Interested in advising leading companies on how to stay ahead in the fast-paced digital era?
Metis Strategy, a management and strategy consulting firm, focused on the intersection of business and technology, continues to grow and is looking for highly motivated individuals to join the team in one of our three U.S. offices. More specifically, we are in search of candidates specializing in product management and innovation. We are trusted advisors to Fortune 500 and Global 1000 companies, helping them meet their most critical business objectives through tailored engagements and deep professional relationships. We work across industries on topics related to business & digital strategy and navigating organizational change.
We are an entrepreneurial, fast-growing firm headquartered in the Washington, D.C. area with offices in the San Francisco Bay Area and Dallas, Texas. The firm’s presence from coast to coast allows us to serve clients throughout the United States and internationally. In our 20+ year history, we have established a track-record of making lasting impacts on organizational performance and help executives improve business outcomes. In a career with Metis Strategy you will experience high growth as you encounter new challenges with each client engagement; have a high degree of autonomy to craft the direction of your work; and become empowered to work directly with thought-leaders, C-level clients, and other decision-makers.
Responsibilities of a Senior Associate - Innovation & Product Strategy
At its core, everything we do is oriented around helping our clients succeed in accomplishing their strategic, and innovative management objectives. We are seeking a dynamic and forward-thinking candidate specializing in Innovation and Product Management to join our team. The ideal candidate will bring a wealth of experience in driving innovation, managing the entire product lifecycle, and fostering a culture of creative problem-solving.
As a Senior Associate - Innovation and Product Strategy you will help analyze organizations’ current capabilities, evaluate opportunities for improvement, and partner with clients to develop and implement a roadmap to achieve their desired future state vision. This involves conducting in-depth capability assessments, identifying innovation gaps, leveraging emerging technologies, and creating actionable product strategies. Furthermore, you will facilitate workshops to generate creative solutions, prototype new ideas, and test their viability, ensuring that clients can successfully navigate the complex landscape of product development and innovation.
Specifically, you will use the firm’s analytical frameworks and methodologies (STAR, World Class IT, the Digital Maturity Assessment, Getting to Nimble, and others) to drive innovation and strategic product development on various aspects of client assignments. Working closely with other members of the firm, you will unpack complex situations and develop recommendations that make a lasting impact on the success of our clients’ businesses.
Senior Associates will be responsible for leveraging your deep understanding of industry trends, consumer behavior, and emerging technologies to craft strategies that not only meet, but exceed, client expectations. Your ability to analyze data, generate insights, and translate them into actionable plans will be essential. You will also play a key role in mentoring client teams, facilitating workshops, and providing thought leadership to ensure successful project outcomes and sustained growth.
Your focus will be on fostering innovation and driving product strategy to help clients stay ahead in their respective markets. As part of this focus, you will assist clients in defining product strategies, designing the underlying product operating model and innovation processes, hosting innovation sessions, and training global agile product development teams on best practices.
Qualifications And Expectations
- Strong ability to navigate ambiguity and untangle complex scenarios involving disparate data sources, particularly in the context of innovation and product development
- Experience managing small projects or project workstreams, with responsibility for up to 3 junior staff, in a fast-paced professional services environment
- Proven experience in product management, innovation strategy, and consulting, with a track record of successful projects
- Proven ability to create and manage structured work plans to meet client expectations and guide project team execution
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to manage and synthesize large amounts of data.
- Ability to conduct thorough market research and analysis to identify opportunities and inform product strategies.
- Strong capacity to manage client relationships and communicate complex business topics to senior-level business and technology client executives.
- Business and technology acumen, with concrete examples of having helped companies solve complex business problems using a combination of people, processes, and technology solutions
- 4-8 years of post-undergraduate experience working with teams in a professional services strategy and management consulting environment, with a focus on innovation and product strategy.
- Graduate-level education in innovation and/or product management
- Mastery of spreadsheet and presentation applications, such as MS-PowerPoint and MS-Excel
- Additional capabilities with data analysis tools such as Tableau, visualization tools such as MS-Visio, and other productivity tools are a plus
- Professional certifications in Digital Leadership, SAFe Agilist a must
- Proven entrepreneurial spirit with an outcome-oriented approach to business and a bias for action, particularly in driving innovative solutions and product strategies.
- Energetic “roll up your sleeves” mentality
- High intellectual curiosity in the pursuit of professional and personal development.
- Integrity & professionalism, with the ability to exercise judgment and maintain confidentiality
- Relationship-driven, with a proven ability to build strong collaborative working relationships with clients
- Team player with a willingness to learn from others
- Additional spoken languages are considered a plus
What Metis Strategy Has To Offer
Successful candidates will be motivated by the desire to make a difference by helping our clients achieve and maintain strategic and operational excellence while continuously improving their own skill set and embracing emerging intellectual challenges.
The standard base pay range for this role is $115,000 - $180,000, annually. This position is also eligible for bonus compensation. Additional benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, parental leave, family benefits, retirement contributions, paid time off, and more. Compensation and benefits are competitive and will be commensurate with each individual candidate’s qualifications and relevant work experience.
In addition to individual compensation and individual professional growth, we offer the unique opportunity to help grow the intellectual, functional, economic, and geographic footprint of a thriving technology and business advisory firm. We not only support but expect all members of the team to identify new growth opportunities and pursue novel approaches to realize them in a way that benefits Metis Strategy and its client and partner ecosystem.
If you are driven by the desire to help some of the world’s most renowned companies solve complex business problems and excited by the intersection of business strategy and technological innovation, you will enjoy being part of our team.
