Associate Product Owner (New York)
About The Position
Fitch Solutions is seeking an Associate Product Owner to join its Scoring & Risk Analytics Tribe, based in the New York City office. The tribe is responsible for model-based outputs across Fitch Solutions’ portfolio and for developing and governing its credit risk assessment tools and capabilities. Working closely with the Product Manager and cross-functional teams, the Product Owner helps drive products from ideation through launch. The role supports the product roadmap, backlog, user-story development, Agile delivery, feature validation, customer feedback, prototyping, testing, issue resolution, and monitoring product performance. The position focuses on collecting, analyzing, and reporting performance measures and implementing improvements at the squad level. The role is hybrid, with two to three days per week in the office required based on the line of business and location. Expected base pay is $100,000–$120,000 per year. Actual salary may vary based on education, training, experience, past performance, and other job-related factors. Total compensation may also include commission earnings, discretionary bonuses, long-term incentives, and other company-sponsored benefits, depending on the position.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- At least 2 years of experience in product management, product development, or a related role.
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies.
- Experience with product management tools such as Jira or Trello.
- Basic understanding of software development.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to make data-driven decisions.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain complex ideas clearly.
- Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
- Customer-focused approach and interest in understanding and addressing customer needs.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with AI technologies.
- Familiarity with performance metrics such as DORA.
- Experience in the financial information services industry.
- Familiarity with UX/UI principles and design thinking.
- Experience working with remote teams.
- MBA.
Responsibilities
- Assist in developing and executing the product roadmap in alignment with business goals and customer needs.
- Collaborate with engineering, design, marketing, and sales teams to support successful product delivery.
- Maintain and prioritize the product backlog to reflect current business priorities.
- Develop detailed user stories and acceptance criteria so stories are ready for development.
- Run Agile ceremonies, including backlog grooming, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
- Conduct User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to verify that stories meet the definition of done and acceptance criteria.
- Discuss features with customers, focusing on usability, time to value, feature completeness, and the overall user journey.
- Collaborate with engineering and design to prototype features, conduct A/B testing, and validate designs with end users.
- Address issues with current features and develop solutions based on customer feedback.
- Track, analyze, and report product performance metrics, including team productivity, product adoption, and feature performance, and implement improvements at the squad level.
Benefits
- Retirement planning programs.
- Tuition reimbursement programs.
- Comprehensive healthcare offerings supporting physical, mental, financial, social, and occupational wellbeing.
- Global parental leave plan.
- Paid volunteer days.
- Matched funding for donations.
- Training, leadership development, and mentorship programs.
- Employee Resource Groups.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
