Product Owner, Senior Analyst

At MFS, you will find a culture that supports you in doing what you do best. Our employees work together to reach better outcomes, favoring the strongest idea over the strongest individual. We put people first and demonstrate care and compassion for our community and each other. Because what we do matters – to us as valued professionals and to the millions of people and institutions who rely on us to help them build more secure and prosperous futures.

THE ROLE

As a Product Owner, Senior Analyst, you will support the team’s Digital platform(s) for managing fund information and reference data. With the team's assistance, your role will ensure that the digital experiences support our strategic vision. Works in collaboration with Product Owners and Senior Product Owners to efficiently develop and support the Product experience across our Digital Platform. Requires a background with reference data and experience building, enhancing products related to reference data.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Leads the team responsible for the Product Data section of MFS.com, has a strong understanding of reference data to ensure accuracy and reliability.

• Serves as the primary communicator between the Product stakeholders and the team, utilizing feedback loops to ensure continuous sharing of information.

• Collaborate with the Chief Product Owner to establish and maintain a product roadmap that defines a strategic view of where the marketing product(s) is headed over the mid to long term.

• Builds alignment with key stakeholders to secure support for product roadmap and ensure continuous validation of features and stories.

• Establish product release plans setting clear expectations for delivery of new functionalities.

• Resolve external dependencies and remove impediments to support the team in achieving Sprint and Release Goals.

• Participates in scrum ceremonies (Scrum, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, and Retrospective) and longer-term planning exercises (Road Mapping, Release Planning).  Seeks input of Senior Product Owner when necessary.

• Continually enhances knowledge of systems, products, and industry.

• Participates in the internal Product Owner Community of Practice and other team-sharing forums to exchange knowledge, skills and ideas with people across the organization.

• Partners with the Scrum Master and Senior Product Owner to manage budget. Seeks input from Senior Product Owner when needed to manage and prioritize budget spend.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Minimum 2-5+ years of experience in financial services, ideally within asset management, is preferred.

• Strong understanding of reference data and digital asset management in a corporate setting.

• Strong communication skills.

• Analytical thinker with problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.

• Ability to adapt to new and evolving technology and processes quickly.

• Experience with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Adobe AEM and Seismic.

PREFERRED SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Skills/experience with Adobe Products

• Understanding of User experience concepts

• Ability to influence and motivate teams without direct authority.

• Excellent time management and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize multiple initiatives.

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At MFS, we believe in fair and transparent compensation. For that reason, we’re including the salary range for this position. This range reflects our good-faith expectation for what we’ll pay depending on the candidate’s experience, training and education. In addition to the salary, we also offer significant and competitive incentive compensation based on both individual and company performance. Other components of our Total Rewards Package include:

• MFS contributes an amount equal to 15% of your base salary to your retirement account that is separate from the company -sponsored 401(k) 

• Education Assistance: MFS contributes $100 monthly up to $10,000 lifetime maximum directly to loan provider

• Education Assistance: Tuition reimbursement up to $8,000 annually 

• Education Assistance: Access to discounted tutors and college coaches

• Generous time off and fully paid leaves including 20-weeks for maternity, 12-weeks for parental and caregiver leaves

• Choice of medical and dental plans and an and an employer contribution into the Health Savings Account

• Tax deferred commuter benefits & flexible spending accounts (medical & dependent care)

• Wellness Programs: Robust wellness webinars, employee assistance program with a focus on mental health, subsidized fitness benefit via Wellhub (formerly Gympass), where you can workout at gyms, studios and boutique fitness locations near you, join virtual personal training sessions and access a wide variety of well-being apps

Our compensation philosophy is to pay competitively for talent while ensuring equity across employees performing comparable work. We are committed to transparency – if you have questions about how we arrived at this range or what additional benefits and bonus opportunities come with the role, we’ll be happy to discuss them

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At MFS, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply - you might be just the right candidate for this role or others.

MFS is a hybrid work environment (remote/onsite) unless otherwise stated in the job posting.

If any applicant is unable to complete an application or respond to a job opening because of a disability, please contact MFS at 617-954-5000 or email [email protected] for assistance. 

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