Product Strategist

WongDoody; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

WONGDOODY in Charlotte, NC is seeking a Lead Product Experience Strategist to guide product discovery and strategy before engineering starts in a hybrid setup. This is not a traditional PM or UX role but a leadership position focused on evidence-based investment decisions.

You will translate vague business problems into structured discovery plans, map assumptions, run workshops, and quantify business impact to drive strategic choices.

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years in product strategy and discovery
• Experience shaping investment decisions before development
• Proven ability to work with product, engineering, and leadership
• Strong AI usage in discovery and decision making

Responsibilities

• Translate business problems into discovery plans
• Identify knowns, unknowns, and assumptions
• Determine lowest-cost validation approach
• Decide when to invest

Skills

Product discovery

Strategy

Leadership

AI in strategy

Stakeholder workshops

Job description

Lead Product Experience Strategist (JL5)

The client wants a Product Discovery and Product Strategy leader who can influence investment decisions before engineering starts, not a delivery-focused PM, implementation consultant, or traditional researcher.

Location: Charlotte, NC (Hybrid, 3 days onsite)

Duration: Through February 2027 with possible extension

What This Role Actually Is

This is not a Product Manager role, UX Research role, or Delivery/Implementation role.

The client is looking for someone who can help answer:

• What problems are worth solving?
• What evidence is needed before investing?
• How do we reduce risk before engineering starts?
• Should we proceed, pivot, pause, or stop an initiative?
• How can operational insights translate into differentiated products?

Success is measured by:

• Reduced engineering waste

Must-Have Experience

Product Discovery & Strategy

Candidates should have experience:

• Identifying assumptions and risks
• Conducting discovery before development
• Recommending whether investments should move forward or stop
• Working with Product, Engineering, and business leadership teams.

Strong Backgrounds

Years of Experience

• 7-10+ years

What They Will Do

Design Evidence Strategies

The candidate should be able to:

• Translate vague business problems into structured discovery plans
• Identify knowns, unknowns, and assumptions
• Determine the lowest-cost validation approach
• Decide when enough confidence exists to invest

Lead Discovery

Activities may include:

• Operational observations
• Stakeholder workshops
• Co-creation sessions
• Prototype validation
• Competitive analysis

Influence Product Direction

Should be able to:

• Quantify business impact
• Identify operational opportunities
• Recommend product investments
• Stop or redirect weak opportunities

The JD specifically calls out daily use of AI.

Strong candidates should demonstrate using AI for:

• Discovery planning
• Opportunity analysis
• Strategic recommendations
• Stakeholder communication

The client did not view simple productivity usage (summarization or note-taking) as sufficient. They want AI applied to strategic thinking and decision support.

About Us

WONGDOODY is a human experience company, powered by Infosys with offices around the globe. Since our founding in 1993, we have won hundreds of international awards for creativity and marketing effectiveness, while building a culture that consistently makes WONGDOODY one of the "Best Places to Work". We recognize and agree that our people and our culture are paramount to our success.

While some of us are still working remotely in North America, our regional offices are open! Our teams currently enjoy working in a hybrid capacity and we gather in the office as client needs, agency celebrations and team dynamics dictate.

We are a team of fun, fearless, ego-less, values-driven, and collaborative problem-solvers distributed around the world with one goal in mind - creating better human experiences. Human experiences are the touch points that make brands and technology matter to customers. We use strategy, creativity, design, and data to develop engaging experiences that transform businesses, and work with Infosys to achieve global scale at speed.

WONGDOODY is a proud Equal Employment Opportunity employer where we are committed to creating an equitable, diverse and inclusive workspace regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We are intentional about creating a space that celebrates, embraces, and reflects the diversity of the world we live in. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

All candidate information is kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.