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Job Title: Product Owner AI-Enabled Operations & Controls Platform
Location: New York, NY (Full-Time)
Job Summary
Our client, a leading global alternative investment management firm, is looking for an experienced Product Owner with strong expertise in Back Office Operations, Fund Accounting, Reconciliation, Treasury, and AI-driven process transformation.
This is not a traditional Product Owner role. The client needs someone who understands investment operations and has successfully implemented AI/ML, Intelligent Automation, NLP, or Generative AI solutions to modernize financial operations.
The ideal candidate will own the product roadmap, drive AI-enabled transformation initiatives, collaborate with business and technology teams, and lead product delivery from discovery through implementation.
Responsibilities
- Own the product vision, roadmap, and long-term strategy.
- Lead product discovery sessions with business stakeholders.
- Gather and document business requirements.
- Translate requirements into Epics, User Stories, and Acceptance Criteria.
- Prioritize product backlog based on business value.
- Work closely with Engineering, Data Science, Architecture, Finance, and Operations teams.
- Drive AI-powered automation initiatives across finance operations.
- Improve reconciliation, fund accounting, operational controls, exception management, and workflow automation.
- Plan releases, manage milestones, budgets, dependencies, and risks.
- Ensure solutions meet governance, audit, and compliance requirements.
- Communicate product updates and roadmap to executive leadership.
- Champion Agile best practices and product ownership.
- Utilize AI tools responsibly for documentation, analysis, planning, and productivity.
Required Skills
Experience
- 7 years of Product Owner, Product Manager, or Senior Business Analyst experience
- Financial Services background is mandatory
- Asset Management, Hedge Fund, Private Equity, Investment Management, or Fund Administration experience
- Strong Back Office Operations knowledge
- Fund Accounting experience
- Reconciliation Platforms
- NAV Process
- General Ledger (GL)
- Treasury Operations
- Operational Controls
- Investment Operations
AI & Automation
Must have hands-on experience leading AI transformation projects involving:
- Machine Learning
- NLP
- Large Language Models (LLMs)
- Intelligent Automation
- Process Automation
- AI-enabled workflows
- Advanced Analytics
The client is looking for someone who has implemented AI solutions, not someone who has only used ChatGPT or AI productivity tools.
Product Management
- Product Roadmap
- Product Vision
- Product Strategy
- Product Backlog
- Discovery Workshops
- Stakeholder Management
- Agile
- Scrum
- Sprint Planning
- User Stories
- Acceptance Criteria
- Release Planning
Domain Knowledge
Must have experience in one or more of:
- Fund Accounting
- Reconciliation
- Controller Operations
- Treasury
- Cash Management
- Financial Controls
- Investment Operations
- Alternative Investments
- Private Equity
- Credit
- Real Assets
Nice to Have
Experience with
- Geneva
- Arcesium
- Investran
- Kyriba
- CI/CD
- Cloud Platforms
- Event-Driven Architecture
- Workflow Automation
- Data Platforms
- External Fund Administrators