Product Owner, Enterprise Solutions

About ACA:
 

ACA was founded in 2002 by four former SEC regulators and one former state regulator. The founders saw a need for investment advisers to receive expert guidance on existing and new regulations. Over the years, ACA has grown both organically and by acquisition to expand our GRC business and technology solutions. Our services now include GIPS standards verification, cybersecurity and technology risk, regulatory technology, ESG advisory, AML and financial crimes, financial and regulatory reporting, and Mirabella for establishing EU operations.

ACA is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. We conduct our business without regard to actual or perceived age, race, color, religion, disability, caregiver, marital or partnership status, pregnancy (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), ancestry, national origin and citizenship, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, sexual and reproductive health decisions, military or veteran status, creed, genetic predisposition, carrier status or any other category protected by federal, state and local law. 

Position Summary

The Product Owner will bridge typical back office/financial operations and modern business agility and have ownership over our quote to cash landscape including Salesforce.com, WorkDay, and Certinia.  The goal is threefold then: to influence vendor roadmaps when necessary, to build internal backlogs, and to create an integrated vision and roadmap for the entire quote to cash landscape.  This role is one of a Product Owner with vertical experience in finance/sales/back office.

Job Duties
 

1. Own the Product roadmap and backlog for platforms and how they fit together
2. Gather customer, business, and technical requirements and filter them down into backlogs
3. Facilitate backlog refinement sessions
4. Influence vendor roadmaps
5. Guide people and process discussions with financial/sales operations
6. Ensure solutions meet current customer need
7. Daily representation of the customer or end user in the scrum team to clarify questions on backlog items
8. Create mockups and prototypes to support roadmap direction
9. Track metrics for measurement of business outcomes gained from implemented solutions

Required Education and Experience  
 

1. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. 
2. 5+ years of increased responsibility experience as a Business Analyst and Product Owner.
3.  Vertical knowledge of financial and sales operations
4. ‘Working knowledge’ of salesforce.com/force.com platform, Business Process Automation Tools, IT Service Management Systems, WorkDay, or other back office systems

Required Skills and Attributes
 

1. Ability to learn technical concepts quickly
2. Ability to set priorities
3. Ability to facilitate collaborative decision-making, experience with Design Thinking
4. Strong written and verbal communication skills
5. Demonstrated ability to understand the big picture solution and then craft requirements into actionable use cases, epics, user stories
6. Demonstrated leadership in a Behavior Driven Development/Gherkin environment
7. Demonstrated success in owning a technology platform and creating measurable business outcomes
8. Ability to be effective in a growing and dynamic organization
9. Takes initiative and assumes responsibility
10. Demonstrated professional integrity

Why join our team? 
 

We are the leading governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) advisor in financial services. When you join ACA, you'll become part of a team whose unique combination of talent includes the industry's largest team of former regulators, compliance professionals, legal professionals, and GIPS® standards verifiers in the industry, along with practitioners in cybersecurity, ESG, and regulatory technology.

Our team enjoys an entrepreneurial work environment by offering innovative and tailored solutions for our clients. We encourage creative thinking and making the most of your experience at ACA by offering multiple career paths. We foster a culture of growth by focusing on continuous learning through inquiry and curiosity, and transparency. If you’re ready to be part of an award-winning, global team of thoughtful, talented, and committed professionals, you’ve come to the right place.