Senior Director Product Management Consumer Products - London
EC1 M5RR London, London Publicis Sapient
Posted 8 days ago
Job Description
Senior Director Product Management Consumer Products - London
Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organisations get to their future, digitally enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start‑up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting, and customer experience with agile engineering and problem‑solving creativity. United by our core values and our purpose of helping people thrive in the brave pursuit of the next, our 20,000+ people in 53 offices around the world combine experience across technology, data sciences, consulting and customer obsession to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value.
As a Director, Product Management Consumer Products at Publicis Sapient, you will act as your clients’ trusted advisor in leading the overall business solution, vision, strategy, roadmap and prioritisation for a specific digital product, or products, within an engagement. You will collaborate with clients within the Consumer Products industry undertaking major Digital Business Transformation (DBT) engagements to understand their business, end‑customer needs, and then constantly deliver value with fast increment cycles.
Your Impact
* Partner with client(s), strategists, experience leads, and enterprise architects, to frame business goals and value streams from which we can shape solution propositions that provide transformative business outcomes and customer experience.
* Develop large solution vision that aligns with the product vision, strategy, and industry compliance, by keeping the customer at the centre of everything we do while using design thinking tools.
* Represent the client while facilitating solution workshops with cross‑functional leaders where you identify new solutions, organisation business needs, and solution options.
* Develop solution hypotheses iteratively based on user research, and industry and market trend analysis.
* Translate solution vision into a product vision/roadmap containing well‑defined, prioritised features that will realise the solution and value.
* Validate and present the business case to the C‑level executives and lead business reviews to ensure the team prioritises the right features.
* Serve as a voice of the customer among the cross‑functional team, always understanding and representing the customer needs.
* Establish objective goals for the product with success and acceptance criteria using meaningful metrics, KPIs, and quantifiable business outcomes.
* Masterfully apply Lean Agile practices and frameworks.
* Collaborate with product managers, other solution managers, and cross‑functional capability managers to ensure all product teams, to ensure alignment towards the same programme increment (PI) objectives.
* Collaborate with enterprise architects to envision and prioritise capability enablers.
* Represent industry best practice and market trends to assist the client in maintaining competitive advantage.
* Build and maintain a trusting relationship with the client, teams, and vendors; develop influence without authority.
* Inspire, lead, and mentor a high‑performing team of Product Analysts to continually facilitate improvements in developing and enhancing best‑in‑class digital products and services.
Qualifications
* Extensive experience and profound knowledge in the B2C and B2B consumer goods environment, from a comparable position in a consulting firm or in‑house teams of leading consumer goods manufacturers.
* Deeply rooted in Agile, Lean, and continuous delivery principles that maximise flow of value with a passion to extend this understanding throughout the organisation.
* Demonstrated success creating large solutions, digital products vision, strategy, experience, and services – from capability identification, ideation to launch, including engineering and operational quality.
* Experience working with a multi‑disciplinary team on customer‑focused products and services.
* Proven ability in collaborating and leading Program Increment (PI) cycles.
* Proven ability to prioritise multiple demands and obtain buy‑in from stakeholders.
* Practice in workshop facilitation to cultivate ideation.
* Ability to define financials, ROI, KPIs, and forecasts, with success leveraging data to make decisions about product feature increments.
* Proven track record of working with senior client stakeholder and diverse teams as a servant leader and steward of economic and customer value.
* Mastery in leading change and inspire others to change behaviours.
* Influencer in continuous learning and innovation.
Set Yourself Apart With
* Deep knowledge of the key success factors, latest trends, and business models in the B2C and B2B consumer goods industry.
* Relevant product, program management, or Scrum certifications such as SAFe, PMP, or IPMA.
Additional Information
A Tip from the Hiring Manager: A successful Director, Product Management at Publicis Sapient combines leadership skills, rooted in customer centricity, with tactical product management skills to drive the client and team in releasing parallel multiple programme increments every 10‑12 weeks (or applicable frequency at client's organisation).
