AI Product Manager (m/f/d)

Simon‑Kucher; Bonn; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Daycare allowance

Corporate discounts

Wellbeing support (Headspace)

Job summary

Simon-Kucher is seeking an AI Product Manager to lead end-to-end AI product initiatives across pricing, commercial strategy and client delivery. The role focuses on turning high-value opportunities into MVPs and rapid releases, with 6–8 week cycles and close collaboration with Partners and engineers.

You will guide product strategy, define value metrics, and ensure responsible AI, data protection and enterprise requirements are integrated from concept through launch and pilots.

Qualifications

• 7+ years end-to-end product leadership or equivalent, with clear accountability for outcomes.
• Hands-on ownership of AI/GenAI products, from zero-to-one MVP through launch, evaluation and improvement.
• Strong practical grasp of LLM-based product patterns, including retrieval-augmented generation, tool use and evaluation methods.
• Enough technical depth to work confidently with senior engineers on APIs, data flows, integrations, model and architecture choices; coding not required.
• Product Owner or Agile certification.
• Genuine familiarity with strategy consulting or professional-services businesses.
• Excellent business judgment and structured thinking; able to understand unfamiliar industries rapidly.
• Executive presence and excellent communication; able to influence Partners and Senior Partners without formal authority.
• A high-ownership, entrepreneurial operating style: decisive in ambiguity and under tight timelines.
• Strong user research, experimentation and analytics skills; judgment on enterprise AI viability.

Responsibilities

• Own the product direction, target users, value proposition and measurable outcomes for AI applications that productize Simon-Kucher know-how.
• Translate expertise into validated use cases and clearly defined product decisions; deliver with 6–8 week cycles and rapid iterations.
• Create problem statements, lean specifications, user journeys and acceptance criteria; prioritize based on value and feasibility.
• Lead AI product choices in partnership with engineering, evaluating GenAI, RAG, agentic and non-AI approaches.
• Define product-level AI quality benchmarks covering accuracy, grounding, reliability, latency and safe usage.
• Lead cross-functional execution with engineers, AI specialists and designers; manage trade-offs and ownership.
• Manage senior stakeholders with Partners and Senior Partners; present options and trade-offs clearly.
• Own pilots, user feedback, adoption and iterative improvement; manage confidentiality and responsible AI requirements.

Skills

AI Product Management

GenAI products

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Agile / Product Owner

Education

Product Owner Certification

Tools

APIs

LLM tooling

RAG workflows

Agentic workflows

Job description

AI Product Manager (m/f/d)

In Germany - Berlin | Bonn | Cologne | Frankfurt/Main | Hamburg | Munich

Simon-Kucher’s AI Lab develops AI-powered products that convert our expertise in pricing, commercial strategy, marketing and sales into reusable technology assets for consultants and clients. We are seeking a highly experienced, hands‑on product leader who combines genuine AI product management expertise with consulting fluency, commercial judgment and exceptional executive communication. You will work directly with Partners and Senior Partners across industries and with highly experienced engineers. Your mandate is to turn ambiguous, high-value opportunities into focused MVPs and successive releases, often targeting 6‑8‑week delivery cycles, without compromising customer trust or product quality.

What makes us special:

• Advance your career with exciting professional opportunities in our thriving company with a startup feel.
• Innovate by transforming ideas into cutting‑edge AI products, championing AI and Generative AI through creative experimentation to push boundaries and deliver transformative solutions.
• Voice your unique ideas in a culture defined by our entrepreneurial spirit, openness, and integrity
• Feel at home working with our helpful, enthusiastic colleagues who have great team spirit
• Broaden your perspective with our extensive training curriculum and learning programs (e.g. LinkedIn Learning)
• Speak your mind in our holistic feedback and development processes (e.g. 360‑degree feedback)
• Satisfy your need for adventure with our opportunities to live and work abroad in one of our many international offices
• Enjoy our benefits, such as hybrid working, daycare allowance, corporate discounts, and wellbeing support (e.g. Headspace)
• Unwind in our break areas where you can help yourself to the healthy snacks and beverages provided
• See another side of your coworkers at our frequent employee events, World Meetings and Holiday Parties

