Chief Data Office Product Owner

Company: Fitch Ratings
Location: New York
Posted on: April 10, 2021

Job Description:

Requisition ID--28772-----Posted--03/03/2021-----Fitch Solutions New York-----Fitch Solutions Inc.-----Permanent----- Job Posting Country (1) -----Information Technology-----New York The Fitch Group Chief Data Office is seeking a Product Owner to join us in our NY location. We are looking for a delivery-focused individual to work in collaboration to improve our ability to develop and deliver first class data that can be used by multiple, diverse stakeholder teams across the Fitch organization, for internal and external use. Within our Agile framework, and working as Product Owner for Fitch's Fundamental data capture platform, a primary objective of this role is to enable our internal and external customers to access data to support analytical workflow needs, new product innovation and existing workflows, quality innovation and operational reporting. You will represent the Voice of the Customer, and understand the solutions that will benefit them and the value those solutions have relative to each other. You will have a key role as we look to leverage and integrate emerging technology to transform our data processes. You will work closely with Global Content Operations senior management and other CDO leaders, as well as key stakeholders in analytical and product delivery groups, and technical specialists in your squad.
-- You will be skilled at defining product roadmaps, and breaking them in to smaller prioritized components that enable frequent delivery of value. You will use excellent communication skills to articulate their value, gather and provide feedback; and you will be responsible for delivery of the desired outcomes.-- This is a great opportunity to join the new CDO function, as it transforms the role and the direction of data across the organization. The position reports to the Head of Global Content Operations, within the CDO. Key Responsibilities

• Overall owner (champion and advocate) of the product
• Defines overall strategy and direction of the products based on understanding of organizational goals and analytical groups needs
• Work with stakeholders including GCO Content leaders to understand their needs and help develop the product strategy and roadmap
• Define and clearly communicate a prioritized roadmap that aligns with stakeholder needs and expectations, including measurable improvements to support the key business goals
• Provide updates to senior Fitch management at Quarterly Business Reviews, in addition to other regular updates to stakeholders on strategy, successes, learning and progress on product vision
• Own the backlog, prioritization, roadmap and MVP
• Understand high level Epic requirements and decompose these into smaller packages of work for implementation within the squad team
• Work closely with the Scrum Master and other members of the Agile Squad team to deliver key milestones, including managing and prioritizing the sprint backlog to ensure the work items delivered meet expectations
• Lead and inspire the Agile Squad to instill quality, encourage innovation and reduce defects
• Work closely with other Product Owners within the Data Tribe to ensure alignment with the CDO's strategic vision and direction
• Develop collaborative relationships with Chapter Leads, as well as Product Owners and Scrum Masters across other Tribes to ensure successful outcomes for overlapping resource dependencies Qualifications
  • Proven track record in data management / delivery capacity
  • Considerable relevant industry or functional experience in financial data
  • Demonstrable experience of delivering multi-strand initiatives
  • Agile practitioner capabilities and experience working with or in Agile teams
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills for interacting and collaborating with other leaders and associates throughout the organization, including executive management
  • Ability to influence the direction and thinking of senior stakeholders
  • Ability to achieve successful results in a matrixed organization
  • Strong team-work, co-ordination, organization and planning skills
  • Ability to capture multi-strand requirements and the skills to balance strategic needs while focusing on the customer
  • Ability to inspire and motivate the Agile Squad to continuously develop and grow
  • Self-driven, confident and able to work at pace, to make decisions and eliminate defects #LI-HB1 At Fitch, we have an open culture where employees are able to exchange ideas and perspectives, throughout the organization, irrespective of their seniority. Your voice will be heard allowing you to have a real impact. We embrace diversity and appreciate authenticity, employees work in an environment where they can be their true selves. Our inclusive and progressive approach helps us to keep a balanced perspective.-- With our expertise, we are not only creating data and information, but also producing timely insights from every angle to influence decision making in this ever changing and highly competitive market. We have a relentless hunger to innovate and unlock the power of human insights and to drive value for our customers. There has never been a better time to make an impact and we invite you to join us on this journey. Fitch Group is a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries. Wholly owned by the Hearst Corporation, we are comprised of three main businesses: Fitch Ratings - Fitch Solutions - Fitch Learning. Fitch is committed to providing global securities markets with objective, timely, independent and forward-looking credit opinions. To protect Fitch's credibility and reputation, our employees must take every precaution to avoid conflicts of interests or any appearance of a conflict of interest. Should you be successful in the recruitment process at Fitch Ratings you will be asked to declare any securities holdings and other potential conflicts prior to commencing employment. If you, or your immediate family, have any holdings that may conflict with your work responsibilities, you may be asked to divest yourself of them before beginning work. Fitch is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

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