About ACA:
ACA Group is the leading governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) advisor in financial services. We empower our clients to reimagine GRC and protect and grow their business. Our innovative approach integrates consulting, managed services, and our ComplianceAlpha® technology platform with the specialized expertise of former regulators and practitioners and our deep understanding of the global regulatory landscape.
Position Summary:
The Senior Product Owner will lead the strategy and execution of the quote-to-cash product ecosystem, bridging back-office financial operations with modern business agility. This role owns platforms including Salesforce.com, Workday, and Certinia and is responsible for defining and delivering an integrated product vision across these systems.
The Senior Product Owner operates with a high degree of autonomy and accountability, driving roadmap development, aligning cross-functional stakeholders, and ensuring delivery of scalable, high-impact solutions. This role partners closely with Finance, Operations, and Technology leaders to translate business priorities into a strategic product roadmap and measurable outcomes. The role is also responsible for identifying opportunities to leverage AI, automation, data, and emerging technologies to improve operational efficiency, scalability, and business outcomes across the quote-to-cash ecosystem.
Job Duties:
- Own and drive the end-to-end product strategy, roadmap, and backlog across the quote-to-cash ecosystem
- Lead prioritization decisions balancing business value, risk, and operational efficiency
- Partner with senior leaders across Finance, Technology, and Operations to define product direction and investment priorities
- Translate complex business, customer, and technical requirements into scalable product solutions
- Lead backlog refinement and sprint planning; facilitate cross-functional alignment at both working and leadership levels
- Influence and negotiate vendor roadmaps to align third-party capabilities with ACA’s needs
- Act as the primary decision-maker for product tradeoffs, ensuring alignment between short-term delivery and long-term strategy
- Represent the voice of the business and end user within agile teams and provide clarity on priorities and acceptance criteria
- Drive process improvement and change management across financial and sales operations
- Develop mockups, prototypes, and business cases to support strategic decisions
- Define and track KPIs and business outcome metrics to measure success and inform roadmap decisions
- Provide mentorship and guidance to less experienced product owners or analysts and help elevate product practices across the organization
- Partner with business and technology leaders to identify, prioritize, and deliver AI, automation, and digital transformation initiatives that improve operational effectiveness and user experience.
- Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture, Engineering, and Data teams to define integration, reporting, and data governance strategies across Salesforce, Workday, Certinia, and related enterprise platforms.
Required Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
- 7–10+ years of progressively responsible experience in product ownership, business analysis, or related roles (updated from 5+)
- Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional product initiatives
- Strong domain expertise in financial systems and sales/back-office operations
- Experience working with enterprise platforms such as Salesforce, Workday, Certinia, or similar
Skills & Attributes:
- Strategic thinking and ability to translate business objectives into product roadmaps
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment across competing priorities
- Strong facilitation skills, including leading cross-functional and leadership-level discussions
- Ability to balance long-term platform strategy with near-term delivery needs
- Advanced analytical and problem-solving capabilities
- Demonstrated success delivering measurable business outcomes using technology
- Strong communication skills across both business and technical audiences
- High level of ownership, initiative, and accountability
What working at ACA offers:
We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. Our Total Rewards package includes medical coverage fully funded by ACA for employees and their family as well as access to Maternity & Fertility and Wellness programs. ACA also provides Personal Accident Insurance, Group Term Life Insurance, Employee Discount programs and Employee Resource Groups. You’ll be granted time off for designated ACA Paid Holidays, Privilege Leave, Casual/Sick Leave, and other leaves of absence to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
What we commit to:
ACA is firmly committed to a policy of nondiscrimination, which applies to recruiting, hiring, placement, promotions, training, discipline, terminations, layoffs, transfers, leaves of absence, compensation and all other terms and conditions of employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected status.
