Finance Product Strategy Manager

Mott MacDonald

Position location: Croydon, UK
Recruiter contact: Alice Roostan

We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy.
Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.

A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.

Our values: Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive, Excellence.

About the business unit  

Mott MacDonald’s support services are the driving force behind our organisation enabling us to run efficiently and effectively. The team works collaboratively to offer specialist advice, best practice and technology to all areas of our business specifically designed for our global reach. 

Overview of role
 

The Finance Product Strategy Manager will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our financial systems and products that drive business growth and operational efficiency. They will be responsible for defining the roadmap of finance systems developments and obtaining buy in from the finance systems manager and key stakeholders. This role involves working closely with cross-functional teams to identify, conceptualise, develop & test as appropriate, and launch new financial systems and products, as well as improving adoption of existing products.

Key Responsibilities:

• Engage with key stakeholders to gather requirements, provide updates, and ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Define, develop and implement product strategies and roadmaps to align with the company's financial goals.
• Place key focus on AI to understand the market and how and where best to incorporate into our technology landscape by matching potential use cases to our processes. 
• Manage the entire product lifecycle from concept to procurement and working with the delivery team on implementation. Provide review of the design and testing to ensure that the solution meets the requirements originally set out.
• Collaborate with IT, finance, and other departments to ensure seamless integration and functionality of financial systems.
• Monitor and analyse financial product performance, making recommendations for improvements or enhancements and present strategic opportunities to senior management.
• Fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement across the finance systems team.
• Stay abreast of industry trends and regulatory changes to ensure products remain relevant and compliant.
• Understand how best to use Group Tools such as Yammer, Sharepoint and Power BI and champion their usage within Group Finance.
• Key projects (including timescale/key clients/awards if possible) for example: ‘come work for our award-winning team’ or ‘come work with the team who worked on…’  
• Team structure (including if they will have any direct reports)  
• Systems used/technologies   
• Sustainability   
• Main responsibilities/deliverables, what will be expected of them (for example budgets, bids)

Essential

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, or Computer Science.
• Proven experience in product management within a financial or technology environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.
• Excellent leadership and team management abilities.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Familiarity with financial regulations and compliance standards.
• Experience in Agile project management and familiarity with tools like Jira.
• Proficiency in financial modeling and analysis tools.
• Knowledge of programming languages (e.g., Python, SQL) or data analysis tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI)
• Experience in managing organizational change and user adoption for new financial systems

Equality, diversity, and inclusion 

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Agile working 

Happy to talk Flexible Working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• Pension matched up to 7%   
• Life insurance 
• An annual professional institution subscription   
• Continuous development opportunities – because we want you to thrive  
• Agile/flexible working – because life isn’t 9-5  
• Enhanced parental leave; shared parental leave policies – for parents and care givers  
• Annual bonus scheme  
• Flexible benefits that suit you, including ability to buy/sell annual leave entitlement, cycle to work & interest free season ticket loans 
• Wellbeing support including access to an independent Employer Assistance Scheme, wellbeing champions and access to learning and support resources 
• Access to our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability and parents/carers communities 
• The opportunity to make a difference; learn more about our social outcomes

Apply now, or for more information about our application process, click here.