Associate Director, Product Management - Energy Trading & Risk Management (Endur)

Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations get to their future, digitally enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting, and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity.

At Publicis Sapient, we help our clients with their Digital Business Transformation journey. In the energy & commodities trading space, our clients are increasingly investing in the transformation of their digital estate, architecting for speed and agility in the context of the challenges and opportunities brought by the Energy Transition. As Associate Director, Product Management at Publicis Sapient, you will serve as one of our clients' senior trusted advisors, working directly with the client Product Owner to define, articulate and execute an ETRM product strategy that transforms customer experience and business outcomes.

As an Associate Director of Product Management, you will lead collaboration efforts with clients and our engineering teams in the energy and commodities trading space. By understanding business and end-customer needs, you will drive transformation and continuously deliver value through rapid release cycles and iterative feedback.

Responsibilities

• Partner with clients to articulate business goals and value pools from which we can shape product propositions that provide transformative business outcomes or customer experience.
• Develop solution hypotheses iteratively based on your and the team's experience and expertise, to guide product development; then validate that learning with user testing.
• Translate product strategy into a roadmap containing well-defined and prioritized user stories, features, and enablers that will realize the product vision to assist the client in achieving long-term advantage.
• Establish objective goals for the product with success and acceptance criteria using meaningful metrics, KPIs, and quantifiable business outcomes.
• Design and enable solutions or digital transformation initiatives that enhance business value delivery and responsiveness for our clients by applying Lean and Agile practices and frameworks.
• Articulate technology-based solutions, lead workshops, present to clients in new business opportunity situations and navigate complex client situations where necessary.
• Be the first point of contact to identify, manage and resolve requirement questions, dependencies, issues, and risks with the onshore and offshore team and business.
• Build and maintain a trusting relationship with the client, teams, and vendors; develop influence without authority.
• Inspire, lead and mentor a high-performing team of Product Analysts to continually facilitate improvements in developing and enhancing best-in-class digital products and services.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated success managing digital solutions in the ETRM space from ideation to launch, including engineering and operational quality.
• Significant knowledge and expertise within the energy & commodities industry.
• Significant hands-on project experience implementing Endur ETRM package.
• Experience/knowledge of competing ETRM packages (e.g. Rightangle, Orchestrade, Aspect, Beacon).
• Good understanding of end-to-end processes in physical commodity, trading or banking industry.
• Proven ability to prioritize competing demands and obtain buy-in from stakeholders.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.
• 10+ years' experience in delivering complex business or technology solutions, from solution design to end-to-end system implementation, in the ETRM space.
• Experience in (or a strong desire to learn) techniques and methodologies that maximize flow of value and are deeply rooted in Agile, Lean and continuous delivery principles.

Set yourself apart with

• Technical knowledge of database technologies such as SQL, NoSQL, MySQL etc.
• Certified SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager qualification.
• Certified Agile Product Manager qualification.

As part of our dedication to an inclusive and diverse workforce, Publicis Sapient is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, colour, national origin, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. Our hybrid work policy requires employees to be present in the office or at client sites for a minimum of 3 days per week (4 days for VP+). We trust our employees to determine what a reasonable commute is for their individual circumstances. Whilst we embrace flexibility, it's essential that this commute allows you to comfortably fulfil the in-office/client site expectations of the policy. We encourage you to consider your personal circumstances and commute when evaluating if this work arrangement is suitable. Publicis Sapient UK is a disability confident employer and is dedicated to fostering an inclusive and accessible work environment. We encourage individuals with disabilities and long-term conditions to apply for this position and we will provide adjustments where possible throughout the recruitment process.