Senior Product Manager - Core Finance & Accounting (Hybrid - Seattle)

The Senior 2 Product Manager is a key member of the Nordstrom Product Management team, responsible for establishing and executing a strategic capability roadmap within Core Finance and Accounting, a critical function that ensures revenue and expenses are accounted for per industry standards and that financial data enables optimal business operations and insights. 

Nordstrom is in progress with a finance transformation to Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials. This Senior 2 Product Manager will lead the Accounting product roadmap and shepherd the organization through this initiative, coordinating closely with product managers aligned to distinct finance capabilities to deliver a highly coordinated Oracle Fusion conversion and drive significant progress against our transformation goals. You will define a future state for Finance and Accounting that leverages AI and cloud-based products and deliver incremental value as you execute that vision. 

In partnership with executive leadership and cross-functional teams, you will translate strategy into a prioritized technology backlog, lead product discovery, and measure and communicate outcomes, ensuring stakeholder and strategic alignment throughout. 

Candidates must have direct experience as a product manager for accounting and demonstrable experience driving a finance transformation initiative. Applicable experience owning Oracle Financials (Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials) as a product is required. Success in this position requires experience leading a finance organization through a finance transformation utilizing Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials, along with previous experience developing a strategic roadmap for a large, cross-functional SaaS-supported product, and a demonstrated balance of strategic thinking with tactical execution. 

A day in the life...   

• Develop strategic roadmap in alignment with business and technology partners   

• Evaluate competitor experiences  

• Establish and execute on tactical plans for delivery of key workstreams supporting the strategic roadmap (1-12 months)   

• Assess feature/strategy value and success metrics in partnership with finance and business teams   

• Drive feature/strategy discovery and feasibility in conjunction with cross-functional business and technology teams   

• Support tactical prioritization and ensure alignment across business and technical stakeholders   

• Support requirements definition inclusive of wireframes, process flows, user stories, and other supporting artifacts   

• Define and execute on go to market strategy inclusive of UAT, Communication Strategy, Change Management Strategy, and post go live validations   

• Define, measure, and implement KPI measurement plans for product features    

• Support ongoing system health and performance by supporting key incident triage and ongoing health and maintenance initiatives   

You’ve got this if...   

The Basics:   

• 8+ years in the product management discipline     

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience   required

• Ability to inspire others, including demonstrated experience managing and leading strong teams    

• Ability to partner effectively to define, measure and analyze processes to identify improvement opportunities    

• Technical background and understanding of software development principles, including Agile development, and testing methodologies    

• Proven track record of managing all aspects of a successful product throughout its lifecycle    

• Proficient in data analysis and performance metrics    

• Strong critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills    

• Ability to explain complex technical material clearly to users with varying levels of proficiency    

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including presenting to various levels within a matrixed organization    

• Outstanding organizational and time management skills    

Required:     

• Finance and Accounting educational or practical experience  

• Previous partnerships with third-party systems integrators (Big 4)  

• Data and Systems Architecture Technical Product Management  

• Previous Finance Transformation experience