Senior Product Owner at Mutual of America Financial Group

Mutual of America Financial Group
Job Title: Sr. Product Owner
Location: New York, NY (Hybrid) 

Who We Are:

At Mutual of America Financial Group, we help people build the assets they need to achieve greater financial security. Our Company is built upon a solid foundation of integrity, excellence, and social responsibility. We were founded in 1945 to provide small and mid-sized nonprofit organizations with pension and retirement-related services, along with leading customer support. Today, we provide these services also to for-profit companies, as well as to governmental entities, Tribal enterprises, institutional investors, and individuals. We work diligently to understand the needs of our customers so we can help them achieve their financial savings goals.

We are committed to bringing talented and motivated people together to help our customers achieve a financially secure future.

Role:

The Office of Technology and Digital Services (OTDS) Department is seeking a Senior Product Owner to join the team.  This role supports the planning and implementation of new products and services, and is responsible for maintenance of funds available on the recordkeeping platform, supporting fund trading operations/activities, and optimization of nightly batch processing.  The position owns and prioritizes the product team backlog and work cross-functionally with business units, external business partners, and control functions (audit, compliance, legal).  Success requires strategic thinking, technical expertise, and the ability to communicate complex ideas to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with Business and IT Product Managers to define and communicate the product vision and roadmap for the product team.
• Own and prioritize the product backlog, ensuring clarity and alignment with strategic goals, and adjusting to evolving requirements.
• Lead and coordinate delivery of complex initiatives that cross multiple product teams, departments and vendors.
• Support the overall implementation of new products and services by leading OTDS’s activities, including planning and architecting related technology solutions.
• Lead and manage fund maintenance activities (Setup, Merger, Replacement, Changes, etc) on the recordkeeping platform.
• Support fund trading operations.
• Lead analysis and optimization of nightly batch process performance.
• Write detailed user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Troubleshoot and identify system related production problems, and coordinate the evaluation and implementation of system enhancements.
• Recommend proposed solutions and/or enhancements to improve and optimize processes, workflows, performance, and system functionality.
• Manage risk associated with new solutions and/or proposed enhancements.
• Ensure alignment with technology standards and industry best practices.
• Conduct cost-benefit and risk assessment analyses for proposed solutions to determine suitability.

Required Qualifications:

• Must have experience working with FIS Omni Recordkeeping platform
• Bachelor’s degree within Finance and/or Information Systems degree preferred.
• 7+ years of experience as an IT Business Analyst, Product Owner, or a similar role within Financial Services.
• Strong business and technology acumen with sharp analytical and problem-solving skills, and meticulous attention to detail.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, enabling effective collaboration and influence across diverse teams.
• Creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time-sensitive problems.
• Ability to handle multiple concurrent projects and deadlines.
• Comfortable in working with large, multi-dimensional projects and experience in working within cross-functional product teams.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office product suite, including Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience with fund maintenance activities (Setup, Merger, Replacement, Changes, etc)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with fund trading operations
• Certified Agile Professional and/or Product Owner certification is preferred.

• Proficient in Agile and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
• Proficient with Atlassian’s Jira project management and Confluence collaboration software.

What we offer you:

• Competitive base salary
• Annual Bonus
• Comprehensive Benefits Package (medical, dental, and vision) that starts day one of employment.
• 401K Match: Receive up to 6% of your pay (salary and incentive compensation) with 100% employer match on employee contributions.
• Parental Leave: 8 weeks fully paid.
• Paid time off: 20 days plus two floating personal holidays

The salary range below describes the minimum to maximum base salary range for this role.  The role is also eligible for an annual bonus; whereby total compensation may exceed this range depending on individual and / or company performance.  

Base Salary Range: $96,800 - $145,200

Visit www.mutualofamerica.com/careers for additional details about life at Mutual of America. You can also follow us on Twitter: @mutualofamerica | Facebook: @mutualofamerica

Mutual of America Financial Group provides equal employment opportunity to all qualified employees and applicants for employment regardless of race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, marital or partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic predisposition, veteran or military status, or any other classification prohibited by applicable law.