ConvergeCONSUMER - Assortment Optimization, Product Manager (DC Manager) - Innovation_Technology

Are you an experienced Product Manager who has led the development of world-class software or digital products? Are you looking for an opportunity to expand your scope and lead products used by some of the biggest and most influential businesses around the world? If the answer to these questions is yes, we would like to talk with you.

ConvergeCONSUMER ™ is a product-driven business that combines differentiated consumer insights with robust prediction and optimization capabilities to help consumer-focused businesses improve decision-making and deliver personalized experiences to drive growth, consumer loyalty, and profitability. We operate with the speed and agility of a startup within the world's largest professional services firm.

We drive value for our clients by optimizing decisions and actions at a level of granularity only made possible with today's data and technology. ConvergeCONSUMER's suite of solutions helps consumer-facing businesses prosper in a world being re-shaped by convergence, where the lines between industries, competitors and collaborators, consumers and suppliers, and even human and artificial intelligence have blurred. Our approach for addressing this complexity is simple: we combine Deloitte's next-generation technology platforms with decades of experience in the consumer sector and a deep understanding of its unique issues and challenges to drive profitability and future growth for our clients.

Work you'll do

The Product Manager will be a leader in bringing the vision of our ConvergeCONSUMER products to reality, playing a critical role in designing, building, and delivering our products. The right candidate will help us work to define our product vision, strategy and goals, and work with product design team members on user stories and features, work with product marketing team members on launch and customer adoption, and work with product engineering team members on user experience, architecture, and development. You should have the ability and experience in collaborating and aligning with technical and non-technical stakeholders, translating customer needs into technical product requirements, and working with engineers to build and deliver world-class products that achieve product / market fit.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and execute the strategy for the Assortment Optimization product
• Collaborate with other Product Managers and engineering team members on product development activities and assist in tasks necessary to make a developed product market-ready
• Work with designers and developers to ensure product features are delivered on time, meet quality standards, and align with the product vision
• Engage with various stakeholders to scope high-level features or user stories to a level of detail needed for engineering team members to execute against (including requirements, mockups, prototypes, etc.).
• Play a key hands-on role in an agile software development lifecycle by writing user stories, grooming backlogs, and running sprint reviews/sprint showcases
• Develop product collateral such as presentations, sales tools, marketing materials, and product demonstrations
• Monitor, analyze, and report on customer/decision-maker/end-user feedback and manage the success and evolution of products in the marketplace
• Provide timely reporting of development activities, product launches/extensions, and ongoing sales, revenue, and profitability performance against defined business targets
• Collaborate with marketing and sales teams to develop effective go-to-market strategies, product positioning, and sales enablement materials

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business, or equivalent field; Advanced Degree is a plus - equivalent work experience may act as a substitute for degree requirements
• 5 years of proven success in a fast-paced, retail or consumer products-related product management or management consulting role
• Experience building data science and analytics solutions, particularly in the merchandising space
• Familiarity with optimization techniques
• Experience working closely with an engineering organization to manage products through the entire product lifecycle
• Strong technical background combined with solid business experience
• Solid retail or consumer products analytics experience and domain knowledge
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Highly self-motivated, energetic, passionate, team-oriented personality and working style
• Proven ability to successfully partner with internal stakeholders from various parts of the organization and drive successful outcomes cross-functionally
• Willingness to travel (25%) periodically
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future

Preferred:

• Experience working in merchandising domain and/or with merchants
• Familiarity with the latest technology landscape, including AI/ML and Optimization
• Familiarity with User Experience design principles and ability to collaborate effectively with design teams
• Well-developed judgment and problem-solving skills
• Experience in agile software development methodology and use of agile software development productivity tools (i.e., JIRA, Confluence)
• Experience with market and competitive analysis to identify product opportunities and inform decision-making
• Ability to juggle many competing priorities/deadlines

Recruiting for this role will end on 2/28/2025.

Information for applicants with a need for accommodation - https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/careers/articles/join-deloitte-assistance-for-disabled-applicants.html

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $144,600-241,000.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.