PwC
Product Development Excellence Senior Associate (Strategy and Transformation)
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Supports operations consulting engagements focused on product development and manufacturing excellence. Analyzes workflows, identifies bottlenecks, develops strategy and transformation deliverables, documents operating models, interprets operational data, and supports lean manufacturing and supply chain integration. Builds client relationships, coordinates workstreams, guides junior team members, and applies product lifecycle management, AI fluency, and process improvement methods to improve speed to market, cost performance, and product quality.
The Opportunity
As a Product Development Excellence Senior Associate you will support client work in operations consulting by helping analyze product development lifecycles, identify bottlenecks, and shape strategies that improve speed to market, reduce cost, and strengthen product quality within our Operations Consulting practice. As a Senior Associate you will build meaningful client connections, manage assigned workstreams, and guide junior team members while using critical thinking, data-driven insights, and a broader view of the business context to navigate complex situations. In this role at PwC, you will contribute to product development and manufacturing projects by applying lean methods, examining supply chain integration, and using digital technologies to support process improvement and delivery of client solutions.
Responsibilities
- Analyzing product development and manufacturing workflows to identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and improvement opportunities
- Developing strategy and transformation deliverables that improve speed to market, cost performance, and product quality
- Applying product development, product lifecycle management, and product roadmap skills to support client initiatives across concept through launch
- Documenting current-state processes and future-state operating models to guide operational change
- Interpreting data and operational metrics to inform recommendations for product strategy and manufacturing improvements
- Supporting lean manufacturing and supply chain integration efforts that align product development with downstream operations
- Using AI fluency and process documentation tools to improve analysis, reporting, and knowledge transfer
- Building meaningful client relationships while anticipating needs and coordinating assigned workstreams
- Reviewing the work of junior team members and guiding task execution within defined project scope
- Developing recommendations that reflect changing business context, client priorities, and professional standards
What You Must Have
- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 3 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 or manufacturing strategy coursework
- Applying process documentation and product lifecycle management skills
- Interpreting data for product roadmap recommendations
- Using AI fluency to support ideation and planning
- Adapting quickly within client-facing transformation work
The salary range for this position is: $77,000 - $202,000. 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 Senior Associate you will support client work in operations consulting by helping analyze product development lifecycles, identify bottlenecks, and shape strategies that improve speed to market, reduce cost, and strengthen product quality within our Operations Consulting practice. As a Senior Associate you will build meaningful client connections, manage assigned workstreams, and guide junior team members while using critical thinking, data-driven insights, and a broader view of the business context to navigate complex situations. In this role at PwC, you will contribute to product development and manufacturing projects by applying lean methods, examining supply chain integration, and using digital technologies to support process improvement and delivery of client solutions.
Responsibilities
- Analyzing product development and manufacturing workflows to identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and improvement opportunities
- Developing strategy and transformation deliverables that improve speed to market, cost performance, and product quality
- Applying product development, product lifecycle management, and product roadmap skills to support client initiatives across concept through launch
- Documenting current-state processes and future-state operating models to guide operational change
- Interpreting data and operational metrics to inform recommendations for product strategy and manufacturing improvements
- Supporting lean manufacturing and supply chain integration efforts that align product development with downstream operations
- Using AI fluency and process documentation tools to improve analysis, reporting, and knowledge transfer
- Building meaningful client relationships while anticipating needs and coordinating assigned workstreams
- Reviewing the work of junior team members and guiding task execution within defined project scope
- Developing recommendations that reflect changing business context, client priorities, and professional standards
What You Must Have
- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 3 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 or manufacturing strategy coursework
- Applying process documentation and product lifecycle management skills
- Interpreting data for product roadmap recommendations
- Using AI fluency to support ideation and planning
- Adapting quickly within client-facing transformation work
The salary range for this position is: $77,000 - $202,000. 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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