Product Management Lead

About Work & Co, part of Accenture Song

Work & Co, part of Accenture Song, is a global design and technology company with offices in the United States, Europe, and Latin America. We're known for uniting the industry’s best hands-on strategy, product and technical talent to generate tangible impact at scale. Client partners include IKEA, Apple, PGA TOUR, Gatorade, Google, Mercedes, Givenchy, the MTA and more. As Fast Company noted, our engineering and design teams are routinely entrusted with creating digital products for companies which rarely approach outside firms. Forrester Research calls our approach “a model to follow.” Visit work.co to learn more.

The Role of a Product Management Lead at Work & Co

Product Managers at Work & Co are cross-functional leaders who work with project teams to define, create, and launch digital products that define great brands. Part strategist, part project manager, and part client partner, the Product Management Lead owns the full product development lifecycle and works in a collaborative, agile fashion. The Product Management Lead drives projects from the initial concept through large-scale product release to post-launch optimization.

Teams at Work & Co are small and very experienced. As a Product Management Lead, you will lead engagements alongside company partners as well as the top designers and technologists in the industry. You will share our love for making great products and services and shipping them on time. Along the way, you will develop new skills—from prototyping to analytics—as you partner with innovative clients like Virgin, Showtime, and Twitter.

To do this well, applicants will need an entrepreneurial spirit, an intellectual curiosity, and a bias towards action. The successful Product Management Lead works collaboratively, communicates effectively, and drives consensus. They balance the ultimate user experience with business goals, and break down complex problems in order to locate and manage their solutions. A Product Management Lead plans, prioritizes, and understands the bigger picture as well as the relevant details. This person tackles new problems, platforms, and industries.

What You Will Do

• Partner with clients to understand business objectives, user behaviors, and product vision
• Develop product concepts, roadmaps, test plans, and functional specifications documentation
• Collaborate with designers and engineers to conceptualize, design, and deliver multi-platform applications

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• 6+ years of experience demonstrating project management skills: planning and directing teams, scoping, contract-writing.
• 4+ years of experience delivering web, mobile, and gaming platform projects.

Preferred qualifications:

• Track record of shipping on time
• Familiarity with current and emerging technologies
• Strong communication and collaboration skills-- Product Management Lead works across Work & Co functional teams as well as partners closely with clients on all work
• Smart, proactive leadership
• An interest in strategy, design, or development

Compensation and Benefits

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below.

Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. See more information on our benefits here: U.S. Employee Benefits | Accenture

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Key skills/competency

• Product Strategy
• Project Management
• Client Management
• Agile Methodologies
• Digital Product Development
• User Experience (UX)
• Roadmapping
• Cross-functional Leadership
• Multi-platform Applications
• Consensus Building