How you will create an impact:

• Own the product, not just the backlog. Define product direction, target users, value proposition, and measurable outcomes for AI applications that productize Simon‑Kucher know‑how and improve consulting delivery or client results.
• Translate expertise into product opportunities. Partner with consulting leaders, consultants and end users to turn complex, sometimes unfamiliar industry problems into validated use cases and clearly defined product decisions. Deliver with pace and discipline. Frame lean MVPs, make explicit scope trade‑offs, and prioritize the highest‑value capabilities for 6‑8‑week target cycles and subsequent fast iterations.
• Make decisions that move teams forward. Create clear problem statements, lean specifications, user journeys and acceptance criteria; prioritize ruthlessly based on evidence, value, technical feasibility and risk.
• Lead AI product choices. Evaluate when GenAI, retrieval‑augmented generation, agentic workflows, conventional analytics or non‑AI approaches best solve a business problem, in partnership with engineering.
• Make AI quality measurable. Define product‑level quality benchmarks and AI evaluations covering accuracy, grounding, reliability, user trust, cost, latency, security and appropriate human oversight.
• Lead cross‑functional execution. Work as a credible peer to experienced software engineers, AI specialists and designers; challenge and resolve trade‑offs while respecting technical ownership.
• Manage senior stakeholders with confidence. Drive decisions with Partners and Senior Partners, communicate options and trade‑offs crisply, address conflicting priorities and constructively push back when required.
• Own results beyond launch. Lead pilots, user feedback, adoption and iterative improvement; manage product risks including confidentiality, data protection, responsible AI and enterprise requirements.

About you:

• Extensive end‑to‑end product experience (typically 7+ years in product leadership or an equivalent consulting/product combination), with clear accountability for outcomes‑not only delivery coordination.
• Hands‑on ownership of AI/GenAI products, from zero‑to‑one MVP through launch, evaluation and improvement; evidence of multiple meaningful AI product iterations.
• Strong practical grasp of LLM‑based product patterns‑including retrieval‑augmented generation, tool use and agentic workflows‑as well as evaluation methods, limitations, failure modes and AI‑versus‑non‑AI trade‑offs.
• Enough technical depth to work confidently with senior engineers on APIs, data flows, integrations, model and architecture choices, deployment constraints and quality/cost/latency trade‑offs. Coding proficiency is not required.
• Product Owner or Agile certification
• Genuine familiarity with strategy consulting or professional‑services businesses, consultant workflows, partner‑led decision‑making and the challenge of transforming expert know‑how into reusable client‑facing or internal tools.
• Excellent business judgment and structured thinking; able to understand unfamiliar industries rapidly and identify opportunities in pricing, revenue growth, sales or marketing.
• Executive presence and excellent communication; able to influence and constructively challenge Partners and Senior Partners without formal authority.
• A high‑ownership, entrepreneurial operating style: comfortable making decisions amid ambiguity, prioritizing hard choices, adapting to feedback and being accountable for results under aggressive timelines.
• Strong user research, experimentation and analytics skills; clear judgment on the viability, desirability and feasibility of enterprise AI products, including confidentiality, privacy and responsible‑AI considerations.
• Fluent professional English; German is an advantage.

About Simon‑Kucher

Simon‑Kucher is a global consultancy with more than 2,200 employees in 30+ countries. As a trusted commercial advisor focused on unlocking better growth, we combine deep consulting expertise, growth specialization, and technology to scale lasting impact. We optimize every lever of commercial strategy – product, pricing, innovation, marketing, and sales – based on what customers want and value. With over 40 years of monetization experience, we are recognized as the world's leading commercial growth and pricing specialist. simon‑kucher.com

We believe in building a culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion, creating an environment in which our people feel valued, are able to be themselves and feel their contribution matters. If we get that right, remarkable things will happen; people will grow faster, innovate, feel valued, and create better outcomes for everyone – our people, our clients and, of course, our business.