McKinsey & Company is Looking for Product Manager
Full time @McKinsey & Company posted 1 month ago in Product Manager Shortlist Email JobJob Detail
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Job ID 5981
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Job Categories Product Manager
Job Description
About the job
Who You’ll Work With
You will join McKinsey’s Visual Graphics & Media (VG&M) organization, as a core member of the Product Management function, committed to solving problems for our users’ using technology and creativity. You will work closely with experts in various disciplines – designers, researchers, engineers, spread across India and Europe – and together the team relentlessly strives to deliver outcomes that matter.
You and your team will work together to discover opportunities, experiment, test and learn, and deliver solutions using a mix of methodologies, including design thinking to help us understand people’s needs, wants, and problems; lean methodologies to experiment fast and learn a lot; and agile approaches to reduce uncertainty by working in short dev cycles and pausing to reflect and adapt.
At McKinsey we are constantly evolving with the rapid pace of technology and helping our clients in winning with game-changing strategies, solutions, and products. We are taking a cloud-first approach to our internal technology transformation at the firm and are looking for people that can shape and accelerate the delivery of core identity and access capabilities. We want passionate leaders who love to build great products in a high-energy agile environment.V
Your Impact
As a Product Manager, you are pivotal in shaping our innovative product suite, consistently identifying, refining, and sustaining digital solutions that drive impactful outcomes for our diverse clients.
Within VG&M, your role is crucial for integrating various product elements into a cohesive strategy. Your expertise will establish you as a valued and trusted advisor within the product management community.
In your role, you will oversee various stages of the product lifecycle from concept to delivery.
You will orchestrate the end-to-end development process, implementing strategic plans and directing cross-functional teams towards outstanding outcomes.
You will be responsible for building a prioritized backlog and orchestration of activities to deliver on commitments.
In collaboration with your team, you will develop a collective product strategy and establish clear priorities that align with business objectives.
Working alongside key stakeholders and your dedicated team, you will define precise and ambitious goals aimed at delivering high-quality user experiences and successful outcomes.
You will guide cross-functional teams to develop products that meet user needs and achieve commercial success.
Furthermore, you will foster an environment of ongoing improvement, leveraging your expertise to address complex challenges and enhance user engagement.
Your Qualifications and Skills
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree with excellent academic record (advanced degree preferred)
- 5+ years of experience in building consumer-facing digital products, ideally across various stages of product lifecycle
- Entrepreneurial mindset with an ability to navigate ambiguity, while keeping a focus on strategic outcomes
- Growth mindset, always looking to improve self, work of the squad and adapt to the culture of the organization
- Mastery of wide range of product management and design thinking techniques and tools such as customer journey maps, service blueprints, vision workshops, roadmaps, story maps
- Strong sense of ownership, excellent decision-making skills, and the ability to influence to independently steer product buildout
- Decisive leadership qualities that empower and guide teams, promoting accountability and innovation
- Problem-solving and effective communication skills, showcasing structured, clear, and objective thinking
- Proven ability to manage complex projects with multiple workstreams in a cross-functional team environment
- Skilled in building trust-based relationships with senior leaders and partnering with business teams
- Results-oriented, with meticulous attention to detail and the ability to contextualize efforts within the bigger picture
- Sufficient technical knowledge to engage in problem-solving with technical teams effectively
