Product Manager (Public Sector)

Company: Publicis Sapient
Location: Arlington
Posted on: March 17, 2023

Job Description:

Company DescriptionPublicis 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. United by our core values and our purpose of helping people thrive in the brave pursuit of next, our 20,000+ people in 53 offices around the world combine experience across technology, data sciences, consulting and customer obsession to accelerate our clients' businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value.Job DescriptionAs a Product Manager at Publicis Sapient, you act as your clients' trusted advisor in leading the overall vision, strategy, roadmap, and prioritization for a specific digital product, or products, within an engagement. You will collaborate with clients undertaking major Digital Business Transformation (DBT) engagements to understand their business, end-customer needs, and then constantly deliver value with fast increment cycles.Your Impact:Partner with client(s), strategists, experience leads, and architects to frame business goals and value pools from which we can shape product propositions that provide transformative business outcomes and customer experienceDevelop product vision, strategy, market/user research, by keeping the customer at the center of everything we do while using design thinking toolsRepresent client in ideation workshops with cross-functional leaders where you identify new ideas, customer needs, pain points, and solution optionsDevelop solution hypotheses iteratively, based on user research, and industry and market trend analysisEstablish customer journey mapping to guide product development; then validate that learning with user testingTranslate product vision into a roadmap containing well-defined, prioritized features that will realize the product vision and valueValidate and present the business case to the C-level executives and lead business reviews to ensure the team prioritizes the right featuresServe as a voice of the customer among the cross-functional team, always understanding the customer needsEstablish objective goals for the product with success and acceptance criteria using meaningful metrics, KPIs, and quantifiable business outcomesMasterfully apply Lean Agile practices and frameworksCollaborate with product owners, solution managers, and cross-functional product managers, to ensure alignment towards the same program increment (PI) objectivesCollaborate with system architects to envision and prioritize system enablersRepresent industry best practice and market trends to assist the client in maintaining competitive advantageBuild and maintain a trusting relationship with the client, teams, and vendors; develop influence without authorityInspire, lead, and mentor, a high-performing team of Product Analysts to continually facilitate improvements in developing and enhancing best-in-class digital products and servicesQualificationsYour Skills & Experience:Deeply rooted in Agile, Lean, and continuous delivery principles that maximize flow of value with a passion to extend this understanding throughout the organizationDemonstrated success creating digital products vision, strategy, experience, and enterprise solutions and services - from ideation to launch, including engineering and operational qualityExperience working with a multi-disciplinary team on customer-focused products and servicesProven ability in collaborating and leading Program Increment (PI) cyclesSignificant industry knowledge and expertise within industryProven ability to prioritize multiple demands and obtain buy-in from stakeholdersPractice in workshop facilitation to cultivate the ideationAbility to define financials, ROI, KPIs, and forecasts, with success leveraging data to make decisions about product feature incrementsProven track record of working with senior client stakeholder and diverse teams as a servant leader and steward of economic and customer valueMastery in leading change and inspire others to change behaviorsInfluencer in continuous learning and innovationSet Yourself Apart With:Certified SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager designationCertified Agile Product Manager designationBenefits of Working Here:Flexible vacation policy; time is not limited, allocated, or accrued16 paid holidays throughout the yearGenerous parental leave and new parent transition programTuition reimbursementCorporate gift matching programA Tip From the Hiring Manager:"A successful Product Manager at Publicis Sapient combines leadership skills, rooted on customer centricity, with tactical product management skills to drive the clients and team in releasing program increments every 10-12 weeks (or applicable frequency at client's organization)."Additional InformationPay Range: $75,000 - $146,000The range shown represents a grouping of relevant ranges currently in use at Publicis Sapient. Actual range for this position may differ, depending on location and specific skillset required for the work itself.As part of our dedication to an inclusive and diverse workforce, Publicis Sapient is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at or you may call us at +1-.

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