Product Owner -Fund Accounting / Hedge Fund

The Product Owner is a crucial role on an application development team helping to transform a high-level vision into detailed functional requirements, create product user stories, and accept the completed deliver within a given iteration. That person is the primary contact responsible for ensuring the development team works on the tasks intended to address specific product scope and capabilities.

• Contribute as a core member of the product squad or scrum team to convey functional requirements, create/groom user stories, prioritize the product backlog, and engage in testing efforts.
• Partner with stakeholders, clients, and product managers to understand the requirements, capabilities, and user experience.
• Ensure engagement and ongoing involvement from the cross functional team (Sales, TechOps, Customer Success, Marketing, etc.) to provide a continuous feedback loop into the product development process.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, clients, and product managers to align product roadmaps against known dependencies.
• Define, prioritize, and own the product backlog to reflect the solution scope, vision, and roadmap.
• Conduct the final user acceptance testing and sign-off of a given user story upon completion of development of requirements.
• Participate in daily development team standups and iteration sprint planning sessions to represent the product requirements and respond to any questions regarding the feature set.
• Participate in weekly scrum meetings.
• Organize and facilitate presentations to business stakeholders for product demos.

 

• Strong fund accounting experience within the hedge fund industry, with a deep understanding of portfolio accounting, NAV processes, and alternative investment structures.
• Hands-on experience with Eagle PACE or Aladdin platforms; ability to support functional workflows and partner closely with technology teams on enhancements or issue resolution.
• Functional expertise in investment operations, fund accounting processes, and related data management workflows.
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across cross‑functional teams, translate business needs, and collaborate with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem‑solving skills; able to manage complex data, requirements, and prioritization.
• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and support data-informed task execution. 
• Familiarity with AI-enhanced platforms is a plus. 
• A solid understanding of AI capabilities and limitations including ethical considerations is expected
• Experience working in Agile and Scrum environments, including backlog grooming, sprint planning, and user story development.
• Preferred Certifications: Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO).

About the Team

Our Financial Services team empowers leading financial institutions to accelerate digital transformation and achieve sustainable growth. We bring together deep industry expertise and innovative technologies, including AI, to help clients reimagine their operations, enhance customer experiences, and stay ahead in a rapidly evolving market. From intelligent data platforms and customer analytics to AI-driven risk management and compliance solutions, we help firms operate more efficiently, build loyalty, and drive measurable impact. 

Additional Information

 

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Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting is removed.​

The salary range for this position takes into consideration a variety of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, level of experience, applicable office location, training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The new hire salary range displays the minimum and maximum salary targets for this position across all US locations, and the range has not been adjusted for any specific state differentials. It is not typical for a candidate to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent on the unique facts and circumstances regarding each candidate. A reasonable estimate of the current salary range for this position is $ 64974 to $ 149880. Please note that the salary range posted reflects the base salary only and does not include benefits or any potential variable compensation programs. Information regarding the benefits available for this position are in our benefits overview.

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