
• Produce documentation with Product Managers and Marketing to support development, launch, support, and sales initiatives.
• Perform detailed product demonstrations for external and internal audiences to communicate benefits.
• Serve as a subject matter expert to support sales and support teams as needed.

How will you do it?

• Drive & Grit – operate in a fast-paced environment with focus and determination to achieve high-quality results.
• Strategic Thinker – analyze current and future trends to identify opportunities and threats, and communicate the big picture effectively.
• Product Focus – translate market and customer feedback into requirements, driving product delivery through an agile process.
• Customer Focused – passionate about creating value for customers.
• Cross-functional Leadership – lead and drive execution across Development, Product Management, Support, and Customer Success teams.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

• Bi-lingual in German and English.
• 8+ years of experience as a Product Owner or Product Manager.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Deep knowledge of Agile processes and principles.
• Ability to balance conflicting priorities and negotiate with engineers and leadership.
• Influence cross-functional teams without formal authority.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in Financial Reporting.
• Certifications such as Agile, Pragmatic Marketing, Scrum Product Owner.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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