Senior Product Manager

Novogradac; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 158,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Competitive salaries

Flexible hours

Remote and hybrid opportunities

Inclusive workplace

Job summary

Novogradac is seeking a Sr. Product Manager, Enterprise Systems to own the lifecycle strategy for core enterprise platforms. You will translate strategic intent into a clear vision, roadmap, and delivery plan, driving adoption and long-term system health across the enterprise.

You will lead cross-functional teams, mentor colleagues, and influence business leaders on investments. The role requires strong strategic thinking and a deep understanding of enterprise architectures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years in product management or enterprise systems.
• Advanced degree or professional certs are a plus; experience with audit frameworks is desired.
• Ability to translate business needs into scalable system designs.
• Strong communication and stakeholder influence at executive level.

Responsibilities

• Lead lifecycle strategy and roadmaps for enterprise systems.
• Define governance, standards, and best practices across platforms.
• Align system portfolios with enterprise objectives and architecture.
• Mentor product managers and analysts across teams.
• Partner with business system owners to clarify Outcomes and success criteria.
• Drive adoption metrics and long-term platform health.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Executive influence

Enterprise system knowledge

Stakeholder management

Leadership without authority

Systems thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/IT/CS

MBA or CBAP/CCBA

Tools

Jira

Wrike

SOC 2

ISO 27001

Job description

It’s fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they’re doing. We’re committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business and value unique perspectives and bold ideas. If you’re eager to contribute to an inclusive, innovative environment that encourages personal and professional growth, explore this exciting opportunity with us.

Position Summary

The Sr. Product Manager, Enterprise Systems is accountable for the enterprise-wide lifecycle strategy, prioritization, and value realization of core enterprise systems and platforms. This role partners with business and executive leadership to translate strategic intent into a clear system vision, roadmap, and delivery plan, ensuring systems are well‑designed, effectively adopted, and continuously improved. The Sr. Product Manager, Enterprise Systems recommends prioritization and investment decisions across systems based on business value and drives enterprise adoption, measurable business outcomes, and long‑term system health.

Your Contributions And Responsibilities

• Serve as the accountable product leader for assigned platforms and related system domains.
• Drive the definition, alignment, and execution of system roadmaps, backlogs, and enhancement plans.
• Lead prioritization alignment across competing priorities, dependencies, and constraints, ensuring alignment to enterprise objectives.
• Develop lifecycle strategy across system stages including upgrades, optimization, and eventual replacement, including long‑term platform evolution decisions.
• Define product management standards, governance, and best practices across enterprise systems.
• Drive alignment across multiple systems to ensure cohesive enterprise architecture.
• Provide mentorship, guidance, and leadership to product managers, analysts, or cross‑functional team members.
• Partner with and influence business system owners to clarify intent, outcomes, and success criteria.
• Advise business leaders in making informed trade‑off and investment decisions.
• Lead alignment on cross‑functional impacts and ensure enterprise cohesion.
• Act as a trusted advisor to business leadership, shaping system strategy and long‑term investment direction.
• Challenge business assumptions to ensure solutions align with enterprise operating model and strategic goals.
• Own adoption strategy for system changes, from rollout through reinforcement.
• Partner with Internal Communications and Training teams to enable behavior change.
• Define and monitor, and be accountable for achieving adoption metrics.
• Establish enterprise‑wide KPIs for system adoption, utilization, and behavioral change.
• Ensure sustained adoption by driving alignment across business, technology, and training functions.
• Provide strategic guidance to project managers to execute initiatives aligned with the product roadmap.
• Ensure alignment with IT on technical feasibility, security, architecture, and integrations.
• Direct vendor engagement from a business and product perspective.
• Define and measure system utilization, effectiveness, and realized business value.
• Proactively identify and drive initiatives to reduce manual work, eliminate redundancy, and improve efficiency.
• Drive enterprise‑level system optimization, consolidation, and rationalization strategies.
• Recommend major system investment, replacement, or retirement decisions to leadership.

Your Background And Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, finance, information systems, computer science, or a related field plus at least 8 years of progressive responsibility in product management, systems leadership, or enterprise application ownership.
• Advanced degree, MBA, or relevant professional certification (e.g., CBAP, CCBA). Experience with project management platforms (e.g., Jira, Wrike) and information security audit frameworks (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001). Prior experience at a professional services firm is a plus.
• Strong understanding of business processes and operating models.
• Ability to lead without authority and navigate complex stakeholder environments.
• Experience translating business needs into scalable system designs.
• Ability to influence executive stakeholders and align competing priorities across the enterprise.
• Strong strategic thinking with the ability to connect system decisions to measurable business outcomes.
• Experience operating at enterprise scale across multiple systems or domains.
• Ability to operate at both strategic and executive levels.
• Demonstrated ability to work efficiently in areas of uncertainty, using analytical skills to clarify ambiguities and resolve complex business challenges.
• Familiarity with a broad range of technologies and system architectures.
• Knowledge of business process modeling and improvement techniques.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and lead a team.
• Strong attention to details and organizational skills.

We Are Proud To Offer

• Increased number of paid holidays per year.
• Competitive salaries with continuous review of market conditions.
• Flexible working hours and work arrangements.
• Remote and hybrid opportunities.
• Inclusive workplace with strong professional growth and development opportunities.

The Benefits Of Joining Our Team

• Strong growth opportunities.
• Competitive benefits package.
• 401(k) package with firm profit‑sharing.
• Strong emphasis on quality work‑life integration.
• Dress‑for‑your‑day policy.
• Resources of a national firm.
• Opportunities to engage with our active Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), affinity groups, and advance your career within a supportive, inclusive environment.
• Compensation: $158,000 to $213,000 depending on experience. More is possible if experience dictates.

Commitment to Inclusion

Novogradac is committed to ensuring a fair and inclusive recruitment process, making reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities or special needs throughout the application process. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to apply, as we believe that unique perspectives strengthen our ability to achieve excellence.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Novogradac and Company LLP is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and respect the different perspectives that each of our employees bring to Novogradac, no matter their age, race, religion, gender identity or sexual orientation. We are committed to creating an equitable and inclusive workplace for our entire workforce.

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