Product Manager & Energy Trading & Risk Management (Endur)

Publicis Groupe; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - GBP 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital transformation partner in Greater London seeks a Senior Product Manager to drive digital solutions in the energy and commodities sector. You will partner with clients to define product strategies, manage project development, and enhance customer experiences. Ideal candidates have 5+ years in ETRM solutions, strong communication skills, and a solid understanding of the energy sector. Competitive compensation and comprehensive health benefits are offered, along with a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Wellness program

Generous paid leave

Health benefits

Work-life balance support

Competitive compensation

Learning and development opportunities

Inclusive workplace

Qualifications

• Success managing digital solutions in ETRM from ideation to launch.
• Knowledge of energy & commodities industry required.
• Experience in implementing Endur ETRM package.
• Ability to prioritize competing demands.
• Strong presentation and communication skills needed.
• 5+ years delivering complex solutions in ETRM.
• Desire to learn Agile, Lean and delivery principles.

Responsibilities

• Partner with clients to define business goals and product propositions.
• Develop and validate solution hypotheses through user testing.
• Translate product strategy into a detailed roadmap.
• Design technology solutions and present in workshops.
• Build trusting relationships with clients and teams.
• Mentor junior Product Analysts to foster best practices.

Skills

Managing digital solutions in ETRM

Energy & commodities industry knowledge

Hands-on project experience with Endur ETRM

Understanding of physical commodity trading processes

Prioritization and stakeholder management

Strong presentation and communication

5+ years in business or technology solutions

Agile and Lean principles

Tools

SQL

NoSQL

MySQL

Job description

Company description

Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations get to their future, digitally-enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity. As digital pioneers with 20,000 people and 53 offices around the globe, our experience spanning technology, data sciences, consulting and customer obsession – combined with our culture of curiosity and relentlessness – enables us to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value. Publicis Sapient is the digital business transformation hub of Publicis Groupe. For more information, visit publicissapient.com

Overview

At Publicis Sapient, we help our clients with their Digital Business Transformation journey. In the energy & commodities trading space, our clients are increasingly investing in the transformation of their digital estate, architecting for speed and agility in the context of the challenges and opportunities brought by the Energy Transition.

As Senior Product Manager at Publicis Sapient, you will serve as one of our clients’ trusted advisors, assisting our senior client facing leaders in defining, articulating, and executing ETRM product strategy that transforms customer experience and business outcomes.

As a Senior Product Manager, you will collaborate with clients and our engineering teams in the energy and commodities trading space, driving transformation by understanding business and end-customer needs and continuously deliver value through rapid release cycles and iterative feedback.

Responsibilities

• Your Impact
• Partner with clients to articulate business goals and value pools from which we can shape product propositions that provide transformative business outcomes or customer experience
• Develop solution hypotheses iteratively based on your and the team's experience and expertise, to guide product development; then validate that learning with user testing
• Translate product strategy into a roadmap containing well-defined and prioritized user stories, and features and enablers that will realize the product vision to assist the client in achieving long-term advantage
• Establish objective goals for the product with success and acceptance criteria using meaningful metrics, KPIs, and quantifiable business outcomes
• Design and enable solutions or digital transformation initiatives that enhance business value delivery and responsiveness for our clients by applying Lean and Agile practices and frameworks
• Articulate technology-based solutions and present in workshops
• Be the first point of contact to identify, manage and resolve requirement questions, dependencies, issues and risks with the onshore and offshore team and business
• Build and maintain a trusting relationship with the client, teams, and vendors; develop influence without authority
• Help to inspire, lead and mentor more junior Product Analysts to continually facilitate improvements in developing and enhancing best-in-class digital products and services

Qualifications

Your Skills and Experience

• Demonstrated success managing digital solutions in the ETRM space from ideation to launch, including engineering and operational quality
• Knowledge and expertise within the energy & commodities industry
• Hands-on project experience implementing Endur ETRM package
• Good understanding of end to end processes in physical commodity, trading or banking industry
• Proven ability to prioritize competing demands and obtain buy-in from stakeholders
• Strong presentation and communication skills
• 5+ years’ experience in delivering complex business or technology solutions, from solution design to end-to-end system implementation, in the ETRM space
• Experience in (or a strong desire to learn) techniques and methodologies that maximize flow of value and are deeply rooted in Agile, Lean and continuous delivery principles

Set yourself apart with

• Technical knowledge of database technologies such as SQL, NoSQL, MySQL etc.
• Certified SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager qualification
• Certified Agile Product Manager qualification
• Experience/knowledge of competing ETRM packages (e.g. Rightangle, Orchestrade, Aspect, Beacon)

Additional information

• Wellness program and employee assistance.
• Generous paid leave and holidays.
• Comprehensive health benefits for you and your family.
• Flexibility to support work-life balance.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Access to ongoing learning and development opportunities.
• An inclusive workplace that promotes diversity and collaboration.

As part of our dedication to an inclusive and diverse workforce, Publicis Sapient is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures.