Product Owner Team Lead

Altum Consulting; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking a Finance Product Owner Team Lead to guide the Finance Systems team. This role involves collaborating with internal teams and external vendors to enhance finance applications, ensuring compliance and performance tracking. Ideal candidates will have expertise in SAP FICO and product management experience, with strong stakeholder engagement skills.

Qualifications

• Strong functional expertise in SAP FICO required.
• Experience managing a product team is essential.
• Proficiency across the full product lifecycle is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Finance Product team and engage with stakeholders.
• Define the strategic direction and roadmap for Finance applications.
• Coordinate with technical teams to develop and deploy new features.

Skills

SAP FICO

Product Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Incident Management

Tools

Coupa P2P

Bottomline PTX

SAP Concur

Job description

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Role Purpose:

The Finance Product Owner Team Lead will collaborate closely with internal Finance teams, technical stakeholders, and third-party vendors to provide in-depth functional knowledge of Finance systems and processes. This role supports the Finance Systems team and the broader Finance & Procurement functions by guiding the effective use of their applications.

They will engage with business stakeholders to gather and document evolving requirements, build and manage a prioritised feature backlog, and work alongside architects and developers to deliver enhancements into Production.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the Finance Product team and face off to key internal finance stakeholders and technical IT teams, providing finance application and processes expertise.
• Serve as a functional expert for Finance systems such as SAP FICO, Coupa (P2P), and Bottomline PTX (BACS).
• Partner with business stakeholders and end users to define the strategic direction and roadmap for Finance applications.
• Collaborate with application owners to scope and design new functionality, maintaining a well-prioritised backlog.
• Coordinate with internal and external technical teams to develop, test, and deploy new features.
• Ensure all applications adhere to external compliance requirements, including data privacy and security standards.
• Track key performance indicators and leverage data to assess and enhance product performance.
• Support the Service Delivery team in incident and problem resolution to minimise business disruption.
• Analyse recurring issues, identify trends, and implement measures to reduce repeat incidents.

Skills and Experience:

• Must have strong functional expertise in SAP FICO, including integration management with other systems.
• Must have experience with line managing a product team.
• Preferred experience with Coupa P2P, Bottomline PTX, and SAP Concur.
• Prior experience as a Product Owner or in a similar product management role.
• Proficiency across the full product lifecycle, from requirements gathering to testing and delivery.
• Solid technical foundation and familiarity with software development practices.
• Experience handling incident and problem management within an ITIL v3 framework.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to communicate effectively.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Product Management

• Industries

  Entertainment Providers

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