What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Product Owner position at SEI?
The SEI Wealth Platform is seeking to hire a Senior Product Owner. As a Product Owner, you will primarily focus on executing on the product roadmap. As a Senior Product Owner for the Data & AI team, you will serve as the connective tissue between business strategy and delivery. You will be accountable for defining the business outcomes, priorities, and success measures for data and AI products, while partnering closely with engineering and analytics teams who execute the technical solutions. This role focuses on owning the “what” and “why”, ensuring that data pipelines, analytics platforms, and AI‑enabled capabilities deliver measurable value, are responsibly governed, and align with enterprise priorities.
What you will do:
Product Strategy & Roadmap
Product & Leadership Experience
Education: Degree in a technical, quantitative, or business‑related field (Computer Science, Engineering, Data, Finance, or equivalent experience).
Domain Expertise: Experience in Financial Services, with exposure to wealth management, asset management, or alternatives. Understand overall vision and how Product fits with that vision.
AI Awareness: Familiarity with modern AI patterns (e.g., generative AI, AI‑assisted workflows, analytics platforms) from a product and governance perspective, not an implementation role.
Data Governance Exposure: Experience partnering with data governance, privacy, or risk teams; familiarity with enterprise governance concepts and tooling is a plus.
Communication: Experience interfacing with management. Desire to work collaboratively with cross functional teams and other stakeholders. Exceptional oral and written communication skills, including understanding of technical writing requirements
Someone who will embody our SEI Values of courage, integrity, collaboration, inclusion, connection and fun. Please see our website for more information. https://www.seic.com/
This team follows a hybrid schedule and work 3 days in the office.
SEI’s competitive advantage:
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including comprehensive care for your physical and mental well-being, a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, a hybrid working environment for most roles, support for working parents and flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.
Benefits include healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription, wellness, EAP, FSA), life and disability insurance (premiums paid for base coverage), 401(k) match, education assistance, commuter benefits, up to 11 paid holidays/year, 21 days PTO/year pro-rated for new hires which increases over time, paid parental leave, back-up childcare arrangements, paid volunteer days, a discounted stock purchase plan, investment options, access to thriving employee networks and more.
We are a technology and asset management company delivering on our promise of building brave futures (SM)—for our clients, our communities, and ourselves. Come build your brave future at SEI.
SEI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and so much more…
After over 50 years in business, SEI remains a leading global provider of investment processing, investment management, and investment operations solutions. Reflecting our experience within financial services and financial technology our offices encompass an open floor plan and numerous art installations designed to encourage innovation and creativity in our workforce. We recognize that our people are our most valuable asset and that a healthy, happy, and motivated workforce is key to our continued growth. At SEI, we’re (literally) invested in your success. We offer our employees paid parental leave, back-up childcare arrangements, paid volunteer days, education assistance and access to thriving employee networks.
SEI is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
AI Acceptable Use in the application and interview process:
SEI acknowledges the growing integration of artificial intelligence (AI) tools into individuals’ personal and professional lives. If you intend to incorporate the use of any AI tools at any stage of the application and/or interview process, please ensure you have reviewed and adhere to our AI use guidelines.
What you will do:
Product Strategy & Roadmap
- Define and communicate a clear product vision and roadmap for Data & AI initiatives, aligned to business goals and measurable outcomes.
- Balance near‑term delivery with long‑term platform and capability evolution.
- Own and continuously refine the product backlog, translating business needs into epics, features, and user stories.
- Make informed trade‑off decisions across scope, value, risk, and dependencies.
- Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, data scientists, ML engineers, and data engineers.
- Ensure shared understanding of goals, success criteria, and delivery expectations.
- Provide product ownership and oversight across the AI and analytics lifecycle—from data sourcing and preparation through model development, deployment, and ongoing improvement.
- Ensure initiatives are aligned with business use cases, not just technical feasibility.
- Partner with delivery teams to ensure solutions meet business expectations and deliver usable, trusted insights.
- Establish feedback loops with users and stakeholders to drive continuous improvement.
