Americas Tax Technology Group - Product Owner - Senior Manager

Location:

Dallas, Nashville, Chicago, Atlanta

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** Tax - Americas Tax Technology Group - Product Owner - Senior Manager*
* ** The opportunity*
* As part of our Americas Tax Technology Group (ATTG) you will be part of a technology organization that develops and maintains innovative solutions for our client-serving Tax professionals. ATTG professionals will partner with our Tax professionals to develop supporting technology such as digital/mobile tools to improve internal operations, application of Artificial Intelligence in Tax, to collect financial data, development of advanced financial dashboards, visualization, analytics, and reports.

The Product Owner role is in the Technology Enablement pillar. The relationship management function of this pillar is to serve as the primary interface between the tax business leadership and IT. This role is responsible for managing the product lifecycle and serving as a trusted advisor to Tax business stakeholders. With a customer-centric mindset, the Product Owner's objective is to deliver viable and sustainable solutions that meet the expectations of the business and delight end users.

** Your key responsibilities*
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** End-to-End Product Lifecycle Management:
** Oversee the entire product lifecycle from ideation to sunset, ensuring alignment with business goals, customer needs, and ATTG's strategic vision. This includes developing and maintaining product roadmaps, managing product launches, and ensuring ongoing adoption and continuous improvement.

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** Strategic Planning & Roadmap Development:
** Lead the creation and updating of product roadmaps, collaborate on project kick-offs, and ensure that product strategies are clear, compelling, and aligned with ATTG's business objectives.

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* Cross-Functional Collaboration:

** Work closely with Development Managers, Business Analysts, Solution Architects, Project Managers, and vendors to drive product strategy, prioritize development efforts, and coordinate activities across the organization.

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** Governance & Compliance:
** Ensure products meet all regulatory and EY risk management compliance requirements, including data privacy standards, business continuity planning, risk management reviews and approvals, and Info Sec certifications. Oversee documentation, approvals, and audit readiness.

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** User Acceptance & Quality Assurance:
** Formulate test plans, coordinate and execute user acceptance testing (UAT), and ensure adherence to quality standards throughout the product lifecycle.

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** Financial Management:
** Collaborate with portfolio and team leaders to develop annual budgets, manage expenditures, review and approve invoices, and ensure products operate within approved budget guidelines.

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** Operational Readiness & Support:
** Oversee business and operational readiness, provide field communications regarding production issues, and coordinate or deliver training to support teams on new releases and updates.

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** Continuous Improvement:
** Foster a culture of continuous improvement, leveraging metrics and feedback to refine processes and enhance product quality and team performance.

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** AI Readiness & Adoption:
** Proactively evaluate, adopt, and integrate artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and practices into product management and delivery, ensuring ATTG solutions remain innovative, efficient, and competitive.

** Analytical/Decision Making Responsibilities*
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** Problem Identification & Solutioning:
** Proactively identify issues, articulate problems and proposed solutions clearly, and lead resolution efforts.

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** Data-Driven Decision Making:
** Analyze data and metrics to inform product decisions, measure success, and prioritize features and enhancements based on business value and customer impact.

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** Prioritization:
** Maintain a well-organized product backlog, prioritize personal and team workloads, and ensure that the most critical business needs are addressed in a timely…