Americas Tax Technology Group - Product Owner - Manager

As part of our Americas Tax Technology Group (ATTG) you will be part of a technology organization that develops and maintains innovative solutions for our client-serving Tax professionals. ATTG professionals will partner with our Tax professionals to develop supporting technology such as AI enabled tools to improve internal operations, and application of Process Automation to efficiently transform workflow processes.

The opportunity

The Studio Director (Product Manager) sits within the Technology Enablement pillar and serves as the primary product and delivery interface between Tax business leadership and Technology. This role owns the vision, roadmap, and value realization of ATTG studio products, ensuring they are business‑led, AI‑enabled, secure, and scalable.

The Studio Director is accountable for translating business strategy into measurable product outcomes, leveraging modern product practices, AI‑assisted development, and strong governance.

Your key responsibilities

Product Strategy & Ownership

• Own the product vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap aligned to Tax business priorities.
• Accountable for business value, adoption, and measurable outcomes across the product portfolio.
• Balance value, feasibility, urgency, and risk to prioritize the product backlog.

AI Enabled Product Delivery

• Leverage AI assisted prototyping and rapid experimentation to validate concepts and accelerate learning.
• Ensure products are designed with responsible AI principles, including transparency, human oversight, and compliance with EY risk and data standards.
• Partner with Architecture, Engineering, and Risk teams to ensure solutions are secure, scalable, and compliant.

Lifecycle & Governance Management

• Own products through their full lifecycle: ideation, funding, build, launch, adoption, and retirement.
• Lead annual planning, roadmap driven investment decisions, and business case development for governance forums.
• Direct continuous improvement of products, operating models, and environments to remain current with technology, regulation, and business needs.

Stakeholder & Vendor Leadership

• Act as the primary accountable product leader for ATTG business sponsors.
• Manage senior stakeholder relationships and vendor partners to ensure aligned delivery and clear accountability.
• Translate complex business needs into clear, prioritized product requirements.

People & Team Leadership

• Lead a functional product team with responsibility for utilization, assignments, capability development, and performance management.
• Set clear goals, coach team members, and establish product standards and ways of working.
• Align Business Analysts, Solution Designers, and Engineers around customer experience and delivery outcomes.
• Own product budgets and manage spend within approved guidelines.
• Ensure investments deliver demonstrable returns and business impact.

Skills & Attributes for Success

• Strong product leadership mindset with the ability to articulate problems, outcomes, and trade-offs clearly
• Deep understanding of modern software development lifecycles, including agile and AI assisted solution delivery
• Proven ability to prioritize and make decisions based on data, risk assessments, and quality reviews
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and systems thinking skills
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills, including senior leadership
• The ability to understand tax law and technology implications at a strategic level
• Experience operating within enterprise governance, risk, and compliance frameworks
• Strong leadership capabilities: coaching, delegation, performance management, and team development
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, ambiguous, and evolving environment
• Responsible for training and standards for functional team performance
• Has direct responsibility for supervising personnel, (i.e., sets goals, assigns work, reviews performance, and conducts career development discussions)
• Occasional overnight travel may be required

To qualify for the role, you must have

• A bachelor's degree (computer science, engineering, accounting, finance preferred) or equivalent work experience.
• Master's degree preferred
• 5-7 years of relevant experience
• Management experience a plus

Ideally, you'll also have

• Ability to work and team effectively with clients and high-level leadership personnel as well as influence all team members

What we look for

We're interested in professionals with the drive to take on new responsibilities and projects. You'll need the confidence to speak up with your own creative thoughts on a wide range of areas. You'll also have the opportunity to achieve your potential by being given professional development opportunities and experiences with clients across geographies.