Sr. Manager PO - Distribution

At MFS, you will find a culture that supports you in doing what you do best. Our employees work together to reach better outcomes, favoring the strongest idea over the strongest individual. We put people first and demonstrate care and compassion for our community and each other. Because what we do matters - to us as valued professionals and to the millions of people and institutions who rely on us to help them build more secure and prosperous futures.

THE ROLE

As the Sr. Manager, Product Owner, your primary purpose is ensuring successful execution and delivery of products to the business. Working as part of an Agile team to develop a roadmap for the product(s), translates business needs and requirements, and directs the Agile team to the product vision. Your role involves bridging communication between stakeholders, technology teams, and other departments to foster collaboration and drive innovation. Ultimately, you are responsible for championing the product vision, maximizing its value, and delivering exceptional experiences to customers.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Engage with business and technology leaders to understand strategy, articulate solution options, evaluate tradeoffs and influence key decisions.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to drive product vision, define product requirements, coordinate resources from other groups (design, legal, etc.), develop roadmaps, and guide the team through key milestones.
• Accountable for achieving business outcomes through agile delivery. Serves as primary communicator between stakeholders and the team, utilizing feedback loops to ensure continuous sharing of information.
• Embeds strong "product lifecycle management" and "Software Development Lifecycle" processes and methodologies. Develops clear acceptance criteria that guides the team to produce incremental quality improvements. In collaboration with the agile team, creates a uniform definition of the delivery of business value.
• Actively manages external dependencies and impediments that could impact the team's completion of Release/Sprint Goals.
• Participates in agile ceremonies (Program Increment Planning, Stand-Ups, Sprint Reviews, Backlog Refinement and Retrospectives) and long-term planning exercises (program vision and roadmap).
• Continually enhances knowledge of systems, products, and the industry. Monitor competitors, competitive products, and market trends to help MFS increase position in the market.
• Participates in the internal Product Owner Community of Practice to exchange knowledge, skills, and ideas with people across the organization.
• Assumes additional responsibilities as required

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
• 8-12 years of financial services/investment management industry experience, with a proven track record of operating as a Product Owner accountable for delivering over a large-scale strategic program implementation related to front and middle-office systems in an Agile environment.
• Excellent leadership experience: leading matrixed teams to deliver program outcomes. Must be comfortable in an agile environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to work across the organization and interact/influence/negotiate effectively at all levels of management.
• Knowledge of and/or experience with writing effective user stories and acceptance criteria
• High level of attention to detail; proactive and diligent in responding to business and client needs.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills with the ability to develop creative solutions to driving results and overcoming challenges.

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At MFS, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply - you might be just the right candidate for this role or others.

• Generous time-off provided: including "Responsible time off" for many roles, paid company holidays when the US Stock Exchange is closed, plus paid volunteer time
• Family Focus: Up to 20 weeks of paid leave for new parents, back-up care program, dependent care flexible spending account, adoption assistance, generous caregiver leave
• Health and Welfare: Competitive medical, vision and dental plans, plus tax-free health savings accounts with company contributions
• Wellness Programs: Robust wellness webinars, employee assistance program, gym reimbursement through our medical plans, fitness center discounts and more
• Life & Disability Benefits: Company-paid basic life insurance and short-term disability
• Financial Benefits: 401(k) savings plan, Defined Contribution plan- 15% of base salary invested into the Plan, competitive total compensation programs

MFS is a hybrid work environment (remote/onsite) unless otherwise stated in the job posting.

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