Director, Client Finance - London
EC1 M5RR London, London Publicis Sapient
Posted 8 days ago
Job Description
Director, Client Finance - London
Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organisations get to their future, digitally‑enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start‑up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting and customer experience with agile engineering and problem‑solving creativity. United by our core values and our purpose of helping people thrive in the brave pursuit of next, our 20,000+ people in 50+ offices around the world combine experience across technology, data sciences, consulting and customer obsession to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value.
As a member of the global Finance team, you will provide expert & collaborative financial partnership to our business leaders through accurate reporting, reliable analysis and actionable insight to support decision making for sustainable and profitable growth.
You will play a pivotal role in shaping strategy and driving key initiatives within the Client Finance team. In this capacity, you will partner closely with business teams and industry leader to manage the financial operations of your industry client portfolio. This will involve working collaboratively with Market and Country leaders, Capability heads, and other executives. Additionally, you will engage with Market Finance Leads and regional finance teams across Financial Planning & Reporting and Controllership to ensure alignment and operational excellence. The Director reports to the VP, Client Finance for their respective Industry and will work in a matrix environment. You will lead a diverse team of Client Finance professionals based in multiple geographies with responsibilities across commercial finance and business operations and will be responsible for their growth and development.
The individual is expected to demonstrate strong leadership presence, clearly communicate team and departmental goals, translate strategy into actionable plans, and contribut
Your Impact
Commercial Management – Support senior level decision making to achieve short and long term commercial objectives.
* Partner with and Support (with Industry Leads/business teams) to deliver on annual growth and contribution margin targets for the industry client portfolio
* Work with commercial teams to evaluate business development opportunities in the context of strategic fit, commercial attractiveness and market risk
* Support the preparation of pricing proposals and deal structure, supported by the Commercial Success Team as needed
* Support commercial leadership and legal counsel in reviewing and negotiating contract terms to align with company standards, including identifying and escalating potential risks from proposed deviations
* Contribute to enhancing financial competence across the business team by sharing expertise and supporting learning & development initiatives
Financial Planning & Analysis – Anticipate opportunities/risks and initiate actions to achieve financial objectives.
* Support Business Teams in the preparation of their annual strategic plans
* Prepare revenue scenarios and contribution margin expectations in support of annual planning cycle (Commitment and Target), taking into account business initiatives, investments, analysis of prior period trends and company financial objectives
* Lead and manage the preparation of rolling forecasts for revenue and contribution margin by providing analysis on changes from prior expectations and insights into assumptions impacting future projections, to inform decision‑making and capacity planning
* Collaborate with Controllership and Revenue teams to ensure accurate and timely revenue recognition during monthly and quarterly close cycles. Provide guidance on new and complex transactions by aligning on accounting treatment and operational implementation, ensuring compliance with policy and close deadlines
* Support weekly revenue guidance process, evaluating key indicators (i.e. pipeline, sales expectations and delivery risks) to provide ongoing visibility to executive leadership and recommendations on appropriate updates to be provided
* Leverage key financial indicators to bring strategic, commercial and operational insights to business leads to lead discussions and drive change needed to achieve objectives
Business Operations – Work with delivery and business teams to maximise profitability and optimise operational performance for the industry portfolio.
