Senior Finance Product Owner

Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps America’s boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our country’s biggest problems, from education to the economy, broken communities, and toxic division, among dozens of other pressing issues. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding, thought leadership, a network of peers, and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society.

As the Senior Finance Product Owner, you will provide end-to-end ownership of Stand Together’s core financial platforms—Sage, Concur, and Adaptive—ensuring they reliably and strategically support financial operations, planning, and decision-making across the community.

This role sits at the intersection of Finance, Enterprise Applications, and Data, translating finance priorities into clear system strategies, operating standards, and execution plans. You will move the organization from reactive issue management to intentional, principled stewardship of our financial systems—reducing friction, clarifying accountability, and enabling future capabilities.

### How You Will Contribute

Own and advise the strategy, governance, and operational health of Sage, Concur, and Adaptive in partnership with finance and accounting stakeholders

Define and maintain clear point-of-view (POV) documentation for financial systems

Establish and run a single intake and prioritization model for finance system work

Reduce recurring system issues through root-cause resolution across systems

Coordinate cross-system changes, testing, and releases

Lead change management and stakeholder communication for system strategy, changes and implementation

Partner with Finance leaders to develop a strategic roadmap for financial systems

Partner with Enterprise IT teams (Enterprise Apps, Enterprise Data) to develop and align system and data architecture solutions

Align financial systems with data reliability, analytics, and AI enablement initiatives

### What You Will Bring

Experience owning or leading enterprise financial systems (ERP, expense, planning tools)

Strong ability to translate business needs into system strategy and execution

Experience working cross-functionally with Finance, IT, and Data teams

Proven ability to improve system reliability and operational clarity

Comfort navigating ambiguity and exercising principled judgment

Commitment to Stand Together’s values and principled approach to solving problems

Enthusiasm to contribute to Stand Together's vision and principled approach to solving problems, and a commitment to stewarding our culture, which champions values including transformation and innovation, entrepreneurialism, humility, and respect.

### Standout Candidates Will Bring

Experience with Sage, Concur, Adaptive, or comparable platforms

Background in finance operations, FP&A, enterprise applications, or systems ownership

Experience implementing governance models, RACI frameworks, or prioritization backlogs

Familiarity with data platforms or analytics enablement

### What We Offer

Competitive benefits: Enjoy a 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting, flexible time off, comprehensive health and dental plans, plus wellness and mental health support through Peloton and Talkspace.

A meaningful career: Join a passionate community of over 1,300 employees dedicated to improving lives and driving innovative solutions to complex social challenges.

Commitment to growth: Thrive in a non-hierarchical environment that empowers employees to discover, develop and apply their unique talents.

* Competitive compensation: Our approach rewards the value you create through competitive salaries and bonus opportunities, allowing you to share in the success you help drive.

Our Values: Working for an organization within the Stand Together philanthropic community is different from many other places. The culture is deeply rooted in Principle Based Management® (PBM®), a framework guided by the principles that drive human progress, such as dignity, openness, and bottom-up empowerment. PBM® empowers employees to be entrepreneurial, to innovate, and to continually drive transformation.

We believe diversity fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success. That is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, and respect.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.