Senior Product Manager

Core Responsibilities 

• Strategic Development: Support the Product Strategy leadership in defining and executing the product strategy, formulating long-term strategies and identifying innovative product opportunities. 

• Product Management: Create and excecute product roadmaps, prioritizing initiatives in collaboration with Product Owners and Delivery Managers to align with the strategic vision. 

• Client Engagement: Engage directly with clients during the pre-sales phase, deliver consulting services, and co-facilitate workshops to build robust relationships. 

• Team Collaboration: Work closely with the sales and account management teams to drive new client acquisitions and expand business with existing clients. Support operationalizing and tracking of pre-sales and business development efforts. 
• Practice Development: Support Product Management Leadership in evolve the Product Management practice within the Design and Consultancy Studio. 

Key Core Skills 

• Market & Customer Insights: Expertise in various market research methodologies, strategic tool deployment, and conversion of insights into actionable business opportunities. 

• Product Management & Roadmap: Experience in co-facilitating strategy workshops, producing detailed product roadmaps, and managing design delivery tasks. 

• Problem Solving: Strong analytical abilities to dissect business challenges and devise effective solutions. 

• Planning & Time Management: Exceptional planning skills with the capability to manage a digital product projects and team activities effectively.  

• Human-Centred Design: Proficient in applying human-centred design principles to product development, ensuring solutions meet user needs and enhance the overall user experience. 

• Minimum 5 years of commercial experience in design 

• Very strong English verbal and written communication skills.  

Key Soft Skills 

• Facilitation & Collaboration: Proficient in steering collaborative efforts, communicating design decisions, and managing stakeholder interactions across diverse teams. 

• Storytelling & Advocacy: Skilled in narrative construction, presenting coherent stories that drive decision-making and stakeholder engagement. 

• Adaptability & Learning: Ability to quickly absorb new information, adapt to evolving design trends and technologies, and facilitate various forms of workshops and tests. 

• Leadership Behaviour: Demonstrates strong leadership qualities, including the ability to motivate and inspire teams and foster a positive and productive work environment. 

• Ownership and Autonomy: Exhibits a high level of ownership and autonomy, taking full responsibility for project outcomes and driving initiatives with minimal supervision.  

• Influence and Decision-Making: Ability to influence decision-making by positioning themselves as trustworthy and knowledgeable, effectively guiding stakeholders toward strategic product decisions. 

Nice to Haves 

• Willingness to travel frequently. 

• Fluent in communication with C-level executives 

• Comprehensive understanding of multiple business domains 

• Quick adaptability to new business environments 

• Sales intuition and ability to build internal partnerships