Senior Product Manager: Digital Transformation & Strategy

Publicis Sapient; Auckland; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Work-life balance flexibility

Generous paid leave

Job summary

Publicis Sapient in Auckland seeks an experienced Product Manager to lead digital transformation initiatives for clients, shaping product strategy and ensuring successful delivery in complex environments.

You will guide cross-functional teams, define problems, prioritize features, and deliver market-ready offerings with a customer focus. Collaboration across Strategy, Experience, Engineering, and Data is essential.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in product management within consulting environments.
• Experience with Retail, FMCG, or Transportation industries.
• Strong business analysis and change management skills.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Deep understanding of agile methodologies and product lifecycle management.
• Proven ability to create measurable outcomes and drive adoption of digital solutions.

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

Strategy

Experience design

Engineering

Data

Backlog management

Stakeholder engagement

Agile methodologies

Customer-centric design

Communication

Presentation

Facilitation

Change management

Business analysis

Job description

Publicis Sapient in Auckland seeks an experienced Product Manager to lead digital transformation initiatives for clients, shaping product strategy and ensuring successful delivery in complex environments.

You will guide cross-functional teams, define problems, prioritize features, and deliver market-ready offerings with a customer focus. Collaboration across Strategy, Experience, Engineering, and Data is essential.