Senior Finance Product Owner

Stand Together•Arlington, VA

About The Position

Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps America’s boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our country’s biggest problems, from education to the economy, broken communities, and toxic division, among dozens of other pressing issues. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding, thought leadership, a network of peers, and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society. As the Senior Finance Product Owner, you will provide end-to-end ownership of Stand Together’s core financial platforms—Sage, Concur, and Adaptive—ensuring they reliably and strategically support financial operations, planning, and decision-making across the community. This role sits at the intersection of Finance, Enterprise Applications, and Data, translating finance priorities into clear system strategies, operating standards, and execution plans. You will move the organization from reactive issue management to intentional, principled stewardship of our financial systems—reducing friction, clarifying accountability, and enabling future capabilities.

Requirements

Experience owning or leading enterprise financial systems (ERP, expense, planning tools)
Strong ability to translate business needs into system strategy and execution
Experience working cross-functionally with Finance, IT, and Data teams
Proven ability to improve system reliability and operational clarity
Comfort navigating ambiguity and exercising principled judgment
Commitment to Stand Together’s values and principled approach to solving problems
Enthusiasm to contribute to Stand Together's vision and principled approach to solving problems, and a commitment to stewarding our culture, which champions values including transformation and innovation, entrepreneurialism, humility, and respect.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Sage, Concur, Adaptive, or comparable platforms
Background in finance operations, FP&A, enterprise applications, or systems ownership
Experience implementing governance models, RACI frameworks, or prioritization backlogs
Familiarity with data platforms or analytics enablement

Responsibilities

Own and advise the strategy, governance, and operational health of Sage, Concur, and Adaptive in partnership with finance and accounting stakeholders
Define and maintain clear point-of-view (POV) documentation for financial systems
Establish and run a single intake and prioritization model for finance system work
Reduce recurring system issues through root-cause resolution across systems
Coordinate cross-system changes, testing, and releases
Lead change management and stakeholder communication for system strategy, changes and implementation
Partner with Finance leaders to develop a strategic roadmap for financial systems
Partner with Enterprise IT teams (Enterprise Apps, Enterprise Data) to develop and align system and data architecture solutions
Align financial systems with data reliability, analytics, and AI enablement initiatives