Leads consulting engagements focused on product development and manufacturing transformation. Diagnoses lifecycle bottlenecks, improves cost, quality, speed to market, lean processes, supply chain integration, and digital operations. Manages client workstreams, teams, budgets, deliverables, and risks while coaching junior staff. Develops client recommendations involving product strategy, roadmaps, positioning, and go-to-market planning, and applies analytics, AI, and emerging technologies to improve operational performance.
The Opportunity
As a Product Development Excellence Manager you will lead strategy and transformation work within our Operations Consulting practice, helping clients improve product development and manufacturing performance, streamline processes, and address bottlenecks across the product lifecycle. As a Manager you will lead teams, coach junior staff, manage client service workstreams, and apply sound judgment to complex issues while bringing structure to planning, budgeting, and delivery. In this role at PwC, you will guide work on speed to market, cost reduction, quality improvement, lean practices, supply chain integration, and digital approaches that support client needs.
Responsibilities
- Leading product development and manufacturing improvement workstreams for client engagements
- Guiding teams in diagnosing lifecycle bottlenecks, process gaps, and cost drivers across product development and production environments
- Translating operational data into strategies that shorten time to market, improve product flow, and strengthen quality outcomes
- Directing planning and delivery of transformation initiatives that combine lean methods, digital tooling, and manufacturing strategy
- Coaching team members on product development, product lifecycle management, and process documentation approaches
- Managing performance, priorities, and deliverables across multiple workstreams while balancing client expectations and timelines
- Reviewing analyses and deliverables to validate alignment with project objectives, methodology, and technical requirements
- Identifying opportunities to apply AI fluency, emerging technologies, and human-centered collaboration to improve operations
- Developing client-facing recommendations across product strategy, product roadmap, product positioning, and go-to-market planning
- Addressing issues, resolving conflicts, and escalating concerns when project risks or delivery obstacles arise
What You Must Have
- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 5 years of experience
What Sets You Apart
- Preference for at least one of the following fields of study: Analytics/Data Science, Artificial Intelligence/Robotics, Biology/Biomedical Sciences, Business Administration/Management, Computer Science/Information Systems, Engineering, Environmental Science/Sustainability, Health Administration/Public Health, Mathematics/Statistics, Operations/Supply Chain, Project/Technology Management, Science
- Demonstrating product development strategy experience in consulting settings
- Managing cross-functional workstreams across product lifecycle stages
- Applying manufacturing strategy and operations improvement methods
- Using analytics, digital tooling, and emerging technologies
- Coaching teams through planning, execution, and issue resolution
- Presenting findings to client leaders and stakeholders
The salary range for this position is: $99,000 - $232,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance
As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.
PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.
Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work
For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting is removed, unless otherwise set forth on the following webpage. Please visit this link for information about anticipated application deadlines: https://pwc.to/us-application-deadlines
As a Product Development Excellence Manager you will lead strategy and transformation work within our Operations Consulting practice, helping clients improve product development and manufacturing performance, streamline processes, and address bottlenecks across the product lifecycle. As a Manager you will lead teams, coach junior staff, manage client service workstreams, and apply sound judgment to complex issues while bringing structure to planning, budgeting, and delivery. In this role at PwC, you will guide work on speed to market, cost reduction, quality improvement, lean practices, supply chain integration, and digital approaches that support client needs.
Responsibilities
- Leading product development and manufacturing improvement workstreams for client engagements
- Guiding teams in diagnosing lifecycle bottlenecks, process gaps, and cost drivers across product development and production environments
- Translating operational data into strategies that shorten time to market, improve product flow, and strengthen quality outcomes
- Directing planning and delivery of transformation initiatives that combine lean methods, digital tooling, and manufacturing strategy
- Coaching team members on product development, product lifecycle management, and process documentation approaches
- Managing performance, priorities, and deliverables across multiple workstreams while balancing client expectations and timelines
- Reviewing analyses and deliverables to validate alignment with project objectives, methodology, and technical requirements
- Identifying opportunities to apply AI fluency, emerging technologies, and human-centered collaboration to improve operations
- Developing client-facing recommendations across product strategy, product roadmap, product positioning, and go-to-market planning
- Addressing issues, resolving conflicts, and escalating concerns when project risks or delivery obstacles arise
What You Must Have
- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 5 years of experience
What Sets You Apart
- Preference for at least one of the following fields of study: Analytics/Data Science, Artificial Intelligence/Robotics, Biology/Biomedical Sciences, Business Administration/Management, Computer Science/Information Systems, Engineering, Environmental Science/Sustainability, Health Administration/Public Health, Mathematics/Statistics, Operations/Supply Chain, Project/Technology Management, Science
- Demonstrating product development strategy experience in consulting settings
- Managing cross-functional workstreams across product lifecycle stages
- Applying manufacturing strategy and operations improvement methods
- Using analytics, digital tooling, and emerging technologies
- Coaching teams through planning, execution, and issue resolution
- Presenting findings to client leaders and stakeholders
The salary range for this position is: $99,000 - $232,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance
As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.
PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.
Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work
For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting is removed, unless otherwise set forth on the following webpage. Please visit this link for information about anticipated application deadlines: https://pwc.to/us-application-deadlines
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