Your Role

As a Product Innovation & Strategy Manager, you will play a pivotal role in guiding clients through the early stages of product development - from ideation to impact.

Opportunity Framing & Concept Development

Lead client engagements focused on identifying new product and service opportunities across AI and physical technologies.
Conduct market research, trend analysis, and competitive benchmarking to uncover strategic opportunity areas.
Lead client interviews to identify business goals, pain points, and unmet user needs.
Facilitate ideation workshops to co-create innovative product and service concepts.
Develop and downselect product concepts using our desirability-feasibility-sustainability-viability framework.
Visualize and communicate ideas using customer journey maps, service blueprints, and value proposition canvases.
Develop GTM strategies and monetization models aligned with market and business dynamics.

Cross-Collaboration & Execution

Collaborate with UX, Engineering, Project Management, Supply Chain, and Sustainability to refine and de-risk concepts.
Design and lead early-stage validation sprints, including assumption mapping, customer testing, and feedback loops to shape MVP direction.
Work with project managers to create actionable plans for transition into prototyping and product development.
Develop roadmaps for future products and features.
Provide strategic support throughout the product lifecycle, from concept to market.

Commercial Development

Support new client pitches and proposals and contribute to thought leadership to grow our reputation and brand awareness in this space.
Support development of our commercial growth strategies to connect with new clients in need of this capability.

Qualifications & Experience

We would love to see a candidate with:

Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Design, or a related field; Masters degree (MBA, Master's in Design Strategy) is a plus.
7+ years of experience in strategy consulting, corporate innovation, product management, product marketing, design research, or a related field.
Proven experience leading ideation and innovation processes with a track record of identifying successful new opportunities.
Excellent facilitation and storytelling skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders from C-suite to technical teams.
Demonstrated experience in market research, competitive analysis, and GTM strategy.
Strong analytical skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information into clear strategies and product concepts.
Proficiency in innovation tools and methodologies, such as design thinking, Lean Startup, and agile frameworks.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively with strategy, design, and engineering teams in a fast-paced environment.
A passion for technology and innovation in the AI-powered physical product space.
Experience with sustainable product design is a plus.
To better understand your thinking and approach, we ask that candidates share a portfolio of past work as part of the interview process.
Travel is required per 50-75% dependent on client need.

What You?ll Love About Working Here?

You?ll have the opportunity to:

Build a network within the Capgemini Group and contribute to the education of other Business Units around Life Sciences practice offerings to support existing account expansion
Play a significant role in client proposals and RFI/RFP responses from initial brief to final sales presentations
Nurture and expand existing account relationships
Identify potential personal business relationships that can be leveraged by the practice to develop new business
Identify potential project extension and expansion opportunities while staffed on projects
Support the development of thought leadership and innovative offerings as they relate to AI/Data Science, Digital Customer Analytics, and Operational Analytics.
Support the upskilling of the Life Sciences team members on topics related to Data & Analytics