Job Title: Technical Product Owner (Contract)
Location: Remote (Anywhere in the U.S., within continental time zones)
Contract Duration:
- Initial: 6 months
- Likely extension up to 12 months based on performance
- Contract only (not contract-to-hire)
About the Team & Role
You will join the Advisor Experience Product Group , specifically supporting the Account Opening & Transaction Experience domain. This role focuses on back-end integrations with external clearing partners (e.g., Fidelity, Schwab) and internal systems, ensuring seamless data and document exchange through APIs.
The product ecosystem includes:
- Solution Studio (homegrown platform for advisors to select products)
- Account opening and transaction workflows with deep integration requirements.
Key Responsibilities
• Backlog Management:
- Translate vision and strategy into actionable user stories and epics.
- Maintain a well-groomed backlog in JIRA .
- Ensure prioritization and sequencing aligns with technical feasibility.
· Integration Ownership:
- Drive API-based integrations between the service layer and external partners (Fidelity initially, Schwab and others later).
- Manage two-way data/document transmission and ensure surfaced data is available in the advisor UI.
· Collaboration & Leadership:
- Partner closely with engineering leads for sequencing and technical feasibility.
- Lead Scrum ceremonies and foster team autonomy.
- Work with external vendors (Fidelity, Schwab) and internal stakeholders.
· Execution Focus:
- Take ownership of delivery and execution.
- Operate with minimal direction-understand the North Star and run with it.
Required Skills & Experience
• Product Ownership:
- 4+ years in product roles (PO or PM), with strong execution focus.
- Proven ability to break down complex initiatives into deliverable increments.
· Technical Expertise:
- Strong understanding of APIs , data models, and service layer integrations.
- Ability to bridge business requirements with technical implementation.
· Tools:
- JIRA (mandatory), Confluence, Atlassian suite.
- Familiarity with Salesforce (nice-to-have).
- Microsoft Teams and Office suite.
· Industry Knowledge:
- Financial services background is a plus but not required .
- Bonus if experience with clearing firms
Preferred Attributes
- Self-driven, proactive, and comfortable with autonomy.
- Strong prioritization and sequencing skills.
- Excellent communicator and collaborator.
- Ability to balance execution with strategic thinking.
Interview Process
• Two rounds:
- With Product Manager and Director.
- With Engineering Manager for technical depth.
Start Date:
Aiming for the week of January 5th
If this is a role that interests you and you'd like to learn more, click apply now and a recruiter will be in touch with you to discuss this great opportunity. We look forward to speaking with you!
About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of: Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells
ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands - Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells - creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2022 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 13th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.
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