The Boston Consulting Group Boston , MA 02298
Posted 2 weeks ago
The GenAI Assistant Product team focuses on improving case team productivity and quality of output by building new products using GenAI technology.
The Product Owner must be a leader who is customer-centric and enjoys working with teams to design and deliver exceptional products to customers. Your squad will be responsible for:
Driving roadmap for core features related to GenAI enterprise tools to serve case teams
Building and testing POCs to identify and scale high value new features
Engaging with users to understand needs and inform prioritization
Among your responsibilities, you will:
Deliver business results and customer value
Ensure that the product is built in an incremental way, releasing new working features at the end of each sprint and creating value for the user
Track product performance to inform future work
Deliver on specific and measurable KPIs to be defined for your Squad
Serve as the voice of end-user
Translate the voice and needs of user into user stories, engaging with users and design researches consistently
Leverage empirical and qualitative data to assess feature performance and inform prioritization
Proactively seek user feedback to learn and better understand requirements
Oversee what is delivered by the Squad and when
Prioritize work through a well-organized backlog of user stories and clearly communicate what needs to be done and by when
Define and clearly communicate acceptance criteria for output based on business & customer needs
Support and enable the Squad to effectively deliver
Regularly engage with the Squad to offer feedback on work-in-progress and clarify requirements
Engage with Chapter Leads regarding resourcing and functional expertise required in Squad, aligning on requirements and responsibilities
Provide feedback as part of performance management of Squad members and other members of the Product Portfolio
Set an overall vision to direct and inform the Squad's work
Work closely with the Product Portfolio Lead to understand and drive alignment on the Product Portfolio's business strategy, goals, and objectives
Translate Product Portfolio objectives into a clear vision (e.g., via KPIs, sprint goals, roadmap) for your Squad to inform the creation and prioritization of the Squad's backlog of work
Share information about the Squad's output and priorities with other Product Owners to ensure alignment across the organization
Enable the organization's agile way of working
Model behaviors to support the organization's transformation to an agile way of working
Actively create and maintain a Squad culture based on the organization and Agile behaviors
Provide informal and formal feedback within context of larger performance management system
BCG pioneered strategy consulting more than 50 years ago, and we continue to innovate and redefine the industry. We offer multiple career paths for the world's best talent to have a real impact on business and society. As part of our team, you will benefit from the breadth and diversity of what we are doing today and where we are headed next. We count on your authenticity, exceptional work, and strong integrity. In return we are committed to supporting you in discovering the most fulfilling career journey possible-and unlocking your potential to advance the world.
Experience building GenAI/AI and user-facing products
10-12+ years' relevant experience as Product Owner, including preferably also experience as Scrum Master or Agile Coach/ Mentor in 1 or more organizations
Relevant experience in various AI or technology-driven products
Understanding of agile principles and ways of working
Good understanding of technology enabled business transformation, Digital transformation, Organizational transformation, delivering enterprise-level IT and Digital projects
Good understanding of current GenAI technologies
Divergent thinker who can converge ideas into tangible products
Exceptional communications and stakeholder management skills
Experience in consulting is a plus
Agile Certifications, preferably Scrum.org (Professional Scrum Product Owner) or Scrum Alliance (Certified Product Owner) a plus
Being customer-focused and dedicated to understanding and learning about customer needs and requirements
Operating with a transparency mindset, communicating clearly and openly both above and below
Being comfortable leading, directing, and empowering team members without formal management authority
Working with ambiguous requirements and multi-disciplinary teams
Influencing stakeholders up to the senior levels of the organization
Bringing a data-driven approach to decision making, both in day-to-day management and in making strategic trade-offs
Looking for opportunities to innovate and get things done better and faster
Every member of your squad (including development, design, and QA), for which you will be its product leader
Internal customers, translating their voice and needs into user stories and engaging users as needed
Product Portfolio Leaders, who will set the vision, roadmap, budget, and priorities & key KPIs for the Product Portfolios and subsequently, for the squads
Scrum Leaders, which will act as your right hand to remove impediments and will support you in dealing with the different artifacts and ceremonies
Other Product Owners within BCG to share best practices, ensure alignment between squads, and coordinate on dependencies
Agile Coaches, with whom you will share passion about Agile ways of working and with whom you will shape promote business agility (within your teams and in the whole company)
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