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At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.
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Your Role: Principal Product Manager – Finance
At Elanco, we empower our product teams to solve complex challenges – both customer and business related – with solutions that drive impact. We are a collaborative, data-driven team focused on outcomes over output. As a Product Manager at Elanco, you will play a pivotal role in discovering and delivering digital solutions within a complex product area, ensuring they are valuable and viable, delivering meaningful outcomes that are aligned with corporate strategy and goals.
This Principal Product Manager role will be a critical leader and member of the Enterprise Finance Operations, Tax & Intelligence product space and will lead discovery of and enable execution of solutions that encompass the core platforms, data, and digital experiences that deliver scalable, reliable, and automated Finance capabilities. You will operate as a 'player-coach,' leading a small, high-impact team of Product Managerswhile also taking direct ownership of our most complex and strategic initiatives. This role is ideal for a leader who possesses the strategic depth of a Principal PM but also has a passion for growing and mentoring talent. You will be responsible for both your team's success and for personally driving key projects that modernize our global Finance operations, enable global tax and statutory compliance, and equip Finance teams with advanced planning, forecasting, and analytics.You will lead initiatives that reduce manual effort, accelerate close and reporting cycles, strengthencompliance, and empower Finance with insight and agility to align financial outcomes with business strategies.
Initially you willdrive innovation and efficiency, leveraging your expertise to enhance our processes and digital products. As part of a dynamic team, you will have opportunities to broaden your impact by transitioning into other product areas as priorities evolve, aligning your career trajectory with emerging opportunities across Elanco's diverse product landscape.
Provide direct / indirect people leadership through managing, mentoring, and/or coaching other PMs; help other PMs on how to manage business partners effectively, while stepping in to resolve conflicts or elevate strategic discussions.
What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):
Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., computer science, data science, business).
What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (preferred qualifications):
Deep Finance Domain Knowledge: Significant experience building products for or working within corporate finance functions such as Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Accounting, Tax, or Treasury.
Additional Information:
Travel: Minimal, as required by role.
Location: Indianapolis, US – Hybrid Work Environment.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies show underrepresented groups are less likely to apply unless they meet all qualifications. At Elanco, we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you think you might be a good fit, we encourage you to apply—you may be the right candidate for this or other roles!
Elanco Benefits and Perks:
We offer a comprehensive benefits package focusing on financial, physical, and mental well-being while encouraging our employees to pursue our purpose! Highlights include:
Multiple relocation packages
Two weeklong shutdowns (mid-summer and year-end) in the US (in addition to PTO)
8-week parental leave
9 Employee Resource Groups
Annual bonus offering
Flexible work arrangements
Up to 6% 401K matching
Full-time employees are also eligible for a company bonus and a comprehensive benefits program including healthcare, retirement, time-off, and well-being offerings.
Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.
Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status
