Sr Business Technology Product Owner - eCMS and Contracts AI

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Are you ready to play a pivotal role in a transformative initiative at the intersection of technology, strategy, and innovation? We're seeking a Senior Business Technology Product Owner to support the implementation and evolution of our enterprise Contract Management System and Contracts AI. This role offers an exciting opportunity to simplify processes for commercial sales and legal teams, streamline workflows, and contribute to disciplined change management practices to ensure consistent and reliable informtion sharing across platforms.

Summary:

In this role, as a senior team member, you'll collaborate with key stakeholders, promote adoption, and help embed processes that drive success. Additionally, you'll support the integration of upstream and downstream systems (e.g., Workday Financials, Microsoft Dynamics 365) and contribute to governance and maturity in Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM).

Responsibilities:

• Support Organizational Change: Assist in driving organizational readiness for change by supporting the implementation of new systems and workflows. Work closely with stakeholders to ensure smooth adoption and long-term success.

• Promote Disciplined Information Sharing: Help establish best practices for managing and sharing contract-related information across platforms, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance.

• Contribute to the Product Roadmap: Support the development and maintenance of a product roadmap that aligns with strategic goals and business priorities.

• Assist in Planning and Delivery: Help create and manage program/project plans for phased delivery of the Contract Management System and Contracts AI, leveraging appropriate methodologies to meet project needs.

• Optimize Sales and Legal Workflows: Collaborate with teams to design and implement intuitive, automated workflows that enhance contract processes, reducing time-to-contract and improving efficiency.

• Support Enterprise Systems Integration: Assist in ensuring seamless integration with upstream and downstream applications, including Workday Financials and Microsoft Dynamics 365, to maintain operational efficiency.

• Enhance Governance Practices: Contribute to frameworks for governing contract data to improve accuracy, compliance, and accountability while driving organizational efficiency.

• Engage with Stakeholders: Work closely with enterprise stakeholders and senior business leaders to gather requirements, align priorities, and support impactful solutions.

• Adapt Agile and Waterfall Practices: Apply appropriate delivery methodologies based on project scope, balancing agility with structured project management approaches.

• Champion User Experience: Partner with UX/UI designers to ensure exceptional user experience, incorporating feedback and usability testing into the product design.

• Monitor and Improve: Analyze feedback, track product performance, and support continuous improvements to enhance user satisfaction and business outcomes.

Qualifications:

• Relevant degree preferred.

• 5 or more years of experience required in product management, program leadership, or a related field, with expertise in enterprise integrations and data governance.

• Ability to develop and execute product roadmaps and project plans for phased delivery using waterfall and agile methodologies.

• Experience leading organizational change and embedding discipline around information sharing practices.

• Experience working across matrix teams to deliver results.

• Develop understanding of enterprise integrations, such as Workday Financials and Microsoft Dynamics 365.

• Experience designing workflows and tools that simplify complex processes.

• Obtain knowledge of Contract Lifecycle Management and data governance practices.

• Exceptional communication and influencing skills, with the ability to align diverse stakeholders and drive consensus.

• A track record of managing complex projects and delivering high-value solutions on time and within scope.

Estimated Hiring Range:

This position is also incentive eligible.

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