Sr. Product Owner - Cloud Accounting

Clubessential provides cutting-edge cloud-based software solutions tailored for the private club and collegiate athletic markets. As an Inc. 5000 fastest growing company, we are backed by Battery Ventures, fueling our growth and innovation. Our dedicated team thrives on delivering exceptional products and services to a diverse clientele including country clubs, golf clubs, yacht clubs, social clubs, and leading collegiate athletic organizations.

Sr Product Owner will work closely with the Clubessential product and development teams, as well as with clients and other internal and external stakeholders, to support the launch, migration and future direction and strategy for our Cloud Accounting platform. Our Cloud Accounting platform will serve as the financial backbone of our full suite ecosystem.

This Sr PO will be in charge of informing the group of engineers, designer, and QA testers about the product vision, strategy, and direction. They act as the primary line of communication between the business stakeholders and the delivery teams, who will design, build, and test our products.

The Sr Product Owner also will need to be able to communicate to comprehend our business prospects, translate them into a polished and manageable backlog, and manage the team’s deliverables.

Responsibilities & Duties

• Serve as Owner of the products; ensure products are meeting and exceeding the needs of external customers and prospects to expand addressable market and reduce/eliminate churn as well as internal stakeholders to allow for ease of implementation and support.
• Maintain focus on technological trends and competitive landscape to drive innovation.
• Own the creation and grooming of the product backlog by writing and refining user stories that support sprint goals and align with product strategy.
• Serve as the Gatekeeper of the product backlog and primary feedback loop owner regarding product enhancements, issues, bugs and/or tasks related to the products.
• Escalate and timely communicate issues, related updates, and resolutions to internal stakeholders as appropriate.
• Share and contribute meaningful ideas to achieve overall product success, while balancing needs of external customers, expansion of addressable market, ease to support and implement, and churn reduction in mind.
• Coordinate with product leadership, customers, and team to complete research, develop specifications and user stories for the developers that satisfy business requirements and align with the business value.
• Provide timely feedback to internal stakeholders on plan for resolution; as appropriate, identify which bugs or enhancements will be worked and/or will not be prioritized.
• Play an active role in mitigating impediments impacting successful team completion of Release/Goals; participate in testing and release readiness as required.
• Assist with configuration and communicate availability of new features in demo environments.
• Act as the go-to-person/liaison for answering questions the development team has about business rules and product behaviors, and/or other internal stakeholders regarding the respective products.
• Assist in Rollout/Management/Migration/Feedback gathering where applicable.
• Assist in reviewing educational and marketing materials pertaining to the product lines.
• Deliver product releases and assist with release of note creation/educational efforts with quick time-to-market and optimal resources.
• Develop successful launch plans working directly with implementation, project management and support services, marketing, sales, and our customers.
• Participate (when appropriate) in additional activities to support the education, marketing and/or success of the product such as webinars, shows, monthly/quarterly update meetings, and/or other activities as applicable.
• Lead/Assist/Participate (as applicable) in all Scrum ceremonies.
• Perform other responsibilities pertaining to the product, as assigned.

Qualifications And Experience Required

• BS/MS degree in Business, Accounting, or related field preferred
• 6+ years’ work experience as product owner, business analyst, implementation specialist or subject matter expert in Accounting SAAS software applications preferred
• Deep, demonstrable accounting knowledge — strong command of GAAP, double-entry accounting, accruals, revenue recognition, journals, reconciliations, and auditability
• Private Club Industry experience or prior club accounting experience a plus
• Excellent oral and written communicator up, down, across and outside the organization.
• Strong critical thinking, analytical and data-driven decision-making skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with a strong sense of urgency and accountability
• Experience with bug/issue/enhancement tracking, project management software
• Excels in ability to prioritize, influence decisions/decision makers, and handle objections
• Excellent active listening, negotiation, communication, and presentation skills
• Ability to manage numerous diverse projects and multi-task with ease
• Experience with Azure DevOps and/or Figma a plus

__Clubessential Holdings is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. Our company thrives upon the mutual respect and understanding between its employees, and as such, all qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual’s age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.

____Clubessential Holdings maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflects the Company's differing products, industries and lines of business. Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.

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