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Product and Agile Management

Product Manager

  • Job ID: 2026-138331
  • 34 Sale Street Auckland 1010 New Zealand
  • Full-time

Job Description

Help shape the digital future of Publicis Sapient! 

 

As a Product Manager in our Digital Consulting team, you’ll step into a role where strategy meets hands‑on delivery. You’ll work alongside industry leading clients guiding them through transformation, uncovering opportunities, and building digital products that make a real difference to customers and communities. You’ll be the trusted voice of product thinking in the room, leading cross‑functional squads across Strategy, Experience, Engineering, and Data to turn ideas into outcomes. From defining product vision to orchestrating day‑to‑day delivery, you’ll bring clarity, momentum, and customer obsession to every stage of the journey.

 

This is a role for someone who loves solving complex problems, thrives in ambiguity, and wants to build products that actually get shipped—not just talked about.

 

Responsibilities 

  • Champion transformation -Act as a strategic advisor to clients, helping them navigate digital change and aligning product direction to business and customer goals.

  • Own the product end‑to‑end -Shape and manage the product backlog, articulate clear problem statements, and prioritise what delivers the biggest impact.

  • Turn ideas into tangible solutions-Create business process maps, solution designs, and user‑centric artefacts. Partner closely with experience designers and engineers to ensure concepts are both loved by customers and feasible to build.

  • Lead cross‑functional squads-Work in environments where strategy, design, technology, and data come together. Provide direction, unblock challenges, and build trusted relationships across diverse teams.

  • Build product strategy and roadmaps -Define where products should go and how to get there. Influence senior stakeholders with clear reasoning, insight, and commercial awareness.

  • Tell the story -Prepare proposals, estimates, risks, and updates that keep everyone, from execs to delivery teams are on the same page.

  • Solve real problems, not theoretical ones -Apply structured thinking and data-driven methods to deliver measurable outcomes and continuous value

Qualifications 

  • 6+ years’ product management experience, ideally in a consulting or multi‑client environment.

  • Exposure to industries such as Retail, FMCG, Transport, or similar customer-facing sectors.

  • Proven ability to lead complex digital initiatives and navigate senior stakeholder landscapes.

  • Strong business analysis and requirements‑to‑spec conversion skills.

  • Excellent storytelling—able to communicate vision, rationale, and trade-offs with clarity and confidence.

  • Deep knowledge of agile delivery and customer‑centred product development.

  • A track record of measurable impact and driving adoption of digital products.

Nice to Have 

  • Experience delivering eCommerce or broader digital business solutions.
  • Strong understanding of customer-facing technologies.
  • Deep knowledge of operational processes within private‑sector organisations.

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, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at hiring@publicis.sapient.com

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 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.

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