Senior Product Strategist

Core Responsibilities

• Strategic Development: Support Product Strategy leadership in defining and executing the product strategy, formulating long-term strategies and identifying innovative product opportunities.
• Product Strategy: Co-create and support the execution of the product strategy roadmaps from a customer experience perspective, collaborating with the Product Manager to prioritize initiatives alongside client stakeholders and designers to set 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. Supporting market research and benchmarks to establish our unique approach to each proposal based on market evidence.
• Practice Development: Support Product Strategy Leadership in evolving the Product Management practice within the Design and Consultancy Studio.

Key Core Skills

• Market & Customer Insights: With deep expertise in market research methodologies and strategic tools, the Senior Product Strategist excels at uncovering insights and transforming them into clear, actionable business opportunities. From segmenting and prioritising target markets to shaping data-driven strategies, they bridge insight and innovation to spark meaningful growth.
• Product Strategy & Roadmap: Experience in co-facilitating strategy workshops, collaborating with clients and delivery managers to define product roadmaps, prioritising design work, and overseeing the delivery of design tasks.
• Analytical Thinking: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to address business challenges and enhance product strategy.
• Planning & Time Management: Exceptional planning skills with the capability to manage 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.

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