Product Owner -Fund Accounting / Hedge Fund

Perficient•New York, NY

1d•$64,974 - $149,880

About The Position

The Product Owner is a crucial role on an application development team helping to transform a high-level vision into detailed functional requirements, create product user stories, and accept the completed deliver within a given iteration. That person is the primary contact responsible for ensuring the development team works on the tasks intended to address specific product scope and capabilities.

Requirements

Strong fund accounting experience within the hedge fund industry, with a deep understanding of portfolio accounting, NAV processes, and alternative investment structures.
Hands-on experience with Eagle PACE or Aladdin platforms; ability to support functional workflows and partner closely with technology teams on enhancements or issue resolution.
Functional expertise in investment operations, fund accounting processes, and related data management workflows.
Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across cross‑functional teams, translate business needs, and collaborate with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
Detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem‑solving skills; able to manage complex data, requirements, and prioritization.
Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and support data-informed task execution.
A solid understanding of AI capabilities and limitations including ethical considerations is expected
Experience working in Agile and Scrum environments, including backlog grooming, sprint planning, and user story development.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with AI-enhanced platforms is a plus.
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO).

Responsibilities

Contribute as a core member of the product squad or scrum team to convey functional requirements, create/groom user stories, prioritize the product backlog, and engage in testing efforts.
Partner with stakeholders, clients, and product managers to understand the requirements, capabilities, and user experience.
Ensure engagement and ongoing involvement from the cross functional team (Sales, TechOps, Customer Success, Marketing, etc.) to provide a continuous feedback loop into the product development process.
Collaborate with stakeholders, clients, and product managers to align product roadmaps against known dependencies.
Define, prioritize, and own the product backlog to reflect the solution scope, vision, and roadmap.
Conduct the final user acceptance testing and sign-off of a given user story upon completion of development of requirements.
Participate in daily development team standups and iteration sprint planning sessions to represent the product requirements and respond to any questions regarding the feature set.
Participate in weekly scrum meetings.
Organize and facilitate presentations to business stakeholders for product demos.

Benefits

equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
Perficient, Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Disability Accommodations: Perficient is committed to providing a barrier-free employment process with reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures.
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