Product Owner – Financial Systems

Industry: Entertainment / Enterprise Technology • Location: Nashville, TN • Assignment Type: 12-Month Contract with Potential for Extension or Conversion

About The Company

Our client is a global organization in the entertainment industry, undergoing a significant enterprise transformation focused on modernizing business processes and technology platforms. This opportunity will support financial systems initiatives and provide exposure to cross-functional teams across Finance, Engineering, Product, QA, and international business operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and ongoing prioritization of the Agile product backlog.
• Turn business requirements into detailed user stories, functional requirements, and acceptance criteria.
• Determine priorities based on business value, project dependencies, and technical considerations.
• Collaborate closely with developers during active sprints to answer questions and clarify requirements.
• Meet with Finance and business partners to understand needs and identify opportunities for system improvements.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily standups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Coordinate with QA and technical teams to support successful delivery and testing.
• Track upcoming work and ensure development teams have clearly defined requirements.
• Contribute to enterprise financial systems modernization and transformation projects.
• Partner with stakeholders across multiple geographic regions and time zones.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional Product Owner experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing and prioritizing an Agile backlog.
• Strong understanding of user story development and acceptance criteria.
• Experience working directly with software development or engineering teams.
• Professional experience with Financial Systems, ERP platforms, or enterprise finance applications.
• Understanding of finance-related business processes and system functionality.
• Ability to translate business needs into technical requirements and actionable product deliverables.
• Experience collaborating with Finance, Engineering, QA, Product, and business stakeholders.
• Strong communication, organization, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work effectively with globally distributed teams.

Schedule

Hybrid – 4 days onsite Monday–Thursday, Friday remote. Additional onsite days may occasionally be required based on business needs and manager discretion.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan

Pay

$60/hour

Additional Details

• Position is based in Nashville, TN, and candidates must currently reside in the Nashville area.
• Depending on business requirements, occasional 5-day onsite weeks may be necessary.
• Collaboration with international stakeholders will require flexibility across multiple time zones.

Perks

• Opportunity to contribute to a large-scale enterprise transformation initiative.
• Exposure to global Finance, Product, Engineering, and technology leadership.
• Opportunity to work on financial systems modernization and process improvement.
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams across North America and Europe.