About the Role

Grade Level (for internal use):

11As a Product Owner within the Analytical Experience Product Management team at SandP Global Ratings, you will play a key role in shaping and delivering innovative solutions that directly impact our global ratings services. You will help lead the Agile transformation of our product management processes, ensuring we create high-value products that serve our users while driving the long-term success of SandP Global Ratings. By collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will enable the efficient execution of publishing workflow product initiatives across Corporates, Infrastructure, Financial Services, Sovereigns, and International Public Finance practices. Your contributions will shape both the technical and strategic direction of the company’s product portfolio.

What’s in it for you?

Career Growth:

As part of the Analytical Product Management team, you will work alongside talented and experienced professionals, further developing your product management expertise, particularly within the financial services and ratings industry.

Influence and Impact:

Lead key product initiatives with a direct impact on global financial markets and SandP Global Ratings’ customers. Be at the forefront of driving product innovation, leveraging Agile methodologies and cutting-edge technology.

Learning and Development:

Participate in SandP Global''s ongoing Agile transformation, gaining exposure to advanced product management practices, as well as cross-departmental collaboration and leadership development.

Work Environment:

Be part of a company that values inclusion and encourages a growth mindset, with opportunities to mentor and collaborate with a dynamic team.

ResponsibilitiesAs a Product Owner, your responsibilities will include:

Flow Design Thinking and Features:

Operate under a flow design mindset, focusing on creating seamless and intuitive user experiences across the entire product journey. Focus on end-to-end user journey, understanding how each element of the features interacts with and impacts the product and overall user experience.

Backlog Ownership and User Flow/Feature Prioritization:

Ensure user flow, including features and user stories are clearly defined, technical requirements are well articulated and aligned to business goals and user needs. Collaborate with Product Managers and Senior Product Owners to define product priorities and groom the backlog effectively.

Collaboration with Users and Development Teams:

Work closely with users and Ratings Technology teams to define product requirements, deliverables, and timelines. Ensure clear communication of the team’s goals, requirements, and dependencies to drive successful product delivery.

User-Centric Product Development:

Actively gather user feedback, analyze customer insights, and identify opportunities to integrate improvements and new features into the user flow and product roadmap. Advocate for user needs while balancing business requirements and technical feasibility.

Innovation and Risk Management:

Drive innovation by identifying emerging technologies and trends that may affect the product landscape. Proactively manage product risks, ensuring that potential roadblocks are identified and mitigated early in the development process.

Stakeholder Communication:

Communicate regularly with stakeholders to provide updates on product status, timelines, and risks. Act as the primary point of contact for key product initiatives, ensuring alignment across internal and external stakeholder groups.

Product Demos and Training:

Lead and participate in product demos to end-users and other stakeholders. Collaborate with Product Enablement teams to create adoption strategies, training materials, and communication plans for product features.

What We’re Looking ForWe are seeking a Senior Product Owner with:

Education:

A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business, technology, or a related field. Product Management certification(s) are a plus.

Experience:

4+ years of product management experience, with a proven track record of delivering successful products within an Agile environment (SAFe Agile or similar framework).

Experience within financial services or ratings is highly preferred,

but not required. Strong knowledge of

product management techniques

including backlog management, writing features and user stories, and working with cross-functional teams.

Flow Optimization:

Prioritize user experience and holistic design, not just discrete features. Ensure features delivered fits seamlessly into broader user flow. Facilitate workshops and design sprints to identify opportunities for flow improvement.

Challenge Traditional Thinking:

Guide teams to think strategically about entire user journey, ensuring product evolves as a cohesive system rather than collection of separate features.

Technical Expertise:

Solid understanding of technical requirements and how they impact the product. Ability to bridge the gap between business and technical teams, making informed trade-offs where necessary.

Agile Methodologies:

In-depth experience working in Agile (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe). Familiarity with Agile frameworks and how to effectively implement them in product development.

Customer Focus:

A strong customer-centric mindset with the ability to gather, interpret, and act upon customer feedback to drive product improvements.

Communication and Collaboration:

Exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written. Ability to present product ideas and solutions to stakeholders at all levels and work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

Problem Solving and Innovation:

Strong problem-solving skills, with a creative and innovative approach to overcoming product challenges and seizing new opportunities.

Data-Driven Decision Making:

Comfortable with data analysis and making decisions based on KPIs, metrics, and performance analytics.

Risk Management:

Experience in risk assessment and mitigation strategies, ensuring smooth product delivery and minimizing potential disruptions.

About SandP Global RatingsSandP Global Ratings is the world’s leading provider of independent credit ratings. Our ratings are essential to driving growth, providing transparency and helping educate market participants so they can make decisions with confidence. We have more than 1 million credit ratings outstanding on government, corporate, financial sector and structured finance entities and securities. We offer an independent view of the market built on a unique combination of broad perspective and local insight. We provide our opinions and research about relative credit risk; market participants gain independent information to help support the growth of transparent, liquid debt markets worldwide.SandP Global Ratings is a division of SandP Global (NYSE: SPGI), which provides essential intelligence for individuals, companies and governments to make decisions with confidence. For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/ratings.SandP Global is an equal opportunity employer committed to making all employment decisions without regard to race/ethnicity, gender, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability, marital status (including domestic partnerships and civil unions), sexual orientation, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.

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