Associate Product Owner

Advance product outcomes in Fitch Solutions as an Associate Product Owner within the Scoring & Risk Analytics Tribe at Fitch Group’s NYC office. This hybrid role partners with the Product Manager and cross-functional teams to carry product work through the lifecycle, from early ideation to launch, with a clear focus on agile execution, customer validation, and measurable performance.

You’ll help drive a roadmap that stays grounded in business goals and customer needs, while building strong product discipline through backlog management, user stories, and acceptance criteria. In addition, you’ll support UAT validation, collaborate on prototypes and A/B testing, and translate customer feedback into improvements at the squad level.

What you’ll do

• Assist in developing and executing the product roadmap aligned to business goals and customer needs.
• Coordinate with engineering, design, marketing, and sales to support successful product delivery.
• Maintain and prioritize the product backlog so it reflects current priorities.
• Create detailed user stories and define acceptance criteria to ensure work is ready for development.
• Run agile ceremonies including backlog grooming, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Conduct User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to confirm stories meet the definition of done and acceptance criteria.
• Talk with customers about features, emphasizing usability, time to value, feature completeness, and the overall user journey.
• Collaborate on prototyping with engineering and design, support A/B testing, and validate designs with end users.
• Tackle issues with current features and propose solutions informed by customer feedback.
• Track and analyze product performance metrics (including team productivity, product adoption, and feature performance) with a focus on collection, analysis, reporting, and squad-level improvements.

What you bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in product management, product development, or a related role.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and experience using product management tools such as Jira and Trello, plus basic understanding of software development.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with data-driven decision-making (including familiarity with performance metrics like DORA).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to articulate complex ideas clearly.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
• Passion for understanding and addressing customer needs.
• Experience in the financial information services industry, familiarity with UX/UI principles and design thinking, and experience working with remote teams.

Technologies

Agile, Jira, Trello, A/B testing, DORA

Benefits

• Hybrid work environment: 2 to 3 days a week in office required based on your line of business and location.
• Dedicated trainings, leadership development, and mentorship programs.
• Retirement planning and tuition reimbursement programs.
• Comprehensive healthcare offerings.
• Generous global parental leave plan.
• Collaborative workplace where all voices are valued, with Employee Resource Groups.
• Paid volunteer days, matched funding for donations, and ample opportunities to volunteer in your community.

About the team

Fitch Solutions’ Product organization is structured into five product tribes, each with a single lead, roadmap, and defined scope. The Product Owner role sits within the Scoring & Risk Analytics Tribe, responsible for model-based outputs across Fitch Solutions’ portfolio and the development and governance of credit risk assessment tools and capabilities. You will work closely with the Product Manager and cross-functional teams to drive the product lifecycle from ideation to launch.

Location: New York, NY, US (hybrid)
Compensation: USD 100,000 - 120,000 per year
Minimum experience: 2 years