Associate Director, Product Owner — Tech Strategy Lead

Fitch; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Work Environment (3 days in-办公室

Culture of Learning & Mobility

Retirement planning & tuition support

Healthcare coverage

Job summary

Fitch Solutions is seeking an Associate Technical Product Owner to join the Data Products & Services Tribe in a hybrid role in Chicago. You will help shape the product roadmap, translate business needs into clear user stories, and collaborate with engineering to ensure reliable data delivery and analytics solutions.

You will build deep domain knowledge of Fitch’s data products, support production readiness, and contribute to performance KPIs while fostering knowledge sharing across teams.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant experience in financial services or related domain.
• Familiarity with Agile principles and experience working in Agile teams.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to tailor messaging to diverse audiences.
• 2+ years of product development or management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop Technical Product Knowledge: Build deep expertise in Fitch’s data products, underlying architecture, and integration points to effectively support technical delivery and client needs.
• Provide Direction & Hands‑on Support: Offer overall guidance to the product team on technical priorities, while remaining ready to step in and perform first‑level analysis and triage during production issues to minimize impact and expedite resolution.
• Support Technical Strategy Execution: Contribute to shaping and communicating the technical aspects of the product roadmap, ensuring alignment with engineering and infrastructure priorities.
• Backlog & Feature Management: Assist in translating business and technical requirements into clear user stories. Help prioritize features based on technical feasibility, system dependencies, and business impact.
• Cross‑functional Technical Coordination: Collaborate closely with engineering and architecture teams to ensure smooth delivery and technical alignment across stakeholders.
• Technical Delivery Assistance: Work hands‑on with engineering teams to resolve delivery challenges, validate functionality through technical user acceptance testing, and support monitoring and alerting for production systems.
• Performance Tracking: Help monitor technical KPIs such as system reliability, latency, and error rates, and assist in identifying areas for optimization.
• Documentation & Knowledge Sharing: Contribute to technical documentation (integration guides, FAQs) and support demos or training for internal teams.

Skills

Agile

Communication

Product management

Financial services domain

Tools

JIRA

Job description

Fitch Solutions is seeking an Associate Technical Product Owner to join the Data Products & Services Tribe in a hybrid role in Chicago. You will help shape the product roadmap, translate business needs into clear user stories, and collaborate with engineering to ensure reliable data delivery and analytics solutions.

You will build deep domain knowledge of Fitch’s data products, support production readiness, and contribute to performance KPIs while fostering knowledge sharing across teams.