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Product Owner, Vice President- Tax Data Transformation

The Citco Group
Full-time
On-site
Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
$147,000 - $220,000 USD yearly
Description

About Citco:

The market leader. The premier provider. The best in the business. At Citco, we’ve been the front-runner in our field since our incorporation in 1948 led to the evolution of the asset servicing sector itself. This pioneering spirit continues to guide us today as we innovate and expand, push beyond the boundaries of our industry, and shape its future. From working exclusively with hedge funds to serving all alternatives, corporations and private clients, our organization has grown immensely across asset classes and geographies. For us, this progress is a pattern that we’ll only maintain as we move forward, always prioritizing our performance. So for those who want to play at the top of their game and be at the vanguard of their space, we say: Welcome to Citco.

About the Team & Business Line:

Fund Administration is Citco’s core business, and our alternative asset and accounting service is one of the industry’s most respected. Our continuous investment in learning and technology solutions means our people are equipped to deliver a seamless client experience.Β 


The Citco tax team provides compliance services for numerous hedge and private equity funds which apply a variety of investment strategies and fund structures, including domestic and offshore side‐by‐side entities, master‐feeder structures and fund‐of‐funds


As a core member of our team - Data Transformation Office, you will be working with some of the industry’s most accomplished professionals to deliver award-winning services for complex fund structures that our clients can depend upon.Β 
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Responsibilities

Your Role:Β 

As a Product Owner, you will drive the strategic development of Tax solutions on Citco’s Data platform. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and technical teams to ensure that the reporting and data solutions meet the needs of Citco’s Tax clients.Β  You will assist technology teams in migration of Tax reporting application onto Databricks and implementation of Citco’s centralized data platform.Β 

  • Transform the high-level vision and requirements defined in collaboration with Product Manager into detailed user stories that align with business objectivesΒ 
  • Contribute to product vision and align roadmap to strategic goal
  • Create and maintain extensive documentation to help scale self-service knowledge dissemination
  • Work with Product Manager and stakeholders to prioritize product enhancements
  • Effectively communicate the planned features product objectives to the development team.Β 
  • Work with development team to identify, define and organize the steps required to deliver each iteration
  • Understand high-level technical design by collaborating with tech lead and development teamΒ 
  • Organize sprint reviews and demos and participate in all agile ceremoniesΒ 
  • Ensure quality of work being delivered by being involved in testing efforts
  • Work closely with scrum master to plan releases that are goal focused and have positive ROIΒ 
  • Manage expectations of senior management and stakeholders, facilitate steering committees, and provide regular status reports

Product development

  • Through partnership with the business, define, sponsor and steer development initiatives
  • Influence and guide technology, project management and operations team in solution delivery
  • Maintain and develop expertise and keep abreast of market trends/direction and competitors
  • Collaborate with the other product teams on prioritization and reuse of functionality

Technology

  • Horizon scanning for disruptive technology
  • Understand high-level technical design by collaborating with tech lead and development team
  • Leverage core Citco expertise to deliver consistency for clients across various lines of businessesΒ 

Services

  • Create and maintain standard product offerings
  • Define and guide strategic changes to reporting and data management


Qualifications

About You:

  • 5-10 years hands on experience in product ownership, business analysis and documentation.
  • Experience with US tax compliance services for private equity funds, hedge funds or investment partnership clients involving a variety of investment strategies and fund structures
  • Strong skills in using MS Excel – you are comfortable with formulas, understand the basics of macros and pivot tables, and can navigate and understand workbooks
  • Experience with SQL and/or Python or Databricks a plus
  • Collaborates effectively with individuals of varying technical ability and business acumen
  • Learns quickly and thrives in a fast moving, dynamic atmosphere
  • Project management skills with attention to detail and proven ability to multi-task
  • Strong knowledge of Atlassian productsΒ 
  • Certified Scrum Master or Certified Scum Product Owner a plus
  • Skills in negotiation, influencing, mentoring, guidingΒ 
  • Record of delivering business/technology reengineering initiatives
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong visual communication skills (PowerPoint, Visio)

Salary Range: $147,000 - 220,000

Our Benefits

Your well-being is of paramount importance and central to our success here at Citco. Citco offers a comprehensive and competitive total rewards package to support your career success and personal needs. Your base salary will be determined by several factors such as the role, experience, skillset, market conditions, etc. Furthermore, qualifying positions can participate in an annual discretionary bonus pool based on company profitability and individual contributions. Our comprehensive benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, short and long-term disability benefits, a retirement savings plan, tuition reimbursement, mental health and wellness support, parental leave, and more. Additional details about our total rewards package will be shared during the hiring process.

At Citco, we take pride in fostering an inclusive culture by prioritizing the hiring of people from diverse backgrounds. Our culture is a source of pride and strength, fostering innovation, mutual respect, and collaboration. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. If you require any accommodations to make our recruitment process more accessible for you, please let your recruiter know.

As an equal opportunity employer, Citco adheres to making all employment and personnel decisions without discriminating based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, physical disability, mental disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, national or ethnic origin, or any other protected status. We believe that an inclusive workforce not only enriches our company but also drives us towards greater success.

Please note that this job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Our employees may perform other job-related duties as needed to meet the ongoing needs of our organization.