Consulting, Technology, Digital Platforms - Digital Product Manager/Senior Manager (Riyadh)
PwC - PricewaterhouseCoopers, Saudi Arabia
Job Description
Line of Service
Advisory
Industry/Sector
Technology
Specialism
Management Level
Manager
Job Description & Summary
PwC Global Overview
At PwC, we measure success by our ability to create the value that our clients and our people are looking for. Our reputation lies in building lasting relationships with our clients and a focus on delivering value in all we do. We’re a network of firms in 157 countries with more than 276,000 people who are committed to delivering world-class capabilities and quality in assurance, tax and advisory services.
PwC Middle East Overview
Established in the region for over 40 years, PwC Middle East employs over 5,600 people across 12 countries: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Palestine and the United Arab Emirates. Complementing our depth of industry expertise and breadth of skills is our sound knowledge of local business environments across the Middle East region. Our tailored solutions help our clients meet the challenges and opportunities of doing business in the Middle East market, and beyond.
Line of Service Overview
Our Consulting practice currently focuses on several core industry sectors including (Consumer and Industrial Products & Services, Energy, Utilities & Mining, Financial Services, Government, Health, Finance Function, People and Organisations, and Technology).
Business Unit Overview
The Technology Consulting team is playing a pivotal role in PwC Middle East Digital Platform practice. The team is shaping the Digital and Technology market in the GCC. Working with Public and private sector clients to help them digitally re-imagine how their businesses produce and deliver value to their customers and employees by formulating digital business and digital product strategies, and translating the vision and the strategy into value through technology.
Digital Platform Technology Consulting brings together the best of PwC digital and technology capabilities. As part of this group, you’ll join a team working on everything from Digital and Data Driven Transformations, to Technology modernization and strategy to agile, cloud native businesses, and digital transformation.
You’ll typically work on projects across all industries and functions and will be integrated with our global network of firms. You’ll also work with colleagues from across PwC Middle East to help our clients deliver breakthrough products, experiences, and businesses, through technology.
Our office culture is casual, fun and social, with an emphasis on innovation. We have the freedom to experiment and try new ideas, and are expected to be constantly learning and growing.
Responsibilities
Within the Digital Platform Practice, You will lead the execution of digital product development and digital transformation projects for leading industry players in the Middle East.
As a member of the Technology consulting team with responsibilities that can include shaping digital product vision, performing strategic digital products designs and managing and transforming existing products. In this role, you will be engaged to solve some of the most challenging business problems facing our clients.
Job Specification
Role Requirements:
Education & Professional Background
Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business or equivalent degree
Minimum 4-6 years of experience leading agile projects as a product owner and/or product manager.
Experience leading product and/or cross functional teams
Experience with building successful consumer quality products, enabling business capability and objectives through technology
Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence senior client business and IT executives on transforming towards agile
Skills to communicate complex ideas effectively in English and Arabic
Technical Expertise:
Strong understanding of leading cloud technologies and platforms and dominant future trends
Excellent knowledge on data and analytics architectures and technologies (cloud and non-cloud)
Strong product instinct to build great product vision, product roadmap and competitive analysis
Familiarity with utilizing Data Visualizations tools such as Power BI to drive insights and recommendations
Knowledge and understanding of technical engineering best practices (e.g., test driven development, continuous integration, etc.)
xperience working with design team to deliver top user experience (UX) and user interface (UI)
Good understanding of one or more of the emerging technologies and trends (Cloud, Mobility, Social, and Analytics, AI)
Strategic Thinking and Leadership
Strong ability to think strategically and creatively
Ability to work at an abstract level and continuously ‘pivot’ to arrive at the highest impact answer for the client
Decisive, visionary and able to support your decisions with a structured thought process, strong research and analysis of data
Ability to work under pressure, manage client expectations effective and not get overwhelmed by client pressures on team
You will act as a trusted advisor for the client in all aspects related to the digital product and support the clients to align those products with their overall digital transformation journey and new/existing enterprise architecture
You will develop strong working relationships with the client’s executive management
You will support peers and seniors in business development activities such as technical proposal development, budget preparation and client presentation
Keep up to date with current regional and global economic and business and digital trends