Quench

IT Manager, Product Owner - Finance

Quench • $100K — $130K *
Dallas, TX 75217In-Person
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
More than 3 months ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of Product Owner experience, with 3 years in a leadership role.
  • 4-year degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or equivalent work experience.
  • Strong technical knowledge of Salesforce.com, Zuora, and Certinia (FinancialForce).
  • Deep understanding of core finance and accounting business processes.
  • Expert knowledge of Agile best practices, including requirements gathering and user story development.
  • Excellent communication and technical writing skills necessary to engage with senior leadership.
  • Collaborative team player with a positive attitude.

Responsibilities

  • Own and refine the Finance Product Vision aligning with Finance leadership and strategy.
  • Maintain a prioritized product roadmap balancing initiatives, compliance, and enhancements.
  • Define measurable product outcomes like ROI and data accuracy.
  • Communicate product roadmap to Finance, IT, and leadership stakeholders.
  • Manage the product backlog ensuring items are refined and prioritized for value delivery.
  • Facilitate sprints, leveraging feedback and optimizing delivery with the Scrum Master.
  • Act as liaison between Finance leaders and technical teams to ensure alignment.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead a critical Finance product domain with significant business impact.
  • Engagement with senior leadership and cross-functional teams enhances visibility and career growth.
  • Access to training and development in Agile methodologies and modern financial technologies.
  • A collaborative and supportive company culture that prioritizes teamwork and innovation.
Full Job Description
The IT Manager, Product Owner - Finance is the value owner for Quench's financial systems ecosystem, accountable for maximizing business outcomes across Salesforce, Zuora, Certinia (FinancialForce), ServiceMax, and CPQ.

This role serves as the single point of accountability for the Finance product domain, ensuring that business needs are translated into clear, actionable requirements and that the development team delivers high-quality increments aligned with strategic objectives

Responsibilities

The IT Manager, Product Owner - Finance plays a strategic role in evaluating and transforming financial business processes, identifying areas for improvement, and driving initiatives that deliver maximum business value.

Vision & Roadmap

  • Own and continuously refine the Finance Product Vision, ensuring alignment with Finance leadership and enterprise strategy.
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  • Maintain a transparent, prioritized product roadmap, balancing strategic initiatives, technical debt, compliance, and operational enhancements.
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  • Define measurable product outcomes (e.g., automation ROI, cycle time reduction, data accuracy improvements).
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  • Communicate the roadmap across Finance, IT, and executive stakeholders to ensure alignment and shared understanding
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Backlog Management

  • Own the end-to-end product backlog, ensuring items are value-driven, refined, and prioritized.
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  • Lead backlog refinement, sprint planning, and iteration reviews in partnership with the Scrum Master.
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  • Ensure backlog items are sliced into incremental, deliverable units that support continuous delivery.
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  • Make real-time scope decisions during sprints to keep the team unblocked and focused.
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Stakeholder Management

  • Act as the primary liaison between Finance leadership and technical teams.
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  • Facilitate cross-functional decision-making and negotiate trade-offs.
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  • Communicate product progress, risks, and dependencies to senior leadership.
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  • Manage relationships with third-party vendors and implementation partners
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  • Process Transformation: Oversee the documentation and continuous improvement of complex financial business processes, including General Ledger, AP, AR, Tax, and Collections.
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Domain Expertise

  • Lead evaluation and redesign of financial processes (GL, AP, AR, Tax, Collections).
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  • Ensure system design aligns with accounting principles, compliance, and audit standards.
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  • Identify opportunities to automate manual processes and reduce operational risk.
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  • Partner with Finance SMEs to validate requirements and ensure solutions meet business needs.
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System Integrity

  • Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and integrity across all financial systems and integrations.
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  • Partner with architecture and data teams to maintain a robust data governance model.
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  • Identify and mitigate risks related to data quality, system dependencies, and integration failures.
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Agile Leadership:

  • Facilitate Agile ceremonies with discipline and purpose, ensuring Sprint Planning, Reviews, and Retrospectives drive transparency, alignment, and continuous improvement.
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  • Translate strategic objectives into clear, achievable sprint goals, partnering with the Scrum Master and development team to maintain flow, remove blockers, and uphold Agile delivery standards.
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  • Monitor delivery risks and dependencies across Finance systems, proactively escalating issues, adjusting scope, and guiding teams toward predictable, high-quality delivery.
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Consulting & Innovation:

  • Advise Finance leaders on technology-enabled process improvements, offering data-driven recommendations that balance innovation with operational feasibility.
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  • Evaluate emerging financial technologies and industry trends, identifying opportunities to modernize the Finance ecosystem and strengthen automation, compliance, and scalability.
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  • Facilitate ideation and solutioning workshops with Finance SMEs and IT partners to explore new capabilities, challenge assumptions, and co-create forward-looking enhancements.
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Qualifications

  • Experience: Minimum of 5-7 years of Product Owner experience, with at least 3 years in a leadership or managerial capacity.
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  • Education: 4-year degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or relevant work experience.
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  • Technical Expertise: Strong technical knowledge of Salesforce.com, Zuora billing, and Certinia (FinancialForce).
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  • Domain Knowledge: Deep understanding of core finance and accounting business processes.
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  • Agile Proficiency: Expert knowledge of Agile best practices, including requirements gathering, process mapping, and user story development.
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  • Soft Skills: Mature presence and poise to engage with senior leadership, with excellent communication and technical writing skills.
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  • "Quenchy": A collaborative team player with a positive outlook and a "company and team first" attitude.
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Nice to have:

  • Prior consulting experience
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  • Familiarity with SQL and/or PowerBI
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  • CSPO (Certified Scrum Product Owner), IIBA, or PMI-PBA certification.
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About Quench

Quench USA Inc is a water technology company that rents and services filtered water coolers. According to the site, over half of the Fortune 500 are customers. Zenith International lists Quench as a leading distributor in the point-of-use market along with Macke Water Systems and Nestle Waters. Quench is an independent operating company of AquaVenture Holdings. Quench is headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Quench was named an Online Marketing Success Story in Google's 2011 Economic Impact Report. In 2008, Quench was named a top 25 most successful startup by Businessweek. Filtered water systems are plumbed into a building's water supply and purified at the last possible point before consumption. Filter water coolers and ice dispensers typically use carbon filtration, UV water disinfection and/or reverse osmosis to purify drinking water. In March 2012, Quench purchased Aqua Perfect of Arizona LLC. In April 2014, Quench acquired Macke Water Systems. In June 2014, Quench acquired Atlas Watersystems. In July 2015, Quench acquired Region-X LLC a Massachusetts company that provides services related to high purity water systems In December 2018, Quench acquired Bluline, a point-of-use water filtration dealer and distributor based in South Florida.
Learn more about Quench
Industry
Energy & Utilities
Founded
2001
* Ladders Estimates

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