- Own success metrics for AI‑enabled capabilities, including business impact, reliability, and usability.
- Partner with technical teams to monitor outcomes such as accuracy, bias, and performance degradation over time.
- Work with risk, legal, and compliance teams to ensure AI solutions meet enterprise standards for privacy, security, and ethical use.
- Ensure governance requirements are embedded into product design, not treated as afterthoughts.
- Translate complex AI and data concepts (e.g., generative AI, LLM‑based solutions, AI agents) into clear business language, decisions, and priorities.
- Enable non‑technical stakeholders to understand trade‑offs, risks, and value without requiring technical depth.
Product & Leadership Experience
- A minimum of 7 years of experience in Product Management or Product Ownership.
- At least 2 years of experience owning products involving data, analytics, or AI‑enabled capabilities.
- Demonstrated ability to articulate and deliver outcomes such as revenue growth, cost reduction, efficiency gains, or risk mitigation.
- Comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders and tying delivery to business metrics.
- Working knowledge of modern data and analytics ecosystems (e.g., data platforms, analytics pipelines, AI‑enabled products).
- Conceptual understanding of AI/ML and generative AI sufficient to prioritize work, ask the right questions, and make informed decisions.
- Ability to read and interpret metrics, dashboards, and basic data outputs; hands‑on coding is not required.
- Ability to write requirements as prompts.
- Ability to think like an AI engineer.
- Strong command of Agile/Scrum practices, including backlog management, sprint planning, and stakeholder communication.
- Experience working with tools such as Jira, Rally, or Azure DevOps.
Education: Degree in a technical, quantitative, or business‑related field (Computer Science, Engineering, Data, Finance, or equivalent experience).
Domain Expertise: Experience in Financial Services, with exposure to wealth management, asset management, or alternatives. Understand overall vision and how Product fits with that vision.
AI Awareness: Familiarity with modern AI patterns (e.g., generative AI, AI‑assisted workflows, analytics platforms) from a product and governance perspective, not an implementation role.
Data Governance Exposure: Experience partnering with data governance, privacy, or risk teams; familiarity with enterprise governance concepts and tooling is a plus.
Communication: Experience interfacing with management. Desire to work collaboratively with cross functional teams and other stakeholders. Exceptional oral and written communication skills, including understanding of technical writing requirements
Someone who will embody our SEI Values of courage, integrity, collaboration, inclusion, connection and fun. Please see our website for more information. https://www.seic.com/
This team follows a hybrid schedule and work 3 days in the office.
SEI’s competitive advantage:
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including comprehensive care for your physical and mental well-being, a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, a hybrid working environment for most roles, support for working parents and flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.
Benefits include healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription, wellness, EAP, FSA), life and disability insurance (premiums paid for base coverage), 401(k) match, education assistance, commuter benefits, up to 11 paid holidays/year, 21 days PTO/year pro-rated for new hires which increases over time, paid parental leave, back-up childcare arrangements, paid volunteer days, a discounted stock purchase plan, investment options, access to thriving employee networks and more.
We are a technology and asset management company delivering on our promise of building brave futures (SM)—for our clients, our communities, and ourselves. Come build your brave future at SEI.
SEI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and so much more…
After over 50 years in business, SEI remains a leading global provider of investment processing, investment management, and investment operations solutions. Reflecting our experience within financial services and financial technology our offices encompass an open floor plan and numerous art installations designed to encourage innovation and creativity in our workforce. We recognize that our people are our most valuable asset and that a healthy, happy, and motivated workforce is key to our continued growth. At SEI, we’re (literally) invested in your success. We offer our employees paid parental leave, back-up childcare arrangements, paid volunteer days, education assistance and access to thriving employee networks.
SEI is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
AI Acceptable Use in the application and interview process:
SEI acknowledges the growing integration of artificial intelligence (AI) tools into individuals’ personal and professional lives. If you intend to incorporate the use of any AI tools at any stage of the application and/or interview process, please ensure you have reviewed and adhere to our AI use guidelines.