IT Product Owner

Our Story

Founded in 2008, Hightower is a wealth management firm that provides investment, financial and retirement planning services to individuals, foundations and family offices, and 401(k) consulting and cash management services to corporations. Hightower's capital solutions, operational support services, size and scale empower its vibrant community of independent-minded wealth advisors to grow their businesses and help their clients achieve their vision of "well-th. rebalanced." Based in Chicago with advisors across the U.S., we operate as a registered investment advisor (RIA).

Your Future Team

The Product Development team at Hightower develops and supports business applications and integrations that ensure our corporate functions and advisor practices. We are a group of curious, fun, and motivated individuals who are passionate about excellence and service to our advisors.

What You'll Do

Being a relationship manager, facilitator, and mediator, the Product Owner will seek out the best ways to improve processes and increase effectiveness through the partnership between technology and teams in defining strategy and building solutions. With organizational and project goals lighting the way, you will guide the documentation and the evaluation of potential solutions-always working to bridge the gap with improved efficiency and productivity. You will also ensure assigned projects are completed promptly, within prescribed resource limits, and following standards.

• Partner with teams across departments (i.e., Advisor Engagement or Human Resources) to develop necessary analysis and documentation in a collaborative way, communicating with production, managerial, and executive teams.
• Be an expert and communicate business processes and progressive systems prototypes that improve efficiency and productivity on multiple levels.
• Perform quality assurance at every stage of systems development.
• Assist project manager to develop detailed project estimates, and work plans and ensure that projects are delivered on time and meet clients' and users' needs and expectations of quality.
• Author and update internal and external documentation, and formally initiate and deliver requirements from team members.
• Support research, recommendation, and application of new technologies if applicable.
• Perform related tasks as assigned.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in related field.
• 3+ years' experience in wealth management industry.
• Experience communicating with advisor firms, executive leadership team, and peer groups.
• Practical experience generating process documentation and reports.
• Working knowledge of Salesforce.

What We Offer

• Coverage on the first day of employment for medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid parental leave (16 weeks for primary caregiver and 8 weeks for secondary caregiver)
• Flexible PTO plan
• Hybrid model work schedule (50% in office)
• 401k matching plan
• HSA employer contributions
• Student loan assistance
• Pet insurance

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: Hightower is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, citizenship, veteran status, ancestry, age (over 40), physical or mental disability, medical condition (cancer-related), gender identity or expression, genetic information including sickle cell or hemoglobin C trait, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local law.

You are a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident or possess other unrestricted U.S. work authorization and will not require sponsorship for U.S. work authorization now or anytime in the future.