Product Owner – Accounting Solutions

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.

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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

Snapshot of Your Day-to-Day

You'll translate business needs into actionable user stories, manage and prioritise the backlog, clarify requirements with the development team, and ensure alignment with roadmap and business priorities. You'll also regularly engage with stakeholders to gather feedback and adjust plans.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' experience as a Product Owner or Business Analyst within a SaaS or software delivery environment.
• Strong analytical skills and proven ability to solve customer problems.
• Excellent stakeholder management capabilities.
• Strong experience in requirements elicitation, definition, and documentation.
• Experience working in Agile product teams.
• Clear and confident communication skills.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken).

Nice to Have

• Experience in the accounting domain or working with professional users (accountants, finance teams).
• French or additional languages: Spanish, Portuguese, or German.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, Miro.
• Experience working in regulated or compliance-driven environments.

Learn more about our Product:

At Sage, we offer you an environment where you can grow professionally without compromising your personal well-being.
Our benefits package is designed to provide stability, flexibility, and balance:

• Hybrid working: 2 days of remote work per week.
• International mobility: the possibility to work for up to 10 weeks per year in more than 40 countries.
• Meal vouchers: €10 per day (60% covered by the company).
• Transport: 80% reimbursement of your public transport subscription.
• Wellbeing & development: coaching, Calm subscription, training leave (5 days per year).
• Many other employee benefits offered by the Works Council.