Eaton · 21 hours ago
Senior Product Owner - Project Accounting
Houston, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$130K/yr - $190K/yr
7+ years expEaton is a global technology leader in power management solutions, and they are seeking a Senior Product Owner - Project Accounting. The role involves setting the product vision, managing the product roadmap, and collaborating with business partners to define key operational processes and user stories, ensuring the product aligns with business objectives.
Electric Vehicle
No H1B
Responsibilities
Define and communicate the product vision, roadmap, and epics to meet customer and business needs
Own the product backlog, managing and prioritizing user stories, decomposing epics into features, and continuous improvement work
Plan, manage, and track product funding. Is fully responsible for product budget and profit plan
Develops and maintains product-specific persona and customer journeys
Work closely with business stakeholders and customers, understanding their priorities and defining business outcomes and KPIs for the product in collaboration with those key stakeholders
Communicate goals for product increments and releases. Define goals for team sprints
Support the onboarding of internal and external resources
Accountable for product support, stability, and governance: including data, policy, cybersecurity, and usage
Act as a functional expert in areas related to the product
Define product processes (e.g., release schedule) and support process improvement activities across product processes (Lean, Agile, Scrum, DevSecOps, etc.)
Understand the different types of projects and full end to end lifecycles to enable robust process definitions with other key capability owners
Understand commercial, business and go-to-market strategies where applicable
Support a Secure Product Development Lifecycle approach that establishes a strong cybersecurity focus and culture across the entire engineering lifecycle
Manage contracts with software and service vendors to support the product strategy
Drive development of features that provide rigorous project financial tracking and cost control
Champion capabilities like project budgeting, cost forecasting, and profitability analysis to give stakeholders real-time visibility into project spend vs. budget. Set product outcomes around improved cost transparency
Embed robust financial controls and compliance checks into the product. Ensure all project accounting processes and data handling meet corporate and regulatory standards (e.g. SOX, revenue recognition policies, capital vs. expense treatment)
Ensure the product supports complex project structures spanning multiple business units or legal entities
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution
Min 5+ years specifically in highly complex Accounting projects and programs
Minimum of 7 years of experience as an analyst, project manager, engineer, business manager or program lead on moderate to highly complex Accounting projects and programs
2+ years of experience as a Product Owner or equivalent position within large global corporation
Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc
Must be able to work without sponsorship now or in the future
Must currently reside within 50 miles of posted locations(s). Relocation is not available for this role
Preferred
Preferred MS degree in Engineering, Computer Science, MBA
The Product Owner should have expertise in SAP's Project Systems module and Oracle's Project Accounting module, including how they handle Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), project lifecycles, and financial postings
Understanding of integration points between the project accounting system and other enterprise tools
Product Owner must also have expertise in financial compliance requirements and internal controls
Practical knowledge and experience with product management and modern product delivery processes
Practical knowledge of and experience working with Agile, Scrum, and/or Kanban software delivery teams
General understanding of DevSecOps principles
General familiarity with modern software development principles including code management, test automation, APIs, microservices, and cloud services
Benefits
Health and Welfare benefits
Retirement benefits
Programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work
Company
Eaton
Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to improving the quality of life and protecting the environment for people everywhere.
Founded in 1911Dublin, Dublin, IRL
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.6MKey Investors
Michigan Economic Development Corporation
2023-06-22Grant· $0.6M
Leadership Team
Craig Arnold
Chairman and CEO
Gerard Devito
Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Eaton Vehicle Group
Recent News
The Buzz - Electric Vehicle News
2024-05-23
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