Product Manager

Cambridge Associates•Boston, MA

16h•$123,900 - $166,000

About The Position

The Product Manager, Financial Systems serves as a key driver of Cambridge Associates’ financial systems strategy and owns the product roadmap for core finance platforms, including Oracle ERP and revenue and billing systems, across the Accounting and Finance function. The role operates with significant autonomy and partners closely with the Director, Financial Systems, as well as finance operations, accounting, revenue, accounts receivable, FP&A, and technology teams to define requirements, prioritize initiatives, and deliver system enhancements. The role requires advanced knowledge of financial systems and broad understanding of finance operations, including revenue recognition, billing, accounts receivable, and general ledger. The Product Manager is an expert resource on system capabilities and a go-to partner for resolving moderate-to-complex systems issues. The position leads concurrent product initiatives, influences product decisions, communicates outcomes to cross-functional audiences, and supports the Director in aligning financial systems strategy with firm-wide finance goals. Cambridge Associates is a global investment firm serving endowments and foundations, pension plans, and ultra-high-net-worth private clients. Its services include outsourced CIO, non-discretionary portfolio management, and investment consulting. The firm is headquartered in Boston and has offices across North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, and Oceania.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field.
5–7 years of progressive experience in product management, financial systems, or finance operations in a professional services or investment management environment.
Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional initiatives.
Advanced knowledge of Oracle ERP (Fusion or equivalent), including modules supporting contracts, billing, revenue recognition, and project accounting.
Experience with product management tools such as Jira, Confluence, or Aha!.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data analysis.
Strong understanding of accrual-based revenue recognition, billing operations, accounts receivable, and general ledger accounting.
Ability to translate finance business requirements into system specifications.
Ability to lead cross-functional project teams, mentor junior staff, and influence without formal authority.
Experience managing vendor relationships.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex systems information to varied audiences and adapt communication style to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Ability to analyze data and business context to independently resolve moderate-to-complex systems issues and apply sound judgment in ambiguous situations, escalating appropriately to the Director.
Ability to handle sensitive financial data, client information, and system configurations professionally and confidentially.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree or relevant certification, such as CPA, PMP, or CSPO.
Familiarity with finance automation or analytics tools.

Responsibilities

Own and manage the financial systems product roadmap, aligning priorities with Finance operations teams and broader firm goals.
Partner with the Director, Financial Systems to evolve the multi-year systems strategy and translate objectives into roadmap items and delivery milestones.
Conduct discovery with finance stakeholders to identify pain points, inefficiencies, and opportunities for system enhancement or automation.
Evaluate build-versus-buy decisions and present data- and business-case-supported recommendations to the Director and finance leadership.
Monitor financial systems technology trends and recommend relevant innovations.
Lead delivery of financial systems initiatives from requirements gathering and user-story development through testing, deployment, and post-launch review.
Maintain and prioritize the product backlog across concurrent workstreams and partner with technology teams on sprint and release planning.
Oversee configuration, enhancement, and optimization of Oracle ERP modules supporting contracts, projects, billing events, revenue events, and related workflows.
Ensure system changes meet quality, compliance, and audit standards, and maintain documentation of requirements, decisions, and configurations.
Manage vendor relationships and technology partners; serve as the primary business contact for implementations, upgrades, and support escalations.
Act as the liaison between Finance operations and Technology, translating business needs into system requirements and communicating technical outcomes accessibly.
Represent the Financial Systems team in cross-functional meetings and build relationships across Finance, Accounting, FP&A, and Technology.
Lead change management for system rollouts, including stakeholder communication, training coordination, and adoption tracking.
Communicate product performance, initiative status, and system risks to the Director, finance leadership, and other stakeholders; adapt messaging to the audience.
Support preparation of materials for senior finance leadership, including the Controller and CFO, as needed.
Mentor junior analysts or business analysts and provide guidance and development opportunities.
Serve as an expert resource on financial systems capabilities, product management practices, and Oracle ERP functionality.
Lead cross-functional team dynamics and resolve conflicts constructively to keep initiatives on track.
Contribute to workforce planning and team capability development with the Director.