Product Owner/ Business Lead
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Job Location - Fort Mill SC (Day One Onsite - Hybrid)
About The Role
- Drive the business vision, value realization, and regulatory compliance for an AI enabled tax overlay and back office automation platform. Serve as the central point of accountability across tax SMEs, operations, technology, risk, and client stakeholders.
- Lead end to end product development for the AI driven automation solution that supports centrally managed portfolio initiatives, ensuring seamless alignment between business objectives and technical execution.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and own the product vision, roadmap, and value KPIs for the AI driven tax overlay spanning direct tax, indirect tax, reporting, reconciliations, and filings.
- Translate tax regulations, compliance mandates, and operating model requirements into a prioritized product backlog and actionable AI use cases.
- Lead end to end use case development across data ingestion, classification, calculation, validation, exception handling, and reporting.
- Partner closely with risk, compliance, and audit teams to ensure robust model governance, explainability, and regulatory defensibility.
- Drive client workshops, discovery sessions, and design thinking activities to align AI capabilities with operational needs and pain points.
- Own business acceptance criteria, UAT strategy, and overall readiness for deployment and go live.
- Track value realization, including cost reduction, cycle time improvements, error minimization, and audit readiness.
- Serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and the technical delivery team.
- Define, prioritize, and manage product backlog items and user stories within JIRA.
- Translate business requirements into clear, actionable functional specifications.
- Manage project scope and ensure alignment with broader business objectives and strategic priorities.
- Lead discovery workshops and requirements gathering sessions for high value intents.
- Drive decision making, resolve blockers, and ensure momentum across cross functional teams.
- Ensure delivered solutions meet business needs, quality expectations, and operational performance standards.
- Coordinate with third party partners to align on integration requirements and ensure seamless interoperability.
Required Skills
- 10+ years in tax operations, financial services operations, or regulatory technology, preferably in wealth management or portfolio management
- Strong understanding of tax workflows
- Strong understanding of optimization processes and related engines
- Experience with agile methodologies and product ownership using JIRA and Confluence
- Ability to engage confidently with clients, auditors, regulators, and senior stakeholders
- Background in portfolio management or trading operations preferred
- Experience delivering AI / automation / analytics platforms in regulated environments.
- Understanding of AWS-based solution architecture
Technologies
- JIRA, Confluence for project management and documentation
- Microsoft Office Suite for business documentation
- Understanding of AWS services relevant to the project
- Knowledge of LLM platforms and capabilities
Life At Capgemini
Capgemini supports all aspects of your well-being throughout the changing stages of your life and career. For eligible employees, we offer:
- Flexible work
- Healthcare including dental, vision, mental health, and well-being programs
- Financial well-being programs such as 401(k) and Employee Share Ownership Plan
- Paid time off and paid holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Family building benefits like adoption assistance, surrogacy, and cryopreservation
- Social well-being benefits like subsidized back-up child/elder care and tutoring
- Mentoring, coaching and learning programs
- Employee Resource Groups
- Disaster Relief
Disclaimer
Capgemini is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender identity/expression, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetics, veteran status, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.
This is a general description of the Duties, Responsibilities and Qualifications required for this position. Physical, mental, sensory or environmental demands may be referenced in an attempt to communicate the manner in which this position traditionally is performed. Whenever necessary to provide individuals with disabilities an equal employment opportunity, Capgemini will consider reasonable accommodations that might involve varying job requirements and/or changing the way this job is performed, provided that such accommodations do not pose an undue hardship.
Capgemini is committed to providing reasonable accommodations during our recruitment process. If you need assistance or accommodation, please reach out to your recruiting contact.
Click the following link for more information on your rights as an Applicant http://www.capgemini.com/resources/equal-employment-opportunity-is-the-law
The base compensation range for this role in the posted location is:$103330 to $128656
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In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for additional compensation such as variable incentives, bonuses, or commissions, depending on the position and applicable laws.
Capgemini offers a comprehensive, non-negotiable benefits package to all regular, full-time employees. In the U.S. and Canada, available benefits are determined by local policy and eligibility and may include:
- Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F), defined by policy: Vacation: 12-25 days, depending on grade, Company paid holidays, Personal Days, Sick Leave
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada)
- Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k) in the U.S., RRSP in Canada)
- Life and disability insurance
- Employee assistance programs
- Other benefits as provided by local policy and eligibility
Important Notice: Compensation (including bonuses, commissions, or other forms of incentive pay) is not considered earned, vested, or payable until it becomes due under the terms of applicable plans or agreements and is subject to Capgemini’s discretion, consistent with applicable laws. The Company reserves the right to amend or withdraw compensation programs at any time, within the limits of applicable legislation.
Disclaimers
Capgemini is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging inclusion in the workplace. Capgemini also participates in the Partnership Accreditation in Indigenous Relations (PAIR) program which supports meaningful engagement with Indigenous communities across Canada by promoting fairness, accessibility, inclusion and respect. We value the rich cultural heritage and contributions of Indigenous Peoples and actively work to create a welcoming and respectful environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender identity/expression, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetics, veteran status, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.
This is a general description of the Duties, Responsibilities and Qualifications required for this position. Physical, mental, sensory or environmental demands may be referenced in an attempt to communicate the manner in which this position traditionally is performed. Whenever necessary to provide individuals with disabilities an equal employment opportunity, Capgemini will consider reasonable accommodations that might involve varying job requirements and/or changing the way this job is performed, provided that such accommodation does not pose an undue hardship. Capgemini is committed to providing reasonable accommodation during our recruitment process. If you need assistance or accommodation, please reach out to your recruiting contact.
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Click the following link for more information on your rights as an Applicant in the United States. http://www.capgemini.com/resources/equal-employment-opportunity-is-the-law
Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, generative AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem.
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