Platform Product Strategy Consultant

Applicantz; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Product Strategy Consultant based in San Francisco. This hybrid role requires a minimum of 7 years experience in product strategy or management, focusing on enhancing product management practices in a technology-driven environment. Key responsibilities include partnering with product managers to refine strategies and conducting market analyses. Competitive compensation and benefits included.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in product strategy, product management, or technology consulting.
• Deep understanding of platform concepts.
• Proven track record of improving product management practices.

Responsibilities

• Partner with platform product managers to refine product strategies.
• Provide coaching and ensure quality in product requirements.
• Conduct market and competitive analyses.

Skills

Product strategy

Product management

Technology consulting

Analytical thinking

Communication

Job description

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Our Client is building a unified platform to connect their products, data, and ecosystem. The Platform team delivers the foundational capabilities that make this vision possible. We are seeking a Product Strategy Consultant to work closely with our Platform Product Management team —providing expert guidance, frameworks, and strategic input to improve how we define, prioritize, and deliver platform capabilities. This role focuses on enhancing product management quality, consistency, and alignment with platform strategy.

Qualifications:

• 7+ years in product strategy, product management, or technology consulting, with experience in SaaS platforms or developer ecosystems.
• Deep understanding of platform concepts: APIs, data interoperability, integration frameworks, and capability-based architecture.
• Proven track record of improving product management practices and delivering measurable outcomes in quality and consistency.
• Strong facilitation, coaching, and change management skills.
• Exceptional analytical and strategic thinking capabilities.
• Excellent communication and influence skills with stakeholders at all levels.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with platform product managers to review and refine product strategies, roadmaps, and capability definitions for clarity, impact, and alignment.
• Provide coaching, tools, and best practices to ensure consistent quality in product requirements, success metrics, and customer value articulation.
• Facilitate workshops, reviews, and feedback sessions to strengthen strategic thinking and execution discipline across the team.
• Help establish and maintain standards for platform capability documentation, prioritization, and communication.
• Ensure alignment between platform capabilities and an overarching platform vision, industry priorities, and ecosystem needs.
• Conduct targeted market and competitive analyses to inform and validate product management decisions.
• Support the creation of executive-ready materials that clearly convey platform strategy, rationale, and progress.

Our Fortune Technology client is ranked as one of the best companies to work with, in the world. As a global leader in 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software, they foster a progressive culture, creativity, and a flexible work environment using cutting-edge technologies.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Internet and Software Development

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