Our major Healthcare client is looking for a seasoned Product Manager/Coach to join their Enterprise team for a 3-month consulting assignment. The Enterprise Product Manager/Coach is someone responsible for partnering with organizational leadership to enable the delivery of value efficiently and effectively to our customers. The Product Manager/Coach co-creates meaningful, sustainable change through enterprise-level transitions, employing relevant methodologies and techniques. This role emphasizes leadership, collaboration, mentoring, and adaptability, with hands-on experience in various industry-proven scenarios to foster continuous improvement.

This is not a technical role. It is a strategic position working to drive change through all products, from company offerings to digital products.

Responsibilities:

• Provides counsel and advice to top management on significant Product Strategy matters, often requiring coordination between organizations.
• Drives the development of product definition and solution plans to optimize the company's products and services portfolio.
• Evaluates business opportunities to define and optimize the product portfolio and solution alternatives through analysis and understanding of targeted markets, market trends, new technology, customer business issues and the competitive environment.
• Establishes strategies in order to manage a product or product category.
• Develops new product value propositions and targeted feature sets.
• Assists in the development and implementation of operational guidelines and objectives for the product portfolio.
• Interprets internal or external issues and recommends solutions/best practices.
• Solves complex problems; takes a broad perspective to identify solutions.
• May lead or manage sizable projects.
• Focuses on providing thought leadership and technical expertise across multiple disciplines.
• Recognized internally as "the go-to person" for the most complex Product Strategy assignments.
• Strategic Guidance: Collaborate with IT and business leaders to catalyze sustainable and impactful change, evaluating and shaping organizational design, structure, and culture.
• Coaching and Development: Mentor and upskill team members across the organization, from portfolio to team level, both locally and globally, while fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Organizational Alignment: Utilize the company's Enterprise Operating Model to develop and refine training, materials, and guidelines, ensuring integration with organizational objectives.
• Advocacy and Education: Serve as a catalyst for transformational/efficient practices, promoting a culture of adaptability and responsiveness across the organization.
• Support and Implementation: Interface with all levels of leadership to support organizational change, including process, practice, and tooling changes. Work with globally distributed teams to implement Lean, Agile, Customer Centricity, and other relevant principles, with a focus on demonstrating the impact of coaching changes.
• Community Building: Create a culture of shared best practices, proactively address organizational obstacles, and provide coaching, mentoring, and training at all organizational levels. Accountable for building relationships & having the right conversations.
• Product Coaching: Collaborating with cross-functional teams to establish a shared vision and set clear, measurable goals that align with customer needs and business objectives.

Qualifications:

• Strong collaborative leadership skills with business and technology acumen
• Demonstrated ability to work well with others and lead Change Management initiatives
• Expertise in various scaling practices and shifting from project to product-centric paradigms
• Capacity to challenge existing assumptions and overcome resistance
• Comprehensive experience in a variety of enterprise roles and responsibilities
• Expertise in Scrum, Kanban, scaling frameworks (such as the Scaled Agile Framework), and related methodologies
• Capable of evaluating organizational health metrics and disseminating insightful data through visual management techniques

Skills:

• Product Coaching, Change Management, Program Management, Organizational Transformation

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• Any Product Management/Product Development/Product Coaching certifications a plus

The target hiring compensation range for this role is $75 to $80 an hour. Compensation is based on several factors including, but not limited to education, relevant work experience, relevant certifications, and location.

About Aquent Talent:

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands. Our talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits! Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.