Technology Product Manager, Financial Applications

ARCO Companies•Brentwood, MO

16h

About The Position

ARCO is hiring a Technology Product Manager with our Finance Applications team. This is an opportunity to influence how we work, modernize critical applications, and build a team that turns business needs into meaningful improvements. You’ll partner directly with Finance and Technology leaders, guide investment decisions, and balance reliable daily operations with long-term innovation. If you enjoy developing people, solving complex business challenges, and bringing structure to a growing technology portfolio, we’d love to hear from you.

Requirements

Seven or more years of experience in product management, enterprise applications, business systems, or technology leadership, including experience leading people or multidisciplinary teams.
Experience managing financial, ERP, payroll, reporting, or other business-critical applications.
Demonstrated ability to build product strategies and roadmaps, prioritize competing needs, and balance operational support with planned delivery.
Practical experience with Agile, Scrum, SAFe, or similar delivery methods, including backlog and capacity management.
Working knowledge of application integrations, data flows, security, access controls, testing, and production change management in control-sensitive environments.
Experience managing vendors, contracts, licensing, budgets, and application lifecycle decisions.
Strong business partnership, communication, coaching, and decision-making skills, with the ability to build trust and hold teams accountable.
Bachelor’s degree in information systems, business, technology, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

Nice To Haves

Preferred knowledge with Vista by Viewpoint or other construction-industry systems, and familiarity with accounting, payroll, or project-based business processes.
ServiceNow or a comparable platform for demand, service, and change management.
Application modernization or experience building an application management or shared-services function.
Relevant product management, Agile, SAFe, Scrum, or ITIL certification.

Responsibilities

Own the strategy, roadmap, and priorities for ARCO’s financial applications, including Vista by Viewpoint, payroll integrations, AP/AR tools, and related platforms.
Translate Finance, Accounting, and Payroll needs into clear priorities, delivery plans, and measurable outcomes.
Coach Product Leads, Product Owners, and Specialists; establish clear ownership and expectations; and build capabilities through development and cross-training.
Establish effective intake, prioritization, backlog management, and Agile practices that balance planned improvements with operational support.
Guide incident resolution, address recurring issues, and improve system reliability, integration performance, data quality, and support processes.
Partner with Technology and business teams to maintain appropriate access controls, testing, business approvals, and production change practices, particularly for financial and payroll systems.
Oversee vendor performance, licensing, renewals, and portfolio planning; evaluate opportunities to improve, replace, or retire applications.
Use practical metrics and regular leadership reviews to highlight roadmap progress, service performance, risks, and decisions requiring alignment.

Benefits

Industry-leading performance-based bonus program
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
Traditional and Roth 401k
Tuition reimbursement for associates
Scholarship for associates’ children up to $28,000 per child
1-month paid sabbatical after every five years of employment, plus $5,000 for travel
1-week paid volunteer leave each year
100% charitable match
Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
100% paid 12-week maternity leave