Global Product Owner, Accounting & Tax

GoGlobal is a leading global expansion service provider offering comprehensive solutions in global recruitment, employment, payroll, and compliance services. The company operates in over 100 countries providing expertise in human resources, taxation, accounting, and corporate services essential for global expansions and operations. Powered by technology and on-the-ground experts, GoGlobal supports establishing operational footholds including legal entities and bank accounts worldwide.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA, CA, ACCA or equivalent preferred; MBA a plus.
• 15+ years in accounting, tax, or finance operations; at least 5 years end-to-end product or service line ownership.
• Managing Director–level leadership experience with senior commercial and product leadership gravitas.
• Proven track record driving growth (revenue, win rate, retention, expansion).
• Experience managing service-line P&L at scale, including cost-to-serve and pricing.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS, local GAAP, tax legislation, statutory reporting across APAC, EMEA, Americas.
• Experience designing service standards, commercial logic, and pricing frameworks.
• Strong client-facing and business-development skills.
• Experience leading senior delivery and product leaders across regions.
• Deep market awareness and ability to shape service based on trends and demand.
• Process-oriented mindset favoring global standards with appropriate flexibility.
• Strong analytical and strategic problem-solving skills with financial modeling experience.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management at executive levels.
• Proficiency with accounting platforms: Xero, QuickBooks, SAP, Oracle, or equivalent.
• Comfort with AI-assisted tools and automation.

Preferred:

• Prior product or service-line head in global outsourced accounting or Big-4 advisory/managed services.
• Experience leading P&L turnaround, transformation, or in-housing program.
• Experience in EoR, PEO, or global business services environment.

Commercial Leadership & Growth:

• Own revenue, win rate, retention, and expansion of A&T.
• Act as the senior, client-facing product authority for A&T.
• Partner with Revenue and Sales to qualify opportunities and shape scope and pricing.
• Define and evolve commercial logic for profitable scale.
• Own the A&T product reputation.

Product Strategy & Standards:

• Own global scope, service definitions, and standards.
• Set global execution standards, SLAs, and compliance expectations.
• Drive delivery consistency across regions with regional flexibility.

Market Insight & Service Design:

• Maintain deep market and customer insight.
• Translate insight into service design and delivery organization.
• Shape product roadmap and delivery model choices.

Process Standardisation & Continuous Improvement:

• Set global operating model and process standards.
• Direct Global Process Manager on process design, standardisation, controls, and scalability.
• Support and drive adoption of AI within A&T.

Cost Management & Commercial Sustainability:

• Own product-level cost-to-serve and drive efficiency.
• Make trade-offs across scope, automation, sourcing, and delivery models.
• Diagnose cost pressures and lead corrective actions.

Regional Delivery Governance & Team Leadership:

• Lead Regional Product Owners and Outsourcing Control leads.
• Provide framework for regional autonomy and arbitrate escalations.
• Lead, mentor, and develop delivery leadership teams.

Scope & Commercial Governance:

• Propose and own changes to product scope, service tiers, and commercial logic.
• Support enabling functions with scope-to-catalogue mapping and pricing alignment.
• Validate effectiveness of commercial changes via metrics.

Compliance, Audit & Risk:

• Set global compliance posture across accounting standards and tax legislation.
• Ensure internal controls and regulatory adherence.
• Engage with internal and external audit on product-level matters.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Collaborate with Chief Delivery Officer, peer GPOs, Revenue, Technology, and enabling functions.
• Represent A&T in cross-functional and executive forums.

Key Performance Indicators:

• Revenue growth, win rate, retention, net revenue retention.
• Margin and cost-to-serve.
• Delivery SLA attainment and quality.
• Client satisfaction (NPS).

Applicants consent to background and reference checks as permissible by law. English is the official language. The company offers remote and hybrid work options depending on the country.