CYS - EDGEWING - Product Owner (Finance)

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

Benefits offered by this job

CCNL contract

Hybrid working

Permanent contract

Secondment to Reading

13th-month pay

Performance bonus

Welfare benefits

Training opportunities

Well-being programs

Job summary

Edgewing operates in a global defence-focused space, with a Senior Product Owner focusing on Finance to own GL, AP/AR, Asset Accounting, Controlling, and other core processes. The role requires balancing regulatory requirements with business outcomes and user experience within a digital product landscape.

You will curate the finance backlog, ensure compliance, and collaborate across Architecture, Security, and Testing to ensure end-to-end traceability and quality.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering finance capabilities in a major programme.
• Strong stakeholder management up to senior leadership.
• Knowledge of SAP finance processes and integrations (S/4HANA Finance).
• Commitment to inclusion, equity and diversity in the workplace.

Responsibilities

• Curate, prioritise, and manage the finance product backlog with clear acceptance criteria.
• Balance compliance, financial control, performance and risk to deliver value.
• Collaborate with Business Analysts to refine requirements and ensure delivery readiness.
• Coordinate with Architecture and Security on design decisions and integrations.
• Support testing with strong UAT processes and traceability from requirements to tests.

Skills

Product ownership

Stakeholder 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.

• 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