This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Product Consultant (Contract) based in United States.
This is a high-impact, fixed-term opportunity for a senior product professional who can quickly assess a complex product organization and contribute from day one. You will help strengthen product delivery capabilities across cash management and liquidity solutions while shaping a new AI-native approach to product design. A key focus will be establishing a Rapid Product Design (RPD) team, including its operating model, roles, tooling, workflows, and delivery methodology. You will work closely with Product and Engineering leadership and collaborate with a parallel engineering delivery team to align AI-driven practices across functions. The role combines strategic advisory work with hands-on implementation, requiring strong product judgment, fintech or enterprise SaaS expertise, and practical experience with AI-enabled product development. It is well suited to an experienced product leader who enjoys working independently, moving quickly, and building new capabilities within a globally distributed organization.
Accountabilities:
- Conduct a structured assessment of the existing product organization, architecture, processes, and ways of working, identifying opportunities where AI can accelerate delivery, reduce friction, and create new capabilities.
- Develop a comprehensive understanding of the product portfolio, organizational workflows, strategic priorities, and opportunities for rapid product delivery.
- Design and establish a Rapid Product Design (RPD) team within the Product organization, defining its operating model, roles, tooling, workflows, and delivery methodology.
- Develop an AI-native product operating model that integrates AI tools and approaches throughout the product lifecycle.
- Partner with Engineering leadership to align Product RPD and Engineering RAD teams around shared AI principles, workflows, methodologies, and delivery cadences.
- Champion practical adoption of AI tools, methodologies, and ways of thinking across the RPD team and broader Product organization.
- Help establish an AI-driven product design approach that can serve as a repeatable blueprint for future product development.
- Provide strategic guidance on emerging AI practices and their application to product development and delivery.
- Transfer knowledge and build lasting internal capabilities around AI-enabled product practices.
- Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and other stakeholders to ensure rapid delivery approaches are aligned with business and customer priorities.
- Contribute hands-on expertise to strengthen delivery capabilities within the cash management and liquidity product area.
Requirements
- Proven experience as a senior Product Manager, Product Leader, or similar product professional within fintech, treasury, enterprise SaaS, or a closely related environment.
- Demonstrated experience building or operating within fast-paced, cross-functional delivery organizations, including RPD, RAD, Agile, or comparable models.
- Practical experience using AI tools in a product environment, with a clear perspective on how AI is changing product design, development, and delivery.
- Strong understanding of cash management, liquidity, treasury, or related financial technology products is highly desirable.
- Ability to quickly understand complex organizations, identify opportunities, and deliver meaningful results with limited ramp-up time.
- Strong strategic thinking and product judgment, combined with a willingness to take a hands-on approach to implementation.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, collaboration, and knowledge-transfer skills.
- Ability to work independently, navigate ambiguity, and make effective decisions within a complex, matrixed organization.
- Comfortable collaborating remotely with globally distributed teams across functions and time zones.
- Strong interest in emerging technologies, continuous improvement, and new approaches to software product development.
Benefits
- Contract: Fixed-term engagement, initially for 3 months.
- Work arrangement: Remote.
- Location: United States.
- High-impact opportunity to help establish a new AI-native product delivery capability.
- Direct collaboration with Product and Engineering leadership.
- Opportunity to shape operating models, tooling, workflows, and methodologies for rapid product design.
- Exposure to AI-driven product development and emerging approaches to software delivery.
- Strategic influence across product organization practices and future development standards.
- Opportunity to contribute to cash management, liquidity, and treasury technology products.
- Globally distributed and cross-functional working environment.
- Comprehensive compensation package.
- Health, welfare, and wellbeing benefits for eligible employees.
- Opportunities to contribute to continuous innovation and long-term organizational capability building.
- Reasonable accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process and for essential job functions.