Associate Director, Product Owner
About The Position
Fitch Solutions is seeking an Associate Director Product Owner for our Chicago office. Fitch Solutions is a leading provider of insights, data and analytics. It informs investment strategies, strengthens risk management capabilities and helps identify strategic opportunities. Its analysts, lawyers, journalists and economists offer in-depth views on credit markets/risk and individual credits, ESG, developed and emerging markets, and industry sectors. Fitch Solutions is part of Fitch Group, a global leader in financial information services with operations in over 30 countries. Fitch Group is owned by Hearst. By becoming a part of the Fitch Solutions team, you will join a group of colleagues delivering critical data, insightful research, and comprehensive analytics that empower clients to make informed decisions. You'll work in a dynamic environment where innovation is encouraged, and collaboration is key to developing solutions that address the evolving needs of global markets. With a portfolio of best-in-class, award winning brands, we offer you the opportunity to advance your career while contributing to a company known for its expertise and commitment to excellence. About the Team: Platform Products is responsible for building shared capabilities that can be leveraged across the organization. We operate a product-led model focused on identifying common business needs, building reusable solutions once, and enabling business units to adopt them at scale. Our mission is to accelerate innovation, improve consistency, and reduce duplication by delivering platform capabilities across areas of Fitch Solutions. While Business Units focus on their domain expertise and commercial differentiation, Platform Products focuses on the foundational capabilities that support them all. As a Product Owner, you will play a key role in defining, prioritizing, and delivering platform capabilities that create value across multiple business areas.
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience in financial services
- 2+ years of experience in Product Ownership or Product Management
- Familiarity with Agile principles and experience working in Agile teams (JIRA experience is a plus)
- Strong communication skills, enjoy collaboration and can effectively engage both technical and business audiences
- Exposure to AI-enabled products, data platforms, or technology-driven solutions.
- A Bachelor’s degree
Nice To Haves
- Ability to translate strategic vision into tangible outcomes
- Customer-centric mindset
- Knowledge of Fitch systems
- Demonstrated initiative and continuous learning
Responsibilities
- Build deep expertise in Fitch’s data and products, underlying architecture, and integration points to effectively support platform delivery and client needs.
- Own and manage product backlogs for one or more platform capabilities, ensuring priorities align with business objectives and product roadmaps.
- Partner closely with Product Managers to translate strategic goals into actionable user stories, epics, and feature requirements.
- Run agile ceremonies, including backlog grooming, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
- Collaborate with engineering, architecture, data, AI, and business teams to deliver high-quality platform solutions.
- Validate completed functionality, coordinate user acceptance testing, and ensure delivered capabilities meet business needs.
- Identify and manage dependencies, risks, and delivery blockers across multiple teams and initiatives.
- Work with stakeholders across business domains to understand requirements and drive alignment.
- Help establish success metrics and monitor product performance, adoption, and business outcomes.
- Maintain product documentation, process flows, release notes, and knowledge assets to support transparency and scalability.
- Drive effective communication across business and technology stakeholders, ensuring shared understanding of priorities, timelines, and outcomes.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen our product management and delivery practices
Benefits
- Hybrid Work Environment: 3 days a week in office required based on your line of business and location
- A Culture of Learning & Mobility: Dedicated trainings, leadership development and mentorship programs designed to ensure that your time at Fitch will be a continuous learning opportunity
- Investing in Your Future: Retirement planning and tuition reimbursement programs that empower you to achieve your short and long-term goals
- Promoting Health & Wellbeing: Comprehensive healthcare offerings that enable physical, mental, financial, social, and occupational wellbeing
- Supportive Parenting Policies: Family-friendly policies, including a generous global parental leave plan, designed to help you balance career and family life effectively
- Inclusive Work Environment: A collaborative workplace where all voices are valued, with Employee Resource Groups that unite and empower our colleagues around the globe
- Dedication to Giving Back: Paid volunteer days, matched funding for donations and ample opportunities to volunteer in your community
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
