ConvergeCONSUMER - Merchandising & Assortment Product Manager - Innovation_Delivery_Transformation

The Team ConvergeCONSUMER ™ is a product-driven business that combines differentiated consumer insights with robust prediction and optimization capabilities to help consumer-focused businesses improve decision-making and deliver personalized experiences to drive growth, consumer loyalty, and profitability. We operate with the speed and agility of a startup within the world's largest professional services firm. We drive value for our clients by optimizing decisions and actions at a level of granularity only made possible with today's data and technology. ConvergeCONSUMER's suite of solutions helps consumer-facing businesses prosper in a world being re-shaped by convergence, where the lines between industries, competitors and collaborators, consumers and suppliers, and even human and artificial intelligence have blurred. Our approach for addressing this complexity is simple: we combine Deloitte's next-generation technology platforms with decades of experience in the consumer sector and a deep understanding of its unique issues and challenges to drive profitability and future growth for our clients. Position Summary Product Strategy & Assortment Leadership, ConvergeCONSUMER Are you an experienced Product Manager who has led the development of world-class software or digital products? Are you looking for an opportunity to expand your scope and lead products used by some of the biggest and most influential businesses around the world? If the answer to these questions is yes, we would like to talk with you. Recruiting for this role ends on 9/30/2026. Work you'll do As the Merchandising and Assortment Product Manager within Deloitte Consulting's ConvergeCONSUMER™ team, you will lead the strategy, development, and delivery of cutting-edge, data-driven products that empower consumer-focused businesses to optimize merchandising decisions and personalize customer experiences at scale. You will own the end-to-end product lifecycle for Assortment Optimization solutions, translating business needs and consumer insights into actionable product strategies, and working closely with engineering, design, and marketing teams to ensure timely delivery, market readiness, and ongoing product evolution. With a strong foundation in analytics and retail domain expertise, you will bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders, drive cross-functional alignment, and deliver high-impact solutions that meet real-world business challenges in a rapidly converging marketplace. Key Responsibilities: Define and execute the strategy for the Assortment Optimization product. Collaborate with other Product Managers and engineering team members on product development activities and assist in tasks necessary to make a developed product market-ready. Work with designers and developers to ensure product features are delivered on time, meet quality standards, and align with the product vision. Engage with various stakeholders to scope high-level features or user stories to a level of detail needed for engineering team members to execute against (including requirements, mockups, prototypes, etc.). Play a key hands-on role in an agile software development lifecycle by writing user stories, grooming backlogs, and running sprint reviews/showcases. Develop product collateral such as presentations, sales tools, marketing materials, and product demonstrations. Monitor, analyze, and report on customer/decision-maker/end-user feedback and manage the success and evolution of products in the marketplace. Provide timely reporting of development activities, product launches/extensions, and ongoing sales, revenue, and profitability performance against defined business targets. Collaborate with marketing and sales teams to develop effective go-to-market strategies, product positioning, and sales enablement materials. The successful candidate would possess these skills: Strong technical background combined with solid business experience. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Highly self-motivated, energetic, and passionate, with a team-oriented working style. Proven ability to partner successfully with internal stakeholders across the organization and drive outcomes cross-functionally. Well-developed judgment and problem-solving skills. Ability to juggle many competing priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Experience working in the merchandising domain and/or with merchants. Familiarity with AI/ML and optimization technologies. Familiarity with User Experience design principles and ability to collaborate effectively with design teams. Experience with agile software development methodology and tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence). Experience with market and competitive analysis to identify product opportunities and inform decision-making. Experience building data science and analytics solutions, particularly in the merchandising space. Familiarity with optimization techniques. Experience working closely with an engineering organization to manage products through the entire product lifecycle. Solid retail or consumer products analytics experience and domain knowledge. Qualifications Required: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business, or an equivalent field; an advanced degree is a plus, and equivalent work experience may substitute for the degree requirement. 7+ years of proven success in a fast-paced, retail or consumer products-related product management or management consulting role. Ability to travel 25%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve. Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future. The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $134,500-$265,000. You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law. #J-18808-Ljbffr Deloitte France