Manager, Technical Product Owner - Tax Transformation

PowerToFly; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 116,000 - 237,000; Full time

Job summary

Deloitte Tax LLP's Tax Transformation Office is seeking a Manager, Technical Product Owner to lead vendor teams delivering platform features aligned with Tax transformation goals. You will coordinate milestones, manage risks, and ensure demos at Program Increment Sessions.

Required: Bachelor's in CS/IT/engineering; 5+ years leading technical delivery teams; hybrid work 2–3 days on site; travel up to 20%; CPA or alternative accreditations; Azure DevOps experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, IT, engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years leading technical delivery teams and product development using Agile/SAFe.
• Experience working with and influencing cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of risk management and tracking techniques.
• Ability to travel up to 20% on average.

Responsibilities

• Manage vendor teams to deliver platform features per prioritization.
• Track progress, report milestones and dependencies.
• Elevate risks and issues to leadership; coordinate day-to-day activities.
• Demonstrate product during Program Increment Sessions.
• Follow standards and metrics to deliver business value quickly.

Skills

Audience-focused communication

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership coordination

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or related field

Tools

Azure DevOps

SAFe / Agile tooling

Job description

If you are a technology visionary with a passion for transforming global tax business with digital technology, consider working with the US Tax Transformation technology team. This is an exciting opportunity to support global execution of Deloitte's tax strategy as we shift from "doing digital" to "being digital" by reimagining how we engage with our clients, deliver our services, operate our business, and create value.

Work you'll do

As a Deloitte Manager, Technical Product Owner, you will be responsible for managing vendor teams in building and delivering platform features according to prioritization. You will track and monitor progress, ensure timely reporting of milestone and dependency status, monitor risks and issues to elevate to leadership, and execute day-to-day coordination activities to support the technology transformation.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Set development team's priorities and adherence to delivery standards.
• Provide leadership coordination and oversight within one delivery team to deliver functionality on behalf of Tax.
• Coordinate with business representatives when details are needed.
• Partner on the design and ensure product meets specifications by conducting demos at Program Increment Sessions.
• Follow standards, guidelines, and metrics aimed at delivering business value quickly and efficiently.
• Proactively identify and mitigate product-related risks (escalate issues to the Delivery Lead and/or Portfolio Lead as needed).

A successful candidate would possess these skills:

• Clear, audience-centered communication - Ability to translate complex technical concepts, product decisions, and delivery risks into clear, actionable information for nontechnical business stakeholders.
• Active listening and stakeholder empathy - Ability to understand business needs, ask effective questions, and tailor communication to different audiences, including tax professionals, technology teams, vendors, and leadership.
• Influence and facilitation - Ability to build alignment, lead productive discussions, facilitate demos and working sessions, and influence decisions across teams without relying solely on formal authority.
• Adaptability and sound judgment - Ability to remain composed in a fast-paced environment, adjust to changing priorities, manage competing demands, and elevate risks or issues with appropriate context and recommendations.

The team

Deloitte Tax LLP's Tax Transformation Office (TTO) is responsible for the design, development, and deployment of innovative, enterprise technology, tools, and standard processes to support the delivery of tax services. The TTO team focuses on enhancing Deloitte Tax LLP's ability to deliver comprehensive, value-added, and efficient tax services to our clients. It is a dynamic team with professionals of varying backgrounds from tax technical, technology development, change management, Six Sigma, and project management. The team consults and executes on a wide range of initiatives involving process and tool development and implementation including training development, engagement management, tool design, and implementation.

Qualifications

Required:

• Ability to perform job responsibilities within a hybrid work model that requires US Tax professionals to co-locate in person 2 - 3 days per week
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years' experience leading technical delivery teams and conducting product development using different software development methodologies, like Agile and Scaled Agile.
• Demonstrated experience working with and influencing as part of a team.
• Knowledge of risk management and tracking techniques.
• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.
• Ability to travel up to 20%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.

One of the following active accreditations obtained:

• Licensed CPA in state of practice/primary office if eligible to sit for the CPA
• If not CPA eligible:
  • Licensed attorney
  • Enrolled Agent
  • Alteryx Designer- Advanced Certification
  • CBAP® - Certified Business Analysis Professional
  • Certified SAFe® Advanced Scrum Master
  • Certified SAFe® Agile Software Engineer
  • Certified SAFe® Agilist
  • Certified SAFe® Architect
  • Certified SAFe® DevOps Practitioner
  • Certified SAFe® Lean Portfolio Manager
  • Certified SAFe® Practitioner
  • Certified SAFe® Product Owner / Product Manager
  • Certified SAFe® Scrum Master
  • Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
  • Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD)
  • Program Management Professional (PgMP)
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Six Sigma (Green or Black Belt)

Preferred:

• Azure DevOps experience
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; strong listening, interpersonal, and facilitation skills
• Able to interact effectively with professionals at all levels and communicate recommendations
• Motivated, resourceful, and dependable
• Well organized with the ability to multitask and prioritize multiple, ongoing projects
• Able to respond quickly to high-priority deadlines with little lead-time and adaptable to direction changes

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $116,175 to $237,375.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.