Product Owner, Operations Finance

Eaton is seeking a Product Owner, Operations Finance to help deliver and continuously improve digital finance products. In this onsite role in Houston, TX, you will partner with senior product owners, technology teams, and business stakeholders to translate user needs into clear requirements and guide solutions from sprint planning through ongoing adoption.

You will also help the team measure impact, refine features based on feedback, and ensure delivery aligns with finance and digital strategy.

Role Focus

• Influence and define user needs, basic personas, and product goals, ensuring alignment with finance and digital strategy.
• Drive backlog prioritization, oversee creation of user stories, facilitate user testing, and provide strategic direction during sprint activities.
• Develop comprehensive training materials, lead user communications, and manage rollout and adoption strategies to maximize engagement.
• Establish monitoring frameworks for issues and defects, coordinate resolution with support teams, and analyze adoption and performance metrics to support continuous improvement.
• Evaluate product features proactively, synthesize user feedback, and champion enhancements in collaboration with senior product owners.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a business, finance, technology, or analytical role, or successful completion of Eaton’s Finance Leadership Development Program (FLDP).
• Up to 25% travel required.

Work Authorization and Location

• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position.
• Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of an Eaton site will be considered.
• Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now or in the future.

Technologies and Data Tools

• ERP platforms such as SAP, Oracle, Power BI, SQL, Snowflake, and Azure.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with ERP platforms such as SAP, Oracle, or other enterprise financial or manufacturing systems.
• Experience working with data across multiple systems, business units, plants, or regions.
• Experience in Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, or Operations business processes.
• Experience with Agile product delivery, including requirements, backlog management, user stories, UAT, or release coordination.
• Familiarity with data and analytics tools such as Power BI, SQL, Snowflake, Azure, or similar platforms.

Skills

• Translate business needs into requirements and support cross-functional technology, data, or analytics initiatives.
• Experience working with enterprise business systems, data, reporting, or analytics solutions.
• Basic understanding of finance and business processes.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to translate user needs into clear requirements.
• Ownership and accountability from problem definition through resolution, with follow-through and escalation of blockers when needed.
• Comfort navigating ambiguity and driving clarity across multiple stakeholders and priorities.
• Organized, detail-oriented, proactive, and eager to learn, including experience working with cross-functional and globally distributed teams.

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary range: USD 97,000 - 143,000 per year
• Health and Welfare benefits
• Retirement benefits
• Programs providing for paid and unpaid time away from work