Lead Financial Systems Product Owner

**Company Description**
We’re the world’s leading sports technology company, at the intersection between sports, media, and betting. More than 1,700 sports federations, media outlets, betting operators, and consumer platforms across 120 countries rely on our know-how and technology to boost their business.

This newly created role, reporting to the Tribe Product Owner for Corporate Systems, is part of our Product Owner team. In this position, you will act as a crucial link between business departments and technical teams, ensuring that financial software and systems meet the organization's needs. You will define the vision and strategy for financial systems, streamlining financial processes and supporting the company's growth.

**ROLE OVERVIEW**

**THE CHALLENGE**
- Manage various financial enterprise systems, including Dynamics 365 F&O, OneStream, and Kyriba.
- Advise finance departments on best practices and approaches to meet their needs.
- Proactively suggest improvements for existing processes and systems.
- Ensure financial systems comply with relevant regulatory requirements.
- Work closely with business stakeholders to understand their processes, translating complex business requirements into actionable solutions that improve customer satisfaction and operational effectiveness.
- Act as the advocate for finance users and business customers, ensuring the financial systems are customer-centric and support a seamless user experience.
- Address any issues related to financial reporting, data integrity, or system functionality.
- Define, track, and report on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for financial systems, ensuring performance aligns with business objectives and identifying areas for optimization.

**YOUR PROFILE**

**Required**:

- Proven experience as a Product Owner or in a similar role, particularly with financial systems or ERP platforms.
- Strong understanding of financial processes (e.g., general ledger, accounts payable/receivable, financial reporting).
- Proven ability to bridge the gap between business processes and technical solutions, ensuring customer needs are at the core of all system developments.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work with technical and non-technical teams.
- Problem-solving mindset and ability to make quick, informed decisions.
- Ability to work with IT teams to ensure system integrations, data migrations, and technical functionality.
- Knowledge of compliance requirements (e.g., SOX, GAAP, IFRS) and how they affect financial systems.
- Willing to travel and collaborate with colleagues in other Sportradar offices.

**Preferred**:

- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field..
- Certification in Agile methodologies is a plus.
- Experience working with cloud-based financial systems is a plus.
- Experience in data analysis and reporting tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar is a plus.

**OUR OFFER**
- Become part of one of the fastest growing businesses in the digital sports environment and help us scale our operations
- Exciting job field with the opportunity for personal development
- Working with international colleagues (the main language in the office is English)
- Education and training, like German and English courses and Sportradar eAcademy
- Health Care, workshops, and life insurance policy
- Lunch Club and complimentary fresh fruit and coffee in the office
- Tickets for sports events and concerts, as well as billiard, table soccer, and darts for after-work sports activities in the office
- Team events, like Happy Hours or runs, summer, and year-end party
- A hybrid working model, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from a home office when needed

While we value the opportunities to work from home, we truly believe that being together, and sharing ideas, opportunities, trials and tribulations with teammates make us stronger and more innovative - individually and as a company. We strengthen the fibers of our Company each and every day, just by being together. For this reason, we operate a hybrid model where we are in the office 3 days a week.
- The minimum monthly salary for this position is according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement, overpayment will be considered depending on qualifications and working experience._

**_ Buckle up, hold on tight and get ready for an incredible adrenaline-rush throughout this exciting ride with us: #maketheteam and shape your future as well as ours_**
**Additional Information