Product Owner, Operations Finance

About This Role

This role supports the delivery and ongoing improvement of digital finance products within Eaton's Corporate Sector division. The Product Owner partners with senior product owners, technology teams, and business stakeholders to define requirements, support development, and ensure solutions meet user needs. This position is ideal for early-career professionals looking to build product management and finance technology experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to influence and define user needs, basic personas, and product goals, ensuring alignment with finance and digital strategy
• Drive backlog prioritization, oversee the development of user stories, facilitate user testing, and provide strategic direction to the delivery team during sprint activities
• Develop comprehensive training materials, lead user communications, and manage rollout and adoption strategies to maximize impact and engagement
• Establish monitoring frameworks for issues and defects, coordinate resolution efforts with support teams, and analyze adoption and performance metrics to inform continuous improvement
• Proactively evaluate product features, synthesize user feedback, and champion enhancements, collaborating with senior product owners to drive innovation and value creation

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a business, finance, technology, or analytical role or have successfully completed Eaton’s Finance Leadership Development Program (FLDP)
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now or in the future
• Experience translating business needs into requirements and supporting cross-functional technology, data, or analytics initiatives
• Experience working with enterprise business systems, data, reporting, or analytics solutions
• Basic understanding of finance and business processes
• Ability to translate user needs into clear requirements
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Demonstrates ownership and accountability for driving work from problem definition through resolution
• Proactively follows through on commitments and escalates blockers when needed
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving clarity across multiple stakeholders and priorities
• Organized, detail-oriented, proactive, and eager to learn
• Comfort working with cross-functional and globally distributed teams

Nice to have:

• Experience with ERP platforms such as SAP, Oracle, or other enterprise financial or manufacturing systems
• Experience working with data across multiple systems, business units, plants, or regions
• Experience in Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, or Operations business processes
• Experience with Agile product delivery, including requirements, backlog management, user stories, UAT, or release coordination
• Familiarity with data and analytics tools such as Power BI, SQL, Snowflake, Azure, or similar platforms

Benefits

• Various Health and Welfare benefits
• Retirement benefits
• Several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work

Important Details

• Travel: Up to 25% required
• Locations: Any Eaton site within the continental U.S. (candidates within a 50-mile radius of an Eaton site will be considered; Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from this geographical area limitation)

About the Company

Eaton’s Corporate Sector division is seeking this role. Eaton believes in second chance employment.