Senior IT Tax Product Owner

As a leader within Eaton's IT function, you will have direct management responsibility, developing and directing multiple Product Teams, including analysts, engineers, or Product Owners to deliver business outcomes The Senior IT Tax Product Owner tracks and manages product funding and defines work priorities for individuals dedicated to the product team. They will balance new features against continuous improvement, system health, and support. You will work directly with multiple product teams to execute the product roadmap, guide the product development lifecycle, define user stories, and provide voice of the customer within product processes and across the relevant portfolios and business units.

The Tax IT Product Owner will work closely with the tax function to deliver on the overall strategy for the tax set of capabilities. The Tax Technology team within the tax function will act as business process owners and business analysts to help execute on the overall vision for the strategy in partnership with Tax IT Product Owner and Tax IT product offering.

Job responsibilities

- Define and champion the product vision, roadmap, and epics, working with senior leaders to craft strategic business objectives and enterprise-spanning plans to meet customer and business needs
- Own the product backlog, managing and prioritizing user stories, decomposing epics into features, and continuous improvement work
- Plan, manage, and track product funding and the team's time. Is fully responsible for product budget and profit plan
- Manage a team of IT professionals and/or managers, providing appropriate coaching to develop employee skills and continuously improve performance
- Develops and maintains product-specific persona and customer journeys
- Work closely with business stakeholders and customers, understanding their priorities and defining business outcomes and KPIs for the product in collaboration with those key stakeholders
- Communicate goals for product increments and releases. Define goals for team sprints.
- Support the onboarding of internal and external resources
- Accountable for product support, stability, and governance: including data, policy, cybersecurity, and usage
- Act as a functional expert in areas related to the product, including across Eaton's portfolio and with other business units
- Drive definition and continuous improvement of product processes (e.g., Lean, Agile, Scrum, DevSecOps, etc.)
- Understand commercial, business and go-to-market strategies where applicable
- Support a Secure Product Development Lifecycle approach that establishes a strong cybersecurity focus and culture across the entire engineering lifecycle
- Manage contracts with software and service vendors to support the product strategy. Manage vendor strategy and relationship.
- Ensure compliance with tax regulations and financial reporting standards. Collaborate with legal and compliance teams to ensure that the product meets all regulatory requirements and stays updated with changes in tax laws and regulations.
- Develop and implement strategies for tax-efficient processes and systems, ensuring alignment with the company's overall financial strategy.
- Oversee the integration of tax and compliance requirements into the product development lifecycle, ensuring that all features and updates comply with relevant regulations.
- Support finance as required for relationships with external auditors and regulatory bodies, providing necessary documentation and support during audits and reviews.
- Lead initiatives to automate tax reporting and compliance processes, leveraging advanced technologies such as AI and machine learning.
- Monitor and analyze the impact of new tax regulations on the product and the company's financial operations, providing strategic recommendations to senior leadership.

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution is required
• Minimum of 10 years of experience as an analyst, BRM, project manager, engineer or program lead on highly complex technology projects and programs
• Minimum 7 years of experience as a Product Owner or similar position
• Tax technology experience and background required
• Prior manager of people experience
• Prior experience with implementing tax or financial solutions

• No relocation is offered for this position. All candidates must currently reside within 50 miles of Beachwood OH, Houston TX, Moon Township PA, Raleigh NC, Waukesha WI, Galesburg MI, Mexico City or Queretaro.

• Must be legally authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree from an accredited institution
• Big 4 or tax consulting firm, or tax software firm experience preferred

Skills:
• Expertise with product management and modern product delivery processes
• Strong understanding of and experience working with Agile, Scrum, and/or Kanban software delivery teams
• Strong understanding of DevSecOps principles
• Strong understanding of modern software development principles including code management, test automation, APIs, microservices, and cloud services.
• Experience with tax calculation engines, tax software packages
• Experience with cloud / SAS solutions
• Experience directly managing and developing professional team members
• Executive communication skills
• Strong knowledge of and experience working with design thinking methodologies
• Expertise with creation and management of product roadmaps
• Strong understanding of lean principles with respect to product and portfolio management
• Data orientation and ability to make data-driven decisions
• Passion for great customer experiences
• Financial and budget management
• Comfortable working directly with business leaders, external customers, and engineering teams
• Proven ability to drive change across organizational boundaries
• Experience working with diverse, global cultures, organizations and teams

At Eaton, we strive to provide compensation and benefits that attract, engage, and retain the best talent. This includes competitive pay and a variety of benefit programs for eligible employees. The expected annual salary range for this role is $158249.97 - $232099.96 a year. This role is also eligible for a variable incentive program. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

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