Cys - Edgewing - Product Owner (Finance)

Leonardo; Lazio; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Permanent contract (Italy base)

Secondment to Reading (JV)

13th-month salary

Performance bonus

Annual welfare benefits €250

Training and development

Well-being initiatives

Job summary

Edgewing is seeking a Senior Product Owner (Finance) to own and shape the finance product area—spanning GL, AP/AR, Asset Accounting, Controlling, and other core processes. You will manage a value-prioritized backlog that supports statutory compliance, financial control, auditability, and timely reporting.

Collaborate with Business Analysts, Architects and cross-functional teams to ensure SAP S/4HANA integrations meet objectives and security standards.

Qualifications

• Experience owning and prioritizing a finance product backlog.
• Knowledge of SAP S/4HANA and related financial systems.
• Strong collaboration with analysts and architects.

Responsibilities

• Curate, prioritise, and manage the finance product backlog across features, epics, and user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
• Balance compliance, financial control, performance, and risk to deliver incremental value.
• Refine requirements with Business Analysts to confirm delivery readiness.
• Coordinate with Architecture and Security for design decisions and integration points.
• Monitor supplier performance and drive corrective action when required.
• Partner with Testing to ensure robust UAT and traceability from requirements to tests.

Skills

Backlog management

Regulatory compliance

Finance domain expertise

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

Job Description:

Edgewing

By joining Edgewing, you will have a unique opportunity to help shape the company from the ground up - setting the foundations for generations to come, influencing how we work, and helping us build something world-class together. At Edgewing, we’re united by a shared purpose to drive what’s next in defence. Uniting UK, Italian, and Japanese expertise to shape the future of global defence. With trust at the heart of everything we do, we empower our people to dare to go beyond, bring their best as one, and leave a mark that matters on a truly global mission, making a lasting impact through work that truly matters.

Role Description

The Product Owner (Finance) is responsible for owning and shaping the finance product area—spanning General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable/Receivable (AP/AR), Asset Accounting, Controlling, and other core financial processes. This role ensures the delivery of a value prioritized product backlog that supports statutory compliance, financial control, auditability, and timely, accurate financial reporting. The Product Owner acts as the voice of the finance function within the digital product landscape, balancing regulatory requirements, business outcomes, and user experience.

The role requires close collaboration with Business Analysts, Enterprise and Solution Architects, and cross functional delivery teams to ensure that solutions meet programme objectives, adhere to design and security standards, and integrate cleanly with SAP S/4HANA and all connected platforms.

The Product Owner drives clarity, alignment, and decision-making across stakeholders to ensure that finance capabilities are delivered with quality, predictability, and measurable value.

• Curate, prioritise, and manage the finance product backlog across features, epics, and user stories, ensuring clear acceptance criteria.
• Balance compliance, financial control, performance, and risk reduction needs to deliver incremental value.
• Collaborate closely with Business Analysts to refine requirements and confirm delivery readiness.
• Coordinate with Architecture and Security to support design decisions, integration points, and adherence to standards.
• Monitor supplier performance and quality, driving corrective action when required.
• Partner with Testing functions to ensure strong UAT processes and full traceability from requirements to test outcomes.

Skills and Experience

Engagement, recognition of talent, and care for our people’s well-being and safety are the cornerstones of our corporate culture.

Every day, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and stimulating work environment, actively promoting the principles of inclusion, equity, and diversity.

What do we offer?

The applicable collective labour agreement is the Italian National Collective Labour Agreement (CCNL) for the Private Metalworking Industry and Plant Installation Sector;

Hybrid working model;

Employment status: Executive-level employee;

Permanent contract with Italy as the base location;

The role includes a secondment of at least two years to Reading, the headquarters of the Joint Venture (JV);

13th-month salary;

Performance bonus linked to business results;

Annual welfare benefits worth €250;

Ongoing training and professional development opportunities, covering both technical and soft skills;

Well-being initiatives: we place great importance on the economic, physical, social, and psychological well-being of our people, offering solutions tailored to their needs.

The Company reserves the right to determine the employment grade and compensation package based on objective criteria identified during the selection process, taking into account the selected candidate’s seniority, experience, and the requirements of the role, in compliance with the principles of fairness, transparency, and equal opportunities established by applicable laws and regulations.

Seniority:

Senior