Product Management Lead - X Delivery

Who We Are
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To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures—and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.
What You'll Do
We are seeking an exceptional candidate with experience and passion to fill Lead Product Analyst Position in BCG's new business unit, BCG X. This global business unit brings together cutting-edge AI, visionary business ventures, and unique software and products in the most strategic industry applications to deliver superior value and sustained impact. All of BCG's core product capabilities are housed within the business unit including product management, design, development, support, and data analytics experts who work in deep collaboration with BCG practice areas, consulting teams, and clients. This team of highly motivated and insightful colleagues will provide an opportunity to work in an entrepreneurial environment supported by a global management consulting firm, which is the world's leading advisor on business strategy.

A BCG Senior Product Analyst is someone who will work with product managers and senior leadership in various business groups to help drive capabilities and support increased commercialization of BCG proprietary data and software assets. This person will work together with technical and commercial teams from the initial business case to roadmap delivery, launch, and ongoing support operations. We want someone with an entrepreneurial drive and demonstrated experience leading enterprise or large-scale product efforts across product strategy, marketing, finance, engineering, support, and executive stakeholders.  This is an exciting opportunity to jump into a unique position at a world class firm.

Product Roadmap & Development
Create and manage a dynamic roadmap (with Product Manager) that aligns development efforts with business goals and user needs.
Lead cross-functional teams in a Scrum or Agile environment, facilitating sprint plannings, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and sprint reviews to ensure on-time delivery of product features.
Act as a liaison between the development team and business stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and understanding of project goals, timelines, and deliverables.
Empower the team by removing impediments and optimize productivity and team morale.
Champion the development of high-quality products through collaboration, strategic planning, and a keen focus on the end user's needs.

Gather Business Requirements
Collaborate with stakeholders and users to identify and document business requirements, ensuring a clear understanding of user needs and objectives.
Conduct market analyses and user interviews/surveys to inform product strategy and identify opportunities for innovation and improvement.
Translate business needs into actionable product features and requirements for the development team, with a careful eye on aligning the scope of the feature to the value it will generate
Facilitate workshops and meetings to refine and prioritize requirements, ensuring alignment with overall business goals.

User Persona, User Stories & User Experience Sensitivity
Develop detailed user personas and user stories that accurately reflect the needs, and goals of the target business users.  
Create basic mockups to convey ideas and illustrate workflows and user journeys, using PowerPoint, Balsamiq, etc.
Define holistic solutions in the context of an existing application, and write detailed user stories that account for complexities and tangential impacts.
Work closely with the UX/UI design team to ensure product features and interfaces meet the needs of the user personas and enhance the overall user experience.
Conduct user research and usability testing to gather feedback, using insights to drive design and functionality improvements.
User advocate in all aspects of product development, ensuring that user needs and experiences are at the forefront of decision making.

Client & Stakeholder Management
Act as the point of contact for expert users and stakeholders, providing regular updates on product development progress and milestones.
Collect and analyze feedback from clients and users, translate it into actionable insights for continuous product improvement.
Develop and maintain product documentation, including feature lists, user guides, and release notes, ensuring stakeholders are well-informed.
Organize and lead product demos and presentations to clients, stakeholders, and internal teams, showcasing new features and capabilities.
Participate in and contribute to marketing efforts and business development initiatives Create monthly reports on key business and performance metrics

Technical Proficiency and Collaboration
Possess a solid understanding of the software development processes and technologies used by the development team.
Collaborate effectively with engineers and technical leads to understand technical challenges and opportunities.
Contribute to technical discussions and decision-making, ensuring product decisions are technically feasible.
Act as a bridge between the technical team and business stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and alignment on technical requirements and solutions.

What You'll Bring
7-9 years of relevant experience in product management; experience with SAAS and B2B products is preferred.
Excellent verbal and written English communication skills required.
Strong experience with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint is required
Ability to design creative solutions to complex problems
Experience in a consulting or other professional service organization is preferred.
Demonstrated ability to work with a global, cross-functional team, and build a sense of connection & purpose to drive strong ownership from team members
Intermediate knowledge of Alteryx and Tableau are preferred.
Experience with Generative AI is preferred
Excellent critical thinking and analytical skills, with the ability to evolve product strategy based on research, data, and industry trends.
Exceptional organizational, planning and project management skills – exhibiting attention to detail, follow through, and accountability.
Ability to work independently or virtually, as well as, in a team environment

Who You'll Work With
You will be working with Engineering development, technical architects, solution delivery and firm leadership.
Additional info
About the Product :
Join our team and be a part of revolutionizing organizational transformation with OrgBuilder, BCG's patented, cloud-based software platform. OrgBuilder is designed to foster collaboration, enhance employee engagement, and enable data-driven organizational redesign. Since its inception in 2010, OrgBuilder has been instrumental in over 3,000 projects, redefining more than 4 million roles to craft higher-performing organizations. With OrgBuilder, you will contribute to shaping the future of organizational health and performance, ensuring clients can achieve and sustain their transformation goals.

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