Finance Data Product Owner

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The Data Product Owner leads a team of 45 Data Engineers. They translate strategic roadmaps into actionable backlog items prioritize technical and functional requirements and ensure the delivery of highquality analytical data products. Their focus is on enabling the Finance department to leverage RSMs data assets by collaborating with system owners and IT partners to achieve the Finance Modern Data Platform (Azure Databricks) vision and strategy.

Essential Duties

Lead and mentor team of 45 individual contributors fostering a highperformance culture. Oversee the delivery of key team responsibilities including:

• Functional Business Analysis including research documentation and business approval of functional requirements development of enduser documentation delivery of training courses
• Testing including test case design documentation and .
• Support including assessing the need for change and development of solutions issue identification and escalation.

Backlog Management:

• Collaborate with Finance Digital Leader and Financial Planning and Analysis Leaders to translate strategic roadmaps into backlog items.
• Own and prioritize the technical and functional requirements in the product backlog

Leadership activities and other duties including:

• Serve as liaison between business and development teams to identify feasible solutions
• Mentoring of team and other stakeholders
• Continuous development of skills and training for Finance Data team
• Actively contributing to the development and improvement of team processes
• Build and leverage internal and external networks
• Advocate for user community by understanding user data to identify needs and pain points

Minimum Qualifications

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS

• Bachelors degree in business technology or a related field preferred. Equivalent relevant experience required.

TECHNICAL/SOFT SKILLS

Required qualifications

• Strong oral and written communication skills with all levels of the organization
• Genuine interest and strong aptitude for use of technology
• General knowledge of data architecture principles
• Strong SQL or similar language expertise
• Strong technical expertise in MS Office suite
• Experience or Certification with Workday Financials Workday PSA or Workday Customer Accounts

EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 5 years relevant work experience required
• Strong data analytics capabilities and a continuous improvement mindset required
• Experience with Agile development methodologies required
• Prior experience working with Finance department in Accounting or Public Services industries required

Preferred qualifications

• Business analysis training and experience
• Excel training and advanced skills
• Great attention to detail and quality

LEADERSHIP SKILLS

• Plan and lead components of multiple complex projects required
• Proven track record of success in leading highperformance technical teams required
• Strong interpersonal skills plus a proactive approach to finding solutions to issues and managing priorities required
• Selfmotivated and proactive approach to follow up on job assignments required
• Ability to work and lead efficiently with remote team members required

At RSM we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package for all our people.We offer flexibility in your schedule empowering you to balance lifes demands while also maintaining your ability to serve clients.Learn more about our total rewards at https://rsmus/careers/workingatrsm/benefits.

All applicants will receive consideration for employment as RSM does not tolerate discrimination and/or harassment based on race; color; creed; sincerely held religious beliefs practices or observances; sex (including pregnancy or disabilities related to nursing); gender; sexual orientation; HIV Status; national origin; ancestry; familial or marital status; age; physical or mental disability; citizenship; political affiliation; medical condition (including family and medical leave); domestic violence victim status; past current or prospective service in the US uniformed service; US Military/Veteran status; predisposing genetic characteristics or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal state or local law.

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