Product Owner - Finance & Trading Platforms

Mutual-of-America-Financial-Group; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Bonus

Benefits package from day one

401K Match up to 6%

Parental Leave: 8 weeks

Paid time off: 20 days + 2 personal

Job summary

Mutual of America Financial Group is seeking a Lead Product Owner in New York for the OTDS New Products and Corporate Functions team. The role focuses on finance product implementations, tax processes, fund trading operations, and nightly batch processing optimization.

You will own the product backlog, coordinate across business units and vendors, and write clear requirements with acceptance criteria. Remote work is possible; hybrid flexibility in New York is offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance and/or Information Systems preferred.
• 7+ years of experience as an IT Business Analyst, Product Owner, or a similar role within Financial Services.
• Experience supporting FIS OmniPlus Recordkeeping platform.
• Strong business and technology acumen with sharp analytical and problem-solving skills, and meticulous attention to detail.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, enabling effective collaboration and influence across diverse teams.
• Creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time-sensitive problems.
• Ability to handle multiple concurrent projects and deadlines.
• Comfortable in working with large, multi-dimensional projects and experience in working within cross-functional product teams.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office, including Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Business and IT Product Managers to define and communicate the product vision and roadmap for the product team.
• Own and prioritize the product backlog, ensuring clarity and alignment with strategic goals, and adjusting to evolving requirements.
• Lead and coordinate delivery of complex initiatives that cross multiple product teams, departments and vendors.
• Support the overall implementation of new products and services by leading OTDS’s activities, including planning and architecting related technology solutions.
• Support fund trading operations.
• Support tax related processes.
• Lead analysis and optimization of nightly batch process performance.
• Write detailed business requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Troubleshoot and identify system related production problems and coordinate the evaluation and implementation of system enhancements.
• Recommend proposed solutions and/or enhancements to improve and optimize processes, workflows, performance, and system functionality.
• Manage risk associated with new solutions and/or proposed enhancements.
• Ensure alignment with technology standards and industry best practices.
• Conduct cost-benefit and risk assessment analyses for proposed solutions to determine suitability.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance and/or Information Systems

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Office

Job description

Mutual of America Financial Group is seeking a Lead Product Owner in New York for the OTDS New Products and Corporate Functions team. The role focuses on finance product implementations, tax processes, fund trading operations, and nightly batch processing optimization.

You will own the product backlog, coordinate across business units and vendors, and write clear requirements with acceptance criteria. Remote work is possible; hybrid flexibility in New York is offered.