Product Owner – Accounting Solutions
Sage
We’re looking for a Product Owner to help shape and deliver high-impact solutions in our Accountant product suite. You will be at the centre of our design team collaborating with colleagues from user experience, content, research and architecture. You’ll work closely with development teams, product management, and customers to ensure that our products deliver exceptional value, especially for users with complex professional needs. This role combines strategic thinking, business analysis, and strong communication skills to translate stakeholder needs into clear product outcomes.
This is a hybrid role requiring 3 days per week in our Paris office.
Your First 90 Days
• 30 days – Get to know our accountant product offering, business goals, and customer base.
• Shadow other members of the team and familiarise yourself with our delivery processes and tools.
• 60 days – Begin owning the backlog: refine user stories, define priorities, and engage with cross-functional teams on delivering features and customer value.
• 90 days – Take ownership of full backlog delivery for a feature or project. Drive, discovery and design, collaborate with product management on roadmap alignment, and begin actively collecting and integrating stakeholder feedback.
What You’ll Do
• Own and prioritise the product backlog for accountant features and projects
• Collaborate with customers and stakeholders to define clear, actionable requirements to our development teams.
• Lead the delivery of new customer features and iterative improvements
• Act as the go-to expert for backlog items, product questions, and business context
• Work with Product Management to align delivery with the product roadmap and business strategy
• Continuously gather and act on feedback from internal and external stakeholders
• Document, communicate, and manage requirements with clarity and consistency
• Support compliance and business-critical priorities as they evolve
Meet the Team
You’ll work within a multidisciplinary product delivery team including engineers, designers, testers, and other product professionals. You’ll collaborate closely with stakeholders across the business and report into a Product Lead or Senior Product Manager. The culture is collaborative, customer-focused, and delivery-oriented.
How Success Will Be Measured
• Delivery of valuable, high-quality product features aligned to roadmap goals
• Backlog is clearly defined, prioritised, and understood by the team
• Effective communication and collaboration across stakeholders and delivery teams
• Customer and stakeholder feedback is captured and actioned
• Contribution to the improvement of product processes and outcomes
Skills You’ll Gain
• In-depth understanding of accountant systems for professional users
• Exposure to SaaS product development in a complex, regulated domain
• Experience in Agile product ownership and cross-functional delivery
• Stakeholder management and communication in a fast-paced environment
This is a hybrid role requiring 3 days per week in our Paris office.
Your First 90 Days
• 30 days – Get to know our accountant product offering, business goals, and customer base.
• Shadow other members of the team and familiarise yourself with our delivery processes and tools.
• 60 days – Begin owning the backlog: refine user stories, define priorities, and engage with cross-functional teams on delivering features and customer value.
• 90 days – Take ownership of full backlog delivery for a feature or project. Drive, discovery and design, collaborate with product management on roadmap alignment, and begin actively collecting and integrating stakeholder feedback.
What You’ll Do
• Own and prioritise the product backlog for accountant features and projects
• Collaborate with customers and stakeholders to define clear, actionable requirements to our development teams.
• Lead the delivery of new customer features and iterative improvements
• Act as the go-to expert for backlog items, product questions, and business context
• Work with Product Management to align delivery with the product roadmap and business strategy
• Continuously gather and act on feedback from internal and external stakeholders
• Document, communicate, and manage requirements with clarity and consistency
• Support compliance and business-critical priorities as they evolve
Meet the Team
You’ll work within a multidisciplinary product delivery team including engineers, designers, testers, and other product professionals. You’ll collaborate closely with stakeholders across the business and report into a Product Lead or Senior Product Manager. The culture is collaborative, customer-focused, and delivery-oriented.
How Success Will Be Measured
• Delivery of valuable, high-quality product features aligned to roadmap goals
• Backlog is clearly defined, prioritised, and understood by the team
• Effective communication and collaboration across stakeholders and delivery teams
• Customer and stakeholder feedback is captured and actioned
• Contribution to the improvement of product processes and outcomes
Skills You’ll Gain
• In-depth understanding of accountant systems for professional users
• Exposure to SaaS product development in a complex, regulated domain
• Experience in Agile product ownership and cross-functional delivery
• Stakeholder management and communication in a fast-paced environment
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