Senior Platform Product Owner: Strategy & Adoption

Forvis Mazars US; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 94,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Forvis Mazars seeks a Platform Product Owner II to drive the platform vision and execution across the organization. You will partner with executive stakeholders, Product Line Managers, and technical teams to maximize platform value and governance.

The role emphasizes lifecycle management, adoption analytics, and continuous improvement while mentoring junior owners and guiding strategic technology initiatives.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in product ownership, product management, platform management, or related technology roles.
• Experience managing enterprise SaaS platforms and driving platform adoption and business value.
• Strong understanding of Agile, Lean, product ownership, and backlog management practices.
• Experience with application lifecycle management, including requirements gathering, testing, release planning, and continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of security, privacy, data governance, and compliance requirements for enterprise apps.

Responsibilities

• Lead platform strategy, vision, roadmap development, and OKR definition with stakeholders and Product Line Managers.
• Establish and monitor platform adoption, utilization, and business impact metrics.
• Own the full platform lifecycle, including evaluation, implementation, enhancement, release management, and retirement planning.
• Manage intake, requirements gathering, backlog prioritization, and translation of business needs into epics, features, and user stories.
• Develop and maintain functional specifications, acceptance criteria, wireframes, prototypes, and supporting documentation.
• Prioritize work based on business value, risk, effort, dependencies, and team capacity.
• Coordinate the creation and governance of platform templates, reusable assets, and standards.
• Partner with development teams to scope custom development and integration efforts.
• Lead cross-functional delivery efforts across internal teams, vendors, and contractors to ensure quality outcomes.
• Manage vendor relationships, including renewals, service agreements, quarterly business reviews, and escalations.
• Coordinate platform upgrades, release planning, impact assessments, testing, communications, and deployments.
• Oversee stakeholder testing activities, including regression, user acceptance, performance, and security validation.
• Collaborate with System Administration, Security, Compliance, and Data Governance teams to ensure stability, scalability, and compliance.
• Maintain platform documentation, audit readiness, governance standards, and operational procedures.
• Mentor junior product owners and promote Agile, Lean, and continuous improvement practices

Skills

Platform ownership

Agile delivery

Enterprise SaaS

Stakeholder management

Backlog management

Education

Associate's degree

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Caseware Working Papers

Power BI

Excel

Engagement management solutions

Job description

Forvis Mazars seeks a Platform Product Owner II to drive the platform vision and execution across the organization. You will partner with executive stakeholders, Product Line Managers, and technical teams to maximize platform value and governance.

The role emphasizes lifecycle management, adoption analytics, and continuous improvement while mentoring junior owners and guiding strategic technology initiatives.