Product Owner - Finance Shared Services

Alfa Laval Mid Europe GmbH; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care for you and your

Lunch card

MyBenefit platform access

Multisport Card

Flexible working hours

Hybrid work model: 3 days in office, 2

Job summary

Alfa Laval Mid Europe GmbH in Kraków is seeking a Product Owner for Finance Shared Services to maximise business value across core finance systems. You will define priorities, align stakeholder needs, and drive adoption and continuous improvement of digital solutions in AP, AR and T&E domains.

The role is full-time in Kraków, part of the DA & GF VS, with a mix of office and remote work and collaboration with the Stockholm-based hiring manager.

Qualifications

• 3+ years proven experience in a similar role with strong project management requirements (e.g., project manager, scrum master).
• Hands-on experience with automation and AI technologies for finance.
• Practical knowledge of finance shared services processes (AP, AR, T&E).
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive outcomes against business priorities.
• Strong analytical skills to assess digital solutions and identify improvements.
• Excellent communication skills to gather requirements and convey technical information.
• Curiosity and continuous learning in a rapidly evolving digital/finance landscape.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and optimize financial platforms like Medius, Concur, GetPaid.
• Automate and enhance AP, AR, T&E processes in a global organization.
• Collaborate with IT, finance, procurement, compliance, and security to deliver scalable solutions.
• Manage stakeholder needs and bridge business and IT requirements.
• Drive onboarding, communication, documentation and training.
• Support data governance and quality initiatives.
• Prioritize the team backlog and manage dependencies and resources.
• Define and track value realization with KPIs and benefits.

Skills

3+ years experience

Automation & AI Finance

Cross-functional leadership

Analytical skills

Excellent communication

English fluency

Stakeholder alignment

Tools

Medius

Concur

GetPaid

Job description

Every day, we get opportunities to make a positive impact – on our colleagues, partners, customers and society. Together, we’re pioneering the solutions of the future and unlocking the full potential of precious resources. Trusted to act on initiative, we challenge conventional thinking to develop world-leading technologies that inspire progress in vital areas, including energy, food, water and shipping. As we push forward, the innovative, open spirit that fuels our 140-year-old start-up culture and rapid growth also drives our personal growth. So, as we shape a more resourceful, less wasteful world, we build our careers too.

Background As a Product Owner for Finance Shared Services, you will join a team of deeply experienced professionals and play a crucial role in ensuring seamless integration with core finance systems and aligning with business objectives. In this role, you will be responsible for maximizing business value by defining priorities, aligning stakeholder needs, and ensuring the effective adoption, performance, and continuous improvement of digital solutions across these finance AP, AR and T&E domains. This is a full time role within the Data, Analytics and Group Functions Value Stream (DA & GF VS) based in Krakow. The hiring manager is based in Stockholm and the Product Manager and business stakeholders are based in Krakow.

Who You Are

You are a results-oriented Product Owner recognized for your leadership. Adoption and change management in a hybrid, international matrix organization is a context that brings you energy. You thrive in the intersection of business and IT and can facilitate clear communication of vision, progress and value. Building trust in your expertise and solutions comes naturally to you. You foster a culture of continuous improvement because learning agility is how you approach change.

Your Responsibilities

• Deploy and optimize leading financial technology platforms such as Medius, Concur, and GetPaid.
• Automate and enhance AP, AR, T&E processes within a complex, global organization.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams - including IT, finance, procurement, compliance, security - to deliver scalable solutions that drive process efficiency, compliance, and cost savings.
• Stakeholder management and requirement gathering that bridges the gap between business and IT
• Drive onboarding, communication, documentation and training efforts.
• Support business teams in operationalizing data governance and quality processes.
• Manage and prioritize the team backlog, addressing priorities, dependencies, and resource challenges.
• Define and track value realization (KPIs & benefits), ensuring measurable outcomes such as cost reduction, efficiency gains and working capital improvements.

Our Requirements

• 3+ years proven experience in a similar role with strong project management requirements. Example: project manager, scrum master of multiple teams, RTE
• Hands-on experience with automation and AI technologies for finance
• Practical knowledge of finance shared services processes (AP, AR, T&E) will be a plus
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams efficiently, driving successful outcomes against business priorities
• Strong analytical skills to assess current digital solutions and identify areas for improvement
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to gather requirements from stakeholders and convey technical information clearly
• Curiosity and a strong commitment to continuous learning in a rapidly evolving digital and finance landscape
• Fluent in English is a must

We Offer Benefits

• Benefits package including private medical care for you and your family, lunch card, access to MyBenefit platform, Multisport Card Flexible working hours, you can start between 7:30 and 9:30 am Hybrid work model with 3 days at the office and 2 days from home (our office is located on Przybyszewskiego 56, Bronowice, Kraków)

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Every day, we get opportunities to make a positive impact – on our colleagues, partners, customers and society. Together, we’re pioneering the solutions of the future and unlocking the full potential of precious resources. Trusted to act on initiative, we challenge conventional thinking to develop world-leading technologies that inspire progress in vital areas, including energy, food, water and shipping. As we push forward, the innovative, open spirit that fuels our 140-year-old start-up culture and rapid growth also drives our personal growth. So, as we shape a more resourceful, less wasteful world, we build our careers too.

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