Lead Product Manager

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The Tech Product Manager plays a crucial role in steering the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control, and completion of key OWG Tech initiatives, ensuring alignment with the companys strategy, commitments, and goals.

This position adheres to best practices, standards, and guidelines in both product and project management. As an internal role, the Tech Product Manager supports initiatives and teams across Oliver Wyman. While our primary focus is on consulting, this position is situated within our Technology organization.

We Will Count On You To

• Drive and execute OWG Tech projects aligned with departmental or organizational strategy.
• Develop effective project plans with defined objectives, deliverables, and communication plans.
• Manage project resources and budget to ensure objectives are met.
• Partner with OWG Tech managers, to ensure roles and expectations are clearly defined and understood on each project.
• Identify critical paths and risks and on the project; track them and facilitate mitigation of these risks.
• Create and maintain relationships with stakeholders and manage expectations.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
• Report project health and status utilizing agreed project management systems and tools.
• Ensure project closure meetings are held, produce project closure reports highlighting areas for improvement.

What you need to have:

• Strong interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation, negotiation, and consensus building, complemented by excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• In-depth knowledge of tech project management methodologies and frameworks, along with information management practices and tech solution delivery processes, procedures, and toolsets.
• A solid technical background with experience in product ownership and relationship management, particularly in managing cloud implementation projects within large organizations.
• Proficient in budgeting, invoicing, and project financial management, supported by excellent analytical and technical skills.
• Highly organized with exceptional planning capabilities, a strong customer service orientation, and a polished, professional demeanor.
• Proven ability to plan and facilitate effective meetings, deliver strong presentations, and manage multiple projects simultaneously, with over five years of experience in product and project management.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, business, or equivalent experience.
• Scrum Master certifications required.

What Makes You Stand Out

• Proven ability to oversee the complete product lifecycle, from ideation and development to launch and post-launch analysis, ensuring alignment with business goals and user needs.
• Exceptional organizational abilities that enable effective prioritization and management of multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery and quality outcomes.
• Strong analytical skills to assess needs, user feedback, and product performance, driving data-informed decision-making.

Why Join Our Team

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work, and supportive leaders;
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have an impact for colleagues, clients, and communities;
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being;
• A yearly budget and the opportunity to build your flexible benefits package (up to 20% of your annual salary);
• 30+ days off (25 legal days off, 1 extra day off on your birthday, public holiday replacement days, extra buy/sell from your benefits budget);
• Performance Bonus scheme;
• Matching charity contributions, charity days off, and the Pay it Forward charity challenge;
• Core benefits - Pension, Life and Medical Insurance, Meal Vouchers, Travel Insurance

Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit , or follow on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one "anchor day" per week on which their full team will be together in person.