Senior Product Manager

Publicis Groupe; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Inclusive workplace

Learning & development

Competitive compensation

Work-life balance

Generous paid leave

Job summary

Publicis Sapient Auckland seeks an experienced Product Manager to drive digital transformation initiatives for clients, leading cross-functional teams across strategy, experience, engineering and data. You will shape product strategies, manage backlogs, and deliver customer-centric solutions in complex corporate environments.

Join a collaborative culture that focuses on measurable value, iterative delivery, and coaching teams toward high performance, while advancing eCommerce and digital

Qualifications

• 6+ years in product management within consulting environments.
• Experience in Retail, FMCG, or Transportation industries.
• Proven success in managing complex digital programs.
• Strong business analysis and change management skills.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and facilitation skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic advisor to clients, guiding digital transformation initiatives and aligning solutions with business objectives.
• Own and manage the product backlog; clarify client needs, define problems, and prioritize features for maximum impact.
• Develop business process maps and solution artefacts; collaborate with experience designers and engineers to ensure feasibility and user-centric outcomes.
• Build customer-facing solutions in highly cross-functional environments; provide technical guidance and influence decision-making.
• Lead the creation of product strategies, roadmaps, and prioritisation frameworks; advise senior stakeholders on best practices.
• Prepare and present proposals, effort estimations, risk assessments, and progress reports to ensure transparency and alignment.
• Apply structured problem-solving and data-driven approaches to develop innovative solutions and deliver continuous value.

Skills

Product management

Stakeholder engagement

Agile methodologies

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Job description

Company description

Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations get to their future, digitally enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting, and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity. United by our core values and our purpose of helping people thrive in the brave pursuit of next, our 20,000+ people in 53 offices around the world combine experience across technology, data sciences, consulting, and customer obsession to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value.

Overview

As an experienced Product Manager in our Digital Consulting practice, you will act as a trusted advisor to clients, driving digital business transformation and delivering measurable value through iterative, customer-centric solutions. You will lead cross-functional teams, shape product strategies, and ensure successful delivery in complex corporate environments.

You bring together cross-functional teams with capabilities in Strategy, Experience, Engineering, and Data, guiding them to develop compelling proposals and market-ready offerings with a strong customer focus. Working collaboratively, you oversee the creation of key deliverables such as effort estimations, project plans, and risk assessments, while ensuring progress is tracked and communicated effectively.

You foster a positive team culture through coaching and mentoring, driving individual growth and high performance. By setting clear standards and measurable outcomes, you keep the team focused on delivering tangible results.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic advisor to clients, guiding digital transformation initiatives and aligning solutions with business objectives.


• Own and manage the product backlog; clarify client needs, define problems, and prioritize features for maximum impact.


• Develop business process maps and solution artefacts; collaborate with experience designers and engineers to ensure feasibility and user-centric outcomes.


• Build customer-facing solutions in highly cross-functional environments; provide technical guidance and influence decision-making.


• Lead the creation of product strategies, roadmaps, and prioritisation frameworks; advise senior stakeholders on best practices.


• Prepare and present proposals, effort estimations, risk assessments, and progress reports to ensure transparency and alignment.


• Apply structured problem-solving and data-driven approaches to develop innovative solutions and deliver continuous value.

Experience and qualifications

• 6+ years in product management within consulting environments, with exposure to industries such as Retail, FMCG, or Transportation.


• Proven success in managing complex digital programs, stakeholder engagement, and delivering customer-facing solutions.


• Strong business analysis and change management skills; ability to document requirements and translate them into actionable specifications.


• Excellent communication, presentation, and facilitation skills to articulate product vision and influence cross-functional teams.


• Deep understanding of agile methodologies, product lifecycle management, and customer-centric design principles.


• Demonstrated ability to create measurable outcomes and drive adoption of digital solutions.

Desired Qualification

• Deep experience in delivering eCommerce and digital business solutions.


• Strong experience across various customer facing technologies.


• Deep understanding of business processes and innerworkings of one or more industries in the Private Sector

Additional information

• An inclusive workplace that promotes diversity and collaboration.


• Access to ongoing learning and development opportunities.


• Competitive compensation and benefits package.


• Flexibility to support work-life balance


• Generous paid leave and holidays.


• Wellness program and employee assistance.

As part of our dedication to an inclusive and diverse workforce, Publicis Sapient is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [e-mail]