Product Owner, Operations Finance

Eaton Group; Beachwood (OH); On-site; USD 97,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton is seeking a Product Owner for Operations Finance to help drive digital finance product delivery across U.S. sites.

The role partners with senior product owners, technology teams, and business stakeholders to shape requirements and ensure user-centric solutions while building product management experience. This position is ideal for early-career professionals eager to grow in product management and finance technology, with up to 25% travel across regions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Minimum 3 years in business, finance, tech, or analytics (or completion of Eaton’s FLDP).
• No relocation benefit; within 50 miles of an Eaton site; US work authorization required.

Responsibilities

• Define user needs, personas, and product goals aligned with finance and digital strategy.
• Prioritize backlog, develop user stories, facilitate testing, guide sprint delivery.
• Create training materials, lead user communications, manage rollout and adoption strategies.
• Establish monitoring for issues, coordinate resolutions with support, analyze adoption metrics for improvement.
• Evaluate features, synthesize user feedback, and support senior owners to drive innovation.

Skills

Backlog prioritization

User stories

Agile delivery

Cross-functional collaboration

Finance knowledge

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Power BI

SQL

Job description

Eaton’s Corporate Sector division is currently seeking a Product Owner, Operations Finance.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $97000 - $143000 a year.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What you’ll do:

We are currently seeking an Product Owner, Operations Finance. This position can be based at any Eaton site within the continental U.S.

Position Overview:

The Product Owner supports the delivery and ongoing improvement of digital finance products. This role partners with senior product owners, technology teams, and business stakeholders to help define requirements, support development activities, and ensure solutions meet user needs. This position is ideal for early-career professionals looking to build product management and finance technology experience.

Job Responsibilities:

• Product Alignment – Collaborate to influence and define user needs, basic personas, and product goals; ensure alignment with finance and digital strategy.
• Product Creation – Drive backlog prioritization, oversee the development of user stories, facilitate user testing, and provide strategic direction to the delivery team during sprint activities.
• Product Deployment – Develop comprehensive training materials, lead user communications, and manage rollout and adoption strategies to maximize impact and engagement.
• Ongoing Product Support – Establish monitoring frameworks for issues and defects, coordinate resolution efforts with support teams, and analyze adoption and performance metrics to inform continuous improvement.
• Continuous Improvement – Proactively evaluate product features, synthesize user feedback, and champion enhancements, collaborating with senior product owners to drive innovation and value creation.

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a business, finance, technology, or analytical role or have successfully completed Eaton’s Finance Leadership Development Program (FLDP).
• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of an Eaton site will be considered. Active‑Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now or in the future.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with ERP platforms such as SAP, Oracle, or other enterprise financial or manufacturing systems.
• Experience working with data across multiple systems, business units, plants, or regions.
• Experience in Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, or Operations business processes.
• Experience with Agile product delivery, including requirements, backlog management, user stories, UAT, or release coordination.
• Familiarity with data and analytics tools such as Power BI, SQL, Snowflake, Azure, or similar platforms.

Skills:

• Up to 25% travel required
• Experience translating business needs into requirements and supporting cross-functional technology, data, or analytics initiatives.
• Experience working with enterprise business systems, data, reporting, or analytics solutions.
• Basic understanding of finance and business processes
• Ability to translate user needs into clear requirements
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Demonstrates ownership and accountability for driving work from problem definition through resolution.
• Proactively follows through on commitments and escalates blockers when needed.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving clarity across multiple stakeholders and priorities.
• Organized, detail-oriented, proactive, and eager to learn.
• Comfort working with cross-functional and globally distributed teams.

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We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.