Expert Manager, Product Management & Innovation

WHAT MAKES US A GREAT PLACE TO WORK We are proud to be consistently recognized as one of the world’s best places to work. We are currently the top ranked consulting firm on Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work list and have earned the #1 overall spot a record seven times. Extraordinary teams are at the heart of our business strategy, but these don’t happen by chance. They require intentional focus on bringing together a broad set of backgrounds, cultures, experiences, perspectives, and skills in a supportive and inclusive work environment. We hire people with exceptional talent and create an environment in which every individual can thrive professionally and personally. WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH Vector is Bain’s integrated digital and analytics capability, bringing together Enterprise Technology and AI, Insights & Solutions (AIS) to deliver cutting-edge innovation. You’ll join our Product Management & Innovation experts within the AIS team, which includes a group of experts in analytics, engineering, product management, user researchers and design. Together, we create human-centric solutions that leverage the power of data and artificial intelligence to drive competitive advantage for our clients. WHERE YOU’LL FIT WITHIN THE TEAM As an Expert Manager, Product Management & Innovation, you’ll work on integrated teams alongside our general consultants and clients to lead development of omnichannel solutions across a wide range of industries and problems—driving the strategic vision with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful, feasible, and client-aligned experiences, products, and businesses. You have a passion for designing and developing customer-centric innovative solutions, a foundation in product development, technical aptitude, and a collaborative mindset. With a special focus on driving innovation, you will work closely with engineering, design, and strategy teams to explore emerging technologies, validate new ideas, and guide agile development from research and planning to execution. You'll contribute to high-impact, client-facing solutions while building your technical and strategic skills in a fast-paced, experimentation & data-driven environment. WHAT YOU’LL DO Apply Human-Centered Design to Product Strategy and Innovation

• Integrate human-centered design into product strategy, aligning research with business and customer goals, turning insights into product vision.
• Guide ideation sessions, journey mapping, and service design workshops to align teams around user-centric solutions.
• Lead collaboration with design and research teams to support prototyping and testing to ensure continuous validation while applying a strategic lens to balance user needs, reliable tech solutions, business needs and alignment.

Support the Strategy Setting and Delivery of Proof of Concepts (POCs) and Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) and Products

• Partner closely with Bain teams and clients to understand business challenges, deliver onbusiness needs and drive results.
• Apply agile and product management best practices to drive excellence—from agile ceremonies to managing risks and optimizing roadmaps.
• Recommend solutions that are grounded in insights and lead to measurable outcomes for users and the business.

Support Product Planning, Roadmap Definition, and Execution

• Apply your deep expertise to generate insights across user needs, reliable tech solutions, business needs and strategic alignment.
• Support the development and evolution of product roadmaps, ensuring initiatives aligns with broader strategic goals.
• Guide decision-making and effectively translate complex technical concepts into clear and non-technical language for all stakeholders.
• Leverage business and user insights to define, size and prioritize product roadmap opportunities, articulating associated tradeoffs and mitigating risks throughout the product lifecycle.

Contribute to Building an Inspired Team

• Play an active role and lead in creating a collaborative case team culture across AIS, clients, and other stakeholders.
• Quickly integrate into client environments, building trust and influence through strong collaboration and consistent engagement.
• Create alignment across stakeholders through transparency, shared ownership and momentum toward results.

Support Building Capabilities and Skills of AIS, Bain and Client Teams

• Mentor junior team members and continue building your skills in human-centered design, agile, technical fluency (e.g., how products are built and scaled), and innovation-driven product management.
• Contribute to internal initiatives and intellectual proerty in Product Management and Innovation.
• Capture and share learnings from client work to strengthen institutional knowledge within AIS and Bain communities.
• Maintain a curious and proactive mindset; adopting emerging tools and technologies, such as generative AI, to boost productivity and enhance team outcomes.

ABOUT YOU Education & Years of Experience

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