Manager/Senior Consultant - Product manager- Bangalore

<p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><a name="_Hlk221270459"></a><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">About the Role</span></strong></p><p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">We are strengthening and modernizing our product capabilities within a rapidly scaling technology consulting practice. While the organization has built products before, we are now elevating how products are conceived, engineered, and delivered — with a sharper focus on AI‑first principles, repeatable processes, and long-term scalability. You will play a key role in shaping this next generation of product-building within a Big 4 environment, while also advising clients on product strategy, AI adoption, and future-forward solutions.</span></p><p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">We are looking for an <strong>AI‑native, highly adaptable product thinker</strong> who moves seamlessly between product vision, customer discovery, program structuring, and hands-on execution. You should be comfortable with ambiguity, energized by dynamic priorities, and excited to work in environments where both the customer problem and the product direction evolve rapidly.</span></p><p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">This role spans:</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"><li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Internal product incubation</span></strong></li><li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Client-facing product &amp; AI advisory</span></strong></li><li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Hands-on experimentation with GenAI</span></strong></li></ul><p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">If you thrive in high-velocity environments, enjoy vibing with code, and love shaping 0→1 products, this role is for you.</span></p><div style="text-align:center;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif" align="center"><hr align="center" size="2" width="100%"></div><p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Key Responsibilities</span></strong></p><p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Product Vision &amp; Strategy</span></strong></p><ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"><li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Define the vision, direction, and success metrics for AI-led internal products and solutions.</span></li><li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Set clear product goals around reliability, resilience, and future-proofing, especially for GenAI-based applications.</span></li><li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Conduct competitive and market research—academic, commercial, and emerging tech—to inform product strategy.</span></li></ul><p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">0→1 Product Incubation</span></strong></p><ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"><li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Drive incubation of new features and products by partnering with customers, engineering, and domain teams.</span></li><li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Create repeatable and scalable processes to take concepts from exploration → prototyping → readiness.</span></li><li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Validate product hypotheses through rapid experimentation and user feedback loops.</span></li></ul><p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Customer Discovery &amp; Problem Framing</span></strong></p><ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"><li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Identify user problems, customer needs, and white‑space opportunities across industries.</span></li><li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Facilitate workshops and discovery sessions to understand pain points, workflows, and desired outcomes.</span></li><li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Help prioritize a balanced portfolio of near-term customer asks and long-term capability bets.</span></li></ul><p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Execution &amp; Cross-functional Leadership</span></strong></p><ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"><li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Build strong feedback loops between customer-facing teams and engineering.</span></li><li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Prioritize requirements, create release scopes, and ensure smooth, predictable launch cycles.</span></li><li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Communicate product direction and trade-offs clearly with leadership, stakeholders, and delivery teams.</span></li></ul><p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Metrics &amp; Outcomes</span></strong></p><ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"><li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Define what “good” looks like—KPIs, usage metrics, performance benchmarks, and qualitative signals.</span></li><li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Track and analyze leading indicators to ensure goals are met and value is delivered consistently.</span></li></ul><p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">AI Advisory &amp; Client Engagement</span></strong></p><ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"><li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Support AI advisory engagements with clients—help them conceptualize, prioritize, and design AI-first solutions.</span></li><li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Translate business problems into AI-powered product opportunities.</span></li><li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Advocate AI‑native ways of working, including prompting, evaluation, applied AI artifacts, and prototyping.</span></li></ul><div style="text-align:center;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif" align="center"><hr align="center" size="2" width="100%"></div><p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Must-Have Qualifications</span></strong></p><ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"><li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Bachelor’s degree in Engineering + <strong>3 to 8 years</strong> of experience in product, project, program management, software development, or equivalent.</span></li><li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Strong communication skills with the ability to navigate diverse stakeholder groups.</span></li><li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Demonstrated experience in ambiguous or dynamic environments where priorities shift rapidly.</span></li><li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Comfort working in consultative settings—problem-first, not solution-first.</span></li></ul><div style="text-align:center;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif" align="center"><hr align="center" size="2" width="100%"></div><p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Preferred Qualifications</span></strong></p><ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"><li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Experience in <strong>startup-like</strong> or <strong>0→1 product</strong> environments; thrives amid ambiguity and rapid iteration.</span></li><li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Deep curiosity for <strong>AI, GenAI, and emerging tech</strong> with a strong experimental mindset.</span></li><li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Familiarity with AI model development, ML algorithms, and cloud technologies.</span></li><li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Ability to "vibe with code"—not necessarily writing production-level software but comfortable: </span></li><ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="circle"><li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">reading code</span></li><li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">experimenting with APIs</span></li><li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">playing with AI models</span></li><li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">understanding architectural constraints</span></li></ul><li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Strong user-centric mindset with a keen sense for great user experiences.</span></li></ul><div style="text-align:center;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif" align="center"><hr align="center" size="2" width="100%"></div><p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">What Will Make You Successful Here</span></strong></p><ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"><li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">You think "AI-first": applying models, automation, and intelligent workflows by default.</span></li><li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">You can operate in both <strong>product mode</strong> and <strong>consulting mode</strong>.</span></li><li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">You learn fast and are excited by technologies that are still evolving.</span></li><li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">You enjoy shaping the foundation of a product capability in a newly forming ecosystem.</span></li><li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">You can zoom out (vision) and zoom in (detailed execution) with equal ease.</span></li></ul>