**Company description** Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations 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. **Overview** At Publicis Sapient, we help our clients with their Digital Business Transformation journey. In the energy & commodities trading space, our clients are increasingly investing in the transformation of their digital estate, architecting for speed and agility in the context of the challenges and opportunities brought by the Energy Transition. As Associate Director, Product Management at Publicis Sapient, you will serve as our clients’ trusted advisors, assisting the Product Owner in defining, articulating, and executing an ETRM product strategy that transforms customer experience and business outcomes. As Associate Director, Product Management you will also collaborate with clients and our own engineering teams undertaking transformation in the energy & commodities trading space to understand business and end-customer needs, and then constantly deliver value with fast release and feedback cycles. **Responsibilities** **Your Impact** + Partner with clients to articulate business goals and value pools from which we can shape product propositions that provide transformative business outcomes or customer experience + Develop solution hypotheses iteratively based on your and the team's experience and expertise, to guide product development; then validate that learning with user testing + Translate product strategy into a roadmap containing well-defined and prioritized user stories, and features and enablers that will realize the product vision to assist the client in achieving long-term advantage + Establish objective goals for the product with success and acceptance criteria using meaningful metrics, KPIs, and quantifiable business outcomes + Design and enable solutions or digital transformation initiatives that enhance business value delivery and responsiveness for our clients by applying Lean and Agile practices and frameworks + Articulate technology-based solutions, present in new business situations and workshops, and sometimes navigate complex client situations + Be the first point of contact to identify, manage and resolve requirement questions, dependencies, issues and risks with the onshore and offshore team and business + 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** **Your Skills and Experience** + Demonstrated success managing digital solutions in the ETRM space from ideation to launch, including engineering and operational quality + Significant knowledge and expertise within the energy & commodities industry + Hands-on experience on some of the leading ETRM packages, e.g. Endur, Rightangle, Orchestrade, Aspect or emerging ones such as Beacon + Good understanding of end to end processes in physical commodity, trading or banking industry + Proven ability to prioritize competing demands and obtain buy-in from stakeholders + Strong presentation and communication skills + 5+ years’ experience in delivering complex business or technology solutions, from solution design to end-to-end system implementation, in the ETRM space + Experience in (or a strong desire to learn) techniques and methodologies that maximize flow of value and are deeply rooted in Agile, Lean and continuous delivery principles **Set yourself apart with** + Deep expertise in a particular system, solution or functional area (Endur or Orchestrade would be very useful) + Technical knowledge of database system SQL, NoSQL, My SQL etc + Certified SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager designation + Certified Agile Product Manager designation A successful Product Manager at Publicis Sapient combines leadership skills, industry/solution expertise and a broad Agile mindset with Product Analyst skills to help guide clients in their transformation pursuits. **Additional information** + As part of our dedication to an inclusive and diverse workforce, Publicis Sapient is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, colour, national origin, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion + Publicis Sapient UK is a disability confident employer and is dedicated to fostering an inclusive and accessible work environment. We encourage individuals with disabilities and long-term conditions to apply for this position and we will provide adjustments where possible throughout the recruitment process. If you require any adjustments at any point on the process, please get in touch as soon as possible by emailing hiringuk@publicissapient.com . Publicis Sapient UK will then work with you explore and implement adjustments as and where these are possible. If you have any questions regarding adjustments, please email us: hiringuk@publicissapient.com + Publicis Sapient fosters an inclusive environment through our inspirational business resource groups, to learn more please visit https://careers.publicissapient.com/life-at-ps/diversity-inclusion