Associate Product Owner (New York)

Fitch Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Training and mentorship programs

Healthcare benefits

Job summary

Fitch Solutions in New York, NY is seeking an Associate Product Owner to join the Scoring & Risk Analytics Tribe in our NYC office. You will work with a product manager and cross-functional teams to drive the lifecycle from ideation to launch, focusing on model-based outputs for credit risk tools.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years in product management, strong Agile experience, and excellent communication skills to create exceptional user experiences and deliver value to customers across Fitch

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Computer Science or related field.
• 2+ years of experience in product management, product development, or related role.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and product management tools (e.g., Jira, Trello).
• Strong analytical and data-driven decision making.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the development and execution of the product roadmap, aligned with business goals and customer needs.
• Collaborate with engineering, design, marketing, and sales to ensure successful product delivery.
• Maintain and prioritize the product backlog reflecting current priorities.
• Develop detailed user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Run Agile ceremonies: backlog grooming, sprint planning, reviews and retrospectives.
• Conduct UAT to validate stories meet the definition of done and acceptance criteria.
• Discuss features with customers focusing on usability and time to value.
• Prototype features with engineering/design and conduct A/B testing.
• Address issues with current features and propose solutions from customer feedback.
• Track product performance metrics and drive improvements at the squad level.

Skills

Product management

Agile methodologies

Jira Trello

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field

Tools

Jira

Trello

Job description

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Associate Product Owner (New York)

Requisition ID: 50867

Business Unit: Fitch Solutions

Category: Operations

Location: New York, NY, US

Date Posted: Oct 23, 2026

The Fitch Solutions Product organization is currently seeking a Product Ownerbased in our NYC office to join theScoring & Risk Analytics Tribe.

Fitch Solutions is a trusted, independent provider of financial information services, drawing on more than a century of leadership, transparency and reliability. With teams operating in over 30 countries, our analysts, lawyers, journalists and economists combine global perspective with deep local expertise. We pair human intelligence with innovative technology to deliver high-quality credit research, data and proprietary analytics that help global markets manage risk and identify opportunity. Our success is powered by an inclusive, collaborative culture in which every expert voice contributes to exceptional client value.

Fitch Solutions is a part of Fitch Group, wholly owned by the Hearst Corporation, which is comprised of three main businesses: Fitch Ratings | Fitch Solutions | Fitch Learning.

About the Team

The Fitch Solutions Product organization is organized into five product tribes, each with a single lead, roadmap and defined scope. The Product Owner will sit within theScoring & Risk Analytics Tribe, which is responsible for the model-based outputs across Fitch Solutions’ portfolio and in the development and governance of its various credit risk assessment tools and capabilities.

This role involves working closely with the Product Manager and cross-functional teams to drive the product lifecycle from ideation to launch. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of product management principles, excellent communication skills, and a passion for creating exceptional user experiences.

How You’ll Make an Impact:

• Product Development: Assist in the development and execution of the product roadmap, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer needs.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with engineering, design, marketing, and sales teams to ensure successful product delivery.
• Backlog Management: Maintain and prioritize the product backlog, ensuring that it is up-to-date and reflects the current business priorities.
• User Stories: Develop detailed user stories and establish acceptance criteria to ensure stories are ready for development.
• Agile Ceremonies: Run agile ceremonies, including backlog grooming, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Feature Validation: Conduct User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to validate that stories meet the definition of done and acceptance criteria.
• Customer Interaction: Discuss features with customers, focusing on usability, time to value, feature completeness, and the overall user journey.
• Prototyping and Testing: Collaborate with engineering and design to prototype features, conduct A/B testing, and validate designs with end users.
• Issue Resolution: Handle issues with current features and provide solutions based on customer feedback.
• Performance Monitoring: Track and analyze product performance metrics e.g. team productivity, product adoption, feature performance. This role would focus on collection, analysis, and reporting as well as implementing improvements at the squad level.

You May be a Good Fit if:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Experience: 2+ years of experience in product management, product development, or a related role.
• Technical Skills: Familiarity with Agile methodologies, experience with product management tools (e.g.,Jira, Trello), and basic understanding of software development. Experience with AI technologies is a plus.
• Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make data-driven decisions e.g. familiarity with performance metrics like DORA.
• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex ideas clearly.
• Team Player: Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
• Customer-Centric: Passion for understanding and addressing customer needs.
• Preferred Experience: Experience in financial information services industry, familiarity with UX/UI principles and design thinking, and experience working with remote teams.

What Would Make You Stand Out:

• Preferred Experience: Experience in financial information services industry, familiarity with UX/UI principles and design thinking, and experience working with remote teams.
• MBA is a plus.

Why Choose Fitch:

• Hybrid Work Environment: 2 to 3 days a week in office required based on your line of business and location
• A Culture of Learning & Mobility: Dedicated trainings, leadership development and mentorship programs designed to ensure that your time at Fitch will be a continuous learning opportunity
• Investing in Your Future: Retirement planning and tuition reimbursement programs that empower you to achieve your short and long-term goals
• Promoting Health & Wellbeing: Comprehensive healthcare offerings that enable physical, mental, financial, social, and occupational wellbeing
• Supportive Parenting Policies: Family-friendly policies, including a generous global parental leave plan, designed to help you balance career and family life effectively
• Inclusive Work Environment: A collaborative workplacewhere all voices are valued, withEmployee Resource Groups that unite and empower our colleagues around the globe
• Dedication to Giving Back: Paid volunteer days, matched funding for donations and ample opportunities to volunteer in your community

Fitch is committed to providing global securities markets with objective, timely, independent and forward-looking credit opinions. To protect Fitch’s credibility and reputation, our employees must take every precaution to avoid conflicts of interest or any appearance of a conflict of interest.Should you be successful in the recruitment process at Fitch Ratings you will be asked to declare any securities holdings and other potential conflicts prior to commencing employment. If you, or your immediate family, have any holdings that may conflict with your work responsibilities, you may be asked to divest yourself of them before beginning work.

Fitch is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Aff … We evaluatequalified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $100,000 and $120,000 per year. Actual salaries will be determined on an individualized basis and may vary based on factors including but not limited to education, training, experience, past performance, and other job-related factors. Base pay is one part of Fitch’s total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, discretionary bonuses, long-term incentives, and other benefits sponsored by Fitch.