* Leverage quarterly results and profit modelling to maintain a forward‑looking view of full‑year profitability across clients, regions, and industries. Analyze key drivers of performance and identify actionable opportunities to enhance industry‑level profitability. Collaborate with senior leadership to develop and support execution of plans that address risks and drive margin improvement
* Manage the team responsible for minimising the “quote to cash” time table (i.e. billing, collections) to optimise trade working capital and limit long standing overdue balances and accrued revenue
* Intervene in concert with business leaders and Market Finance Leads to address and resolve client related issues
* Optimise ways of working and operating procedures in support of client commercial management
Other
* Lead and actively contribute to initiatives that strengthen collaboration, inclusion, and knowledge‑sharing within the Client Finance Team and the broader local Finance Community, fostering a connected and high‑performing culture
* Create and foster an environment of learning, growth and excellence by promoting learning and development initiatives and knowledge sharing
* Assist with any Groupe requirements including and not limited to audits, compliance, partnering with other Publicis Groupe Agencies
Skills & Experience
* 8+ years’ experience managing a team in finance and operations
* Speak fluent English
* Strong Excel competency
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills
* Experience influencing decision making in a matrixed organisational structure
* Highly organised and able to work according to fixed calendar cycles at a global scale (multinational across multiple time zones)
* Education:
Bachelor’s degree, MBA or accounting qualification preferred
Additional Information
Set Yourself Apart With
* Experience working closely with senior leaders and contributing to presentations for executive‑level stakeholders
* Strong presentation/PowerPoint and PowerBI competency
* Experience in Technology Consulting or other service sector
* Experience working at one of the top global marketing & communications networks
Analyst – Wokingham
RG41 5TP Wokingham, South East Publicis Sapient
Posted today
Job Description
Analyst – Wokingham
Profitero+ is a leading global SaaS commerce platform that uses predictive intelligence to help brands anticipate, activate and automate their next best action to fuel profitable growth. Our technology monitors 80+ million products daily, across 1400+ retailers and 70+ countries, helping brands optimise search placement, product content, pricing, stock availability, reviews and more. News outlets, including Good Morning America, The Wall Street Journal and Ad Age frequently cite and trust Profitero as a source of data for their stories. Now’s an exciting time to join our fast‑growth business.
Profitero+ joined Publicis Groupe (a $13 billion global marketing services and technology company) as a standalone commerce division, infusing our business with significant product development resources and investment while giving our employees an incredible launchpad for their careers. Profitero’s tech and data combined with Publicis’ tech, data and activation services positions us to be a true end‑to‑end partner for helping brands maximise eCommerce market share and profits. Learn more at profitero.com
Come be a part of our fast‑paced, entrepreneurial culture and next stage of growth.
The Advisory Analyst plays a critical role in analysing complex eCommerce and digital shelf signals to develop clear narratives and action plans that improve our customers’ performance. This role works directly with Profitero+ clients to scope projects, build analyses in Excel, PowerPoint, and Sigma, and present recommendations that improve eCommerce performance.
This role sits within our Advisory organisation. The Advisory Analyst will primarily support Digital Shelf business reports and custom analyses, with exposure to analytic tool development & deployment and consulting team support.
The role is based in Reading UK and is a hybrid role with three days a week in office.
Who you are
* Experience: A bachelor’s degree and 1‑3 years of increasing responsibility in a data‑intensive consulting, market research, eCommerce, retail, CPG/manufacturing, or similar role
* Analytical & Presentation Skills: Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, with the ability to interpret and present data effectively
* Storytelling Ability: Ability to transform complex data into clear narratives, providing actionable insights and recommendations
* Communication: Confidently articulate complex topics in a clear and concise manner, both verbally and in writing
* Detail‑oriented: Exceptional focus on accuracy and precision in analyses and reports
* Organisational Skills: Proven ability to prioritise tasks, manage deadlines, and handle multiple stakeholders effectively
* Industry Knowledge: Awareness of macroeconomic trends and industry challenges that impact our clients
It would be nice if you
* Have prior eCommerce, CPG/retail, and/or consulting experience
* Have hands‑on experience with Analytics tools (e.g., Sigma, SQL, Power BI, Tableau, Python)
* Understand digital shelf KPIs and best practices
Additional Information
Why you want to work at Profitero: We want our employees to have an opportunity to share in the success that results from our dedication to service excellence, high‑quality deliverables and an unparalleled client experience.
We hire only the best and provide the compensation and benefit programs appropriate for proven top‑performing professionals. We want our employees to have an opportunity to share in the financial success that results from our dedication to service excellence, high‑quality deliverables and an unparalleled client experience.
Our package include: competitive base salary; employee healthcare; life assurance; group income protection; dental care plan; eye care scheme; 24 hour on-line GP; company pension; cycle to work scheme; 25 days off + bank holidays + birthdays off; reduced gym membership; social events; employee referral scheme; personal development plans; Profitero Hero scheme; flexible working hours.
Profitero is committed to creating a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive fair consideration for employment. Profitero recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected characteristics as required by applicable law.
Be part of a company on the forefront of eCommerce revolution where you will learn a lot and be a catalyst to turbo‑charging your skills, experience and career.
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