CYS - EDGEWING - Product Owner (Finance)

Leonardo SpA; Roma; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

13th-month salary

Performance bonus

Annual welfare benefits

Ongoing training and professional dev.

Well-being initiatives

Job summary

Leonardo S.p.A. is seeking a Senior Product Owner (Finance) to own the finance product area, spanning General Ledger, AP/AR, Asset Accounting, Controlling, and core financial processes.

The role ensures a backlog delivers compliant, auditable, and timely financial reporting while aligning with design and security standards and SAP S/4HANA integrations. You will curate, prioritise, and manage the finance backlog, collaborating with Business Analysts and cross-functional teams to deliver value.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering finance capabilities in a major programme.
• Strong stakeholder management up to senior leadership.
• Knowledge of SAP finance processes and S/4HANA Finance.

Responsibilities

• Own and prioritize the finance product backlog with clear acceptance criteria.
• Collaborate with Business Analysts, Architects, Security, and delivery teams.
• Ensure strong UAT and traceability from requirements to test outcomes.
• Balance regulatory needs, financial control, performance and risk reduction to deliver incremental value.

Skills

Product ownership

Stakeholder management

Backlog management

SAP S/4HANA Finance

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

Essential Product ownership experience delivering finance capabilities in a major programme. Strong stakeholder management up to senior leadership; confident backlog and scope management. Working knowledge of SAP finance processes and integrations (e.g., S/4HANA Finance). 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 Primary Location: IT - Roma - Via Laurentina Additional Locations: IT - Catania, IT - Chieti Scalo, IT - Genova - Fiumara, IT - Milano - Nerviano, IT - Torino - C.so Marche Contract Type: Permanent Total Base Pay Range: 60-75k Hybrid Working: Hybrid International, multicultural, innovative, technological: this is Leonardo.

The company's passionate and talented team is strongly influenced by STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) expertise, with a diverse range of experience that enables colleagues to share knowledge and know-how across the generations.

Leonardo always wants to expand its talent pool, here you can find the right opportunity for you!