Product Manager - Enterprise Systems

Dare to bring your unique perspective?

At Novogradac, we value individuals who bring unique perspectives and bold ideas. If you’re eager to contribute to an inclusive, innovative environment where your personal and professional growth is encouraged and supported, we invite you to explore this exciting opportunity with us.

Position Summary:

The Product Manager, Enterprise Systems is accountable for the end-to-end lifecycle and value realization of assigned enterprise systems. This role translates business intent into a clear system vision, roadmap, and delivery plan, ensuring systems are well-designed, effectively adopted, and continuously improved. The Product Manager, Enterprise Systems prioritizes investments based on business value and drives adoption, outcomes, and long-term system health.

The firm has one available position in either Austin, TX, Bellevue, WA, Long Beach, CA, Portland, OR, Dover, OH, Atlanta, GA, Cleveland, OH, or Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Product & System Leadership

• Act as the product manager for assigned platforms (e.g., ERP, HCM, CRM)
• Develop and maintain system roadmaps, backlogs, and enhancement plans
• Balance competing priorities, dependencies, and constraints across stakeholders
• Plan system lifecycle stages including upgrades, optimization, and eventual replacement

Business Partnership

• Partner with business system owners to clarify intent, outcomes, and success criteria
• Support business leaders in making informed tradeoff and investment decisions
• Coordinate cross-functional impacts and ensure enterprise cohesion

Change Management & Adoption

• Own adoption strategy for system changes, from rollout through reinforcement
• Partner with Internal Communications and Training teams to enable behavior change
• Define and monitor adoption metrics; adjust approach as needed
• Ensure systems are aligned to how the firm should operate, not just existing habits

Delivery & Execution Coordination

• Work with project managers to execute initiatives aligned to the product roadmap
• Partner with IT on technical feasibility, security, architecture, and integrations
• Coordinate vendor engagement from a business and product perspective

Value & Optimization

• Measure system utilization, effectiveness, and realized business value
• Identify opportunities to reduce manual work, eliminate redundancy, and improve efficiency
• Recommend system rationalization, consolidation, or retirement where appropriate

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Strong understanding of business processes and operating models.
• Ability to lead without authority and navigate complex stakeholder environments.
• Experience translating business needs into scalable system designs.
• Ability to operate at both strategic and executive levels.
• Familiarity with a broad range of technologies and system architectures.
• Knowledge of business process modeling and improvement techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to work efficiently in areas of uncertainty, using analytical skills to clarify ambiguities and resolve complex business challenges.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and lead a team.
• Strong attention to details and organizational skills.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems Management, Accounting Information Systems, Finance, or a related field plus at least 5 years of experience in product management, business analysis, systems enablement, or enterprise application ownership.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience working with project management platforms (e.g. Jira, Wrike) and information security audit frameworks (e.g. SOC 2, ISO27001). Certification in Business Analysis (e.g. CBAP, CCBA). Prior experience at a professional services firm (e.g. public accounting, consulting, engineering, systems integration, or a related service provider).

Why work with us?

Novogradac is committed to fostering a welcoming workplace where all employees feel valued and empowered to grow. We believe in offering a supportive, balanced work environment that encourages professional growth and work-life integration.

We are proud to offer: 

• Increased number of paid holidays per year
• Competitive salaries with continuous review of market conditions
• Flexible working hours and work arrangements
• Remote and hybrid opportunities
• Inclusive workplace, providing strong professional growth and development opportunities

The benefits of joining our team

• Strong growth opportunities
• Competitive benefits package
• 401(k) package with firm profit-sharing
• Strong emphasis on quality work-life integration
• Dress for your day policy
• Resources of a national firm
• Opportunities to engage with our active Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), affinity groups, and advance your career within a supportive, inclusive environment
• Compensation: $108,000 to $146,000 depending on experience.  More is possible if experience dictates.

Don't meet every single qualification?

After reviewing this job posting, are you hesitating to apply because you don’t meet all the listed requirements? At Novogradac, we are dedicated to building a workplace supported by unique perspectives and experiences, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply.

You may still be the right candidate for this or one of our other roles.

Get to know us better!

We’re Novogradac, a national certified public accounting and consulting firm headquartered in San Francisco. Founded in 1989, the allied group of Novogradac companies has grown to more than 800 employees and partners with more than 25 offices throughout the country.

Novogradac is one of the nation’s top 40 certified public accounting and consulting firms and is a recognized leader in real estate and community development. Novogradac provides publicly and privately held national enterprises with a full spectrum of audit, tax, valuation, expert witness and litigation support, property compliance and general consulting services and works extensively in the affordable housing, community development, historic preservation and renewable energy fields.

Ready to learn more?

To be considered for this position, interested candidates MUST apply via our company website:  https://www.novoco.com/careers.  

Commitment to Inclusion

Novogradac is committed to ensuring a fair and inclusive recruitment process, making reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities or special needs throughout the application process. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to apply, as we believe that unique perspectives strengthen our ability to achieve excellence.

At Novogradac, we offer a variety of Employee Resource Groups and Affinity Groups to provide all employees with opportunities to connect, collaborate, and support one another in the workplace.

Novogradac & Company LLP offers a progressive work environment, competitive pay and an excellent benefits package including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, life/disability insurance, commuter flex accounts and a 401(k). 

Novogradac and Company LLP is an equal opportunity employer. Novogradac’s culture is centered on education, acceptance, innovation and opportunity. We value diversity and respect the different perspectives that each of our employees bring to Novogradac no matter their age, race, religion, gender identity or sexual orientation. We are committed to creating an equitable and inclusive workplace for our entire workforce.

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