Product Owner

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Job Description

Role Title BFA Product Owner

Location -Hyderabad, India

Business/Department

Business Insights / Enterprise Finance

Exp -8+YRS above

90 days - NP

Global Exposure is must

Programme Overview

The Business Finance Actuals (BFA) programme is a key component of the F4 Forecasting initiative, delivering a cloud-native, automated reporting solution that enables granular, accurate, and timely Finance Actuals. The solution integrates data across multiple systems and processes to deliver a single “book of record” view for Finance.

BFA supports data standardisation, enrichment, and submission into key Finance systems such as TM1 and Saracen Phase 3, while also enabling downstream analytics and MI through Google Looker.

Purpose of the Role & Responsibilities:

The BFA Product Owner will oversee end-to-end delivery of the BFA implementation for assigned entities, ensuring alignment with the global BFA framework and consistency across all deployments. The role acts as a key liaison between business stakeholders, data teams, and technology partners to ensure the delivery meets agreed business requirements and design principles.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead delivery of the BFA solution for assigned entities, ensuring alignment with global standards.

Coordinate across workstreams to ensure consistency in reporting and enrichment logic.

Manage prioritisation, backlog, and sprint planning for BFA delivery items.

Provide business oversight of functional requirements, ensuring alignment with the BFA roadmap.

Work closely with FinOps, Data Operations, and SMEs to ensure standardised design and execution.

Monitor progress, resolve delivery risks, and communicate updates to senior stakeholders.

Direct Reports:

Control:

• Ensure compliance with governance and control frameworks throughout delivery.
• Maintain clear documentation and audit trails for all design and change approvals.
• Escalate issues in line with project and governance procedures.

Management of Risk:

• Identify and manage operational and delivery risks related to configuration and implementation.
• Ensure delivery controls and validations meet Group Risk and BRCM standards.
• Actively address risks through mitigation planning and governance reporting.

Stakeholder Management:

• Engage senior stakeholders across Finance, Data, and Technology to ensure alignment.
• Communicate programme progress and key milestones with global and entity stakeholders.
• Collaborate with change and testing teams to ensure readiness and successful adoption.

Essential Experience & Competencies

Business

• Proven experience in product ownership or senior delivery management within Finance transformation.
• Strong understanding of financial reporting systems (TM1, Saracen, FCDP).
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving and delivery governance capability.
• Experience leading cross-functional global teams.

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