Senior Product Manager (Design & Consultancy Studio)

The Design & Consultancy Studio at Intellias centralizes design and consultancy expertise, fostering end-to-end strategic opportunities. Our approach covers all aspects, from discovery to delivery of digital solutions, empowering our clients to thrive in an increasingly digital world.

Project/Role Overview

The Senior Product Manager at Intellias will spearhead the business aspects of digital experience creation with a strong focus on a product-led approach to drive or define the product vision. Responsible for establishing the long-term vision and goals, this role requires a strategic mindset that blends market insights, business acumen, and innovative thinking to propel product development across various industries.

Requirements:

• 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 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 Have

• 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.

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 execute 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 evolving the Product Management practice within the Design and Consultancy Studio.

Why this position:

As part of our Design and consultancy growth strategy, we are looking to hire professionals to help our leaders develop our practices. The initial phase will support the Product Management Leaders and the Design in developing the Product Management Practice while supporting product delivery.