PwC Digital Products-Product Strategist -Experienced Associate

Company: PwC
Location: Des Plaines
Posted on: February 23, 2021

Job Description:

A career in PwC Digital Products will provide you the opportunity to design and develop products to help our clients lead the next phase of their evolution. We are industry specialists who build products connected to a purpose. Spanning across four strategic areas of transformation, our products tackle the very real challenges our clients face today, and unlock new opportunities for growth in the future. Our team helps formulate the product strategy and pitch to the investment committee. They are responsible for sourcing innovative solutions and services, including market research and industry best practices.
To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.As an Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Invite and give in the moment feedback in a constructive manner.
• Share and collaborate effectively with others.
• Identify and make suggestions for improvements when problems and/or opportunities arise.
• Handle, manipulate and analyse data and information responsibly.
• Follow risk management and compliance procedures.
• Keep up-to-date with developments in area of specialism.
• Communicate confidently in a clear, concise and articulate manner - verbally and in the materials I produce.
• Build and maintain an internal and external network.
• Seek opportunities to learn about how PwC works as a global network of firms.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.
  Job Requirements and Preferences:
  
  Basic Qualifications:
  
  Minimum Degree Required:
  High School Diploma
  
  Minimum Years of Experience:
  1 year(s)
  
  Preferred Qualifications:
  
  Degree Preferred:
  Bachelor Degree
  
  Preferred Fields of Study:
  Computer and Information Science, Computer Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Management Information Systems, Engineering
  
  Preferred Knowledge/Skills:Demonstrates thorough abilities and/or a proven record of success by:
  • Supporting experience strategy deliverables, including synthesizing observations, insights and ideas into cogent written deliverables (e.g., discovery documents, personas, journey maps, experience blueprints and other relevant documentation);
  • Understanding and applying digital, experience and technology trends in the market;
  • Designing and undertaking primary and secondary research (both qualitative and quantitative) to understand user experiences, needs and preferences;
  • Writing, communicating, facilitating working sessions, and presenting deliverables cogently to all levels of industry audiences, and diverse team members and clients;
  • Reading complex situations, modify behavior, and build quality, trusted and diverse relationships with team and clients;
  • Planning and executing throughout a product life cycle, including validating the market problem, gathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements, refining the product vision, creating the business case for new products, and working closely with development, design and marketing to establish revenue and client satisfaction goals are met;
  • Collecting ongoing metrics to analyze and optimize the product return on investment based on KPIs;
  • Selecting features for a minimally viable product and supporting the incubate, develop, and launch cycle;
  • Conducting market and competitive assessment of potential solutions to identify competitive positioning, market differentiation, and appropriate business models;
  • Delivering data-driven insights to support actionable strategy and recommendations, specifically well-conceived product concept document and business plan;
  • Assisting a team with target audience definition, key competitive features, potential partnerships, and product positioning or value proposition development and screening solution ideas or proposals to identify potential solutions;
  • Structuring the analysis to make recommendations on whether to maintain or kill products based on product-market fit and ROI; and,
  • Working with the solution lead and pricing team to determine product pricing by using market research data, reviewing production and sales costs, anticipating volume, and costing special and customized orders and report regularly on the product portfolio's performance to leadership.
    
    All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; creed; color; religion; national origin; sex; age; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; genetic predisposition or carrier status; veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or any other status protected by law. PwC is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.
    For positions based in San Francisco, consideration of qualified candidates with arrest and conviction records will be in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
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