Product Manager
Location: US, CA, Manhattan Beach
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Associate
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Computer Software
Function: Product Management
Company profile: The Boston Consulting Group (#URL_45423e1e16703aa4d8ee444d3ad69bb51525f1dad0b3115713cf80dc496299e2#) has launched a new digital business, BCG Digital Ventures (#URL_4968ff917b2cf554a3e92b004e0c92d03e4c10730070a0df7e84f0d3db806e53#) - a digital innovation, product development, and commercialization firm.  This first-of-its-kind firm will bring unique capabilities to create and grow disruptive digital products and platforms.  BCG Digital Ventures goes beyond providing consulting, design, and technology services to form strategic venture teams with its clients in order to rapidly develop, launch and grow transformational digital products, platforms and businesses.The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is a global management consulting firm and the world's leading advisor on business strategy.  BCG partners with clients from the private, public and not-for-profit sectors in all regions to identify their highest-value opportunities, address their most critical challenges, and transform their enterprises.BCG was founded in 1963 and is a privately owned firm with more than 7,000 employees across 81 offices in 45 countries.  Integrity, respect for the individual, delivering value, and making an impact on society are just some of BCG's core values. BCG's commitment to both their clients' success and their own standards is what sets BCG apart as a world-class professional services organization.
Description: We are looking for a Product Manager to be a part of BCG's new, rapidly growing digital business, BCG Digital Ventures. Our purpose is to help companies imagine, bring-to-life and launch disruptive digital businesses and solutions. To do this, we’ve assembled a group of world-class business/strategy, product management, product design, and technology professionals with deep knowledge and experience in digital businesses and solutions – from mobile applications and ecommerce, to new and emerging digital solutions yet to be realized. We have also developed a cutting edge approach to that ensures our clients’ products and solutions are disruptive.As a Product Manager (PM), you will join a dedicated multi-disciplinary team developing a digital business for a client, working directly with their senior leadership team. Projects will have elements of digital innovation, product design, product development, and commercialization.BASIC JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:* Conceive of innovative digital products and businesses through building a deep understanding of the customer, market and disruptive forces at work* Represent the voice of the customer in defining the design attributes of a digital product or service, including the features, functionality, and user experience* Teaming with designers, developers and solution architects to create the information architecture and prototype the design* Drive all aspects of product commericalization – from branding to pricing to defining and buiding the right operating model/infrastructure* Supporting efforts to build BCG Digital Ventures – from creating proprietary knowledge and redefining our internal processes for scalability to cultivating our rapidly growing project pipeline
Requirements: BASIC JOB REQUIREMENTS:Bachelors Degree form an accredited educational institutionMBA or other Advance degree preferred1-2 years of experience at a top-tier management consulting firm, investment bank, or leadership program at a Fortune 500 company2-5 years of experience in a product management function at a start-up or innovative corporationStrong exposure to digital technologiesIndustry expertise in consumer-facing industriesKEY COMPETENCIES* Passion for digital products and services* Entrepreneurial spirit to help us shape new products and our own company* Adept at lean and agile approach to product development and delivery* Ability to think strategically and creatively: analyze, synthesize, communicate and recommend actions* Strong track record of driving results within a complex organization* Interpersonal/ communication skills, including:• Self-motivated, takes initiative, possesses creative problem-solving skills and willingness to offer suggestions for improvement; builds relationships to leverage resources• Demonstrated diligence, attention to detail and technical intuition.• Desire to engage in collaborative problem solving across disciplines• Possesses organization skills and composure: ability to handle competing priorities and to work effectively in a challenging fast paced environment• Exercises judgment in managing confidential/sensitive information; trustworthy* Work management, organization and planning* Values and ethics* Must be able to perform successfully in a fast-paced, intellectually intense, service-oriented environment and to interpret rules and guidelines flexibly to enhance the business and in keeping with BCG’s values and culture.The Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local law.
Benefits: The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is a global management consulting firm and the world's leading advisor on business strategy. BCG partners with clients from the private, public and not-for-profit sectors in all regions to identify their highest-value opportunities, address their most critical challenges, and transform their enterprises.BCG was founded in 1963 and is a privately owned firm with more than 7,000 employees across 81 offices in 45 countries. Integrity, respect for the individual, delivering value, and making an impact on society are just some of BCG's core values. BCG's commitment to both their clients' success and their own standards is what sets BCG apart as a world-class professional services organization.
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