Product Lead & Strategist

Job Description

Position: Product Lead & Strategist

Career Level: Manager - Level 7

Location : London

Please send us your CV AND portfolio of work. Without this we will sadly not be able to consider your application.

About the team

We’re Accenture Song’s Venture Studio - brought in when clients need to evolve what works now, reimagine what’s next, or build something entirely new. We make it real, fast, and together.

Our team is made up of Growth strategists, Product builders, and Creative designers who make growth happen by building products people want to use, and we do it for truly game-changing businesses like L’Oréal, IKEA, British Airways, Virgin and JLR. The impact we are having is changing the way people live, shop, bank, work, and travel.

We are not your typical consulting team and we are much more than your traditional design studio. We’re a team of founders, operators and creatives who’ve launched products, scaled businesses and been recognised by Fast Company and beyond. We don’t just advise, we build - whether it’s launching a totally new venture from ground-up, or revolutionising an existing product or service.

Scale isn’t easy to come by, but being part of Accenture enables us to truly stand behind that word. We connect the dots across different parts of this organisation to be able deliver for some of the biggest brands in the world.

This is a one-of-a-kind place to forge your career. Where the brightest, most ambitious minds are let loose on the biggest, most impactful problems.

As Product Lead & Strategist you will:

• Combine product vision, strategic thinking and design leadership to shape and deliver innovative digital products, services and ventures.

• Be responsible for translating complex client challenges into clear product opportunities – defining the vision, shaping the strategy, and guiding teams through the journey from early concept to validated product and scalable solution.

• Bring strong product thinking grounded in user insight, business viability and technological feasibility. You are equally comfortable setting direction at a strategic level as you are working closely with designers, engineers and growth specialists to bring ideas to life.

• Lead multidisciplinary teams through ambiguity, helping clients make confident decisions and turning bold ideas into tangible outcomes. At the same time, you elevate the quality of thinking and execution across the team, setting the standard for how product strategy and design come together to drive meaningful impact.

Key responsibilities

Lead the definition and delivery of new digital products, services and ventures – from early opportunity exploration through to MVP launch and iteration. Shape compelling product visions and strategies grounded in user needs, market opportunity and commercial outcomes. Guide multidisciplinary teams through the end-to-end product innovation process, including activities such as:

• Identifying customer problems, unmet needs and market opportunities through research and insight synthesis.

• Translating insights into clear opportunity spaces, product concepts and experience visions.

• Defining product propositions, experience principles and high-level feature roadmaps.

• Shaping the MVP strategy, prioritising the right capabilities and defining the fastest path to validated learning.

• Working closely with designers and engineers to ensure ideas are translated into intuitive, elegant and buildable product experiences.

• Overseeing rapid prototyping, testing and iteration to validate assumptions and refine product direction.

• Ensuring products are designed with scalability in mind, connecting early product decisions to long-term growth and operational models.

• Lead the day-to-day delivery of product workstreams, ensuring teams stay focused on outcomes while maintaining high standards of thinking, craft and execution.

• Act as a trusted partner to clients, helping shape their product strategy, challenging assumptions and guiding them through complex decisions.

• Collaborate closely with Growth and Creative leads to align product strategy with commercial models, growth opportunities and venture scaling pathways.

• Support the development of proposals, pitches and new opportunities, contributing product thinking that strengthens our approach to client challenges.

• Drive the smooth operation of your team by running planning, rituals and collaborative ways of working.

• Building on the culture of the Venture Studio by sharing ideas, giving feedback and participating in company forums.

• Contribute to the evolution of the Venture Studio by helping elevate our product thinking, design quality and ways of working.

• Mentor and support more junior designers and product thinkers, helping them grow their craft and strategic perspective.

• Throughout, you will work hand-in-hand with strategy and creative partners to push the quality of thinking, craft and outcomes. We work as a T-shaped team, where everyone brings a core speciality but is encouraged to stretch, learn and contribute across the creative spectrum through training, peer support and shared events.

What we’re looking for

• Minimum 8+ years of demonstrable professional experience in product design, product strategy, service design or digital innovation within a consultancy, startup, scale-up or in-house product team.

• A strong track record of leading the definition and delivery of digital products, from early concept through to launch or validated prototype.

• You are comfortable navigating the intersection of user needs, business strategy and technology, using product thinking to bring these perspectives together.

• Experience leading cross-functional teams, collaborating with strategists, designers, engineers and growth specialists to deliver impactful outcomes.

• Strong strategic thinking combined with the ability to translate vision into tangible product decisions and experiences.

• Confidence working into C-suite, managing senior client relationships, be it facilitating workshops, shaping product strategy discussions and presenting complex ideas clearly

• A flexible mindset with the ability to quickly adapt across disciplines, balancing strategic direction with hands-on product thinking.

• A proactive, entrepreneurial attitude and growth mindset – comfortable navigating ambiguity and pushing ideas forward.

• High standards of craft and thinking, with a passion for using design and product thinking to solve meaningful problems.

• An appreciation for the importance of team culture and experience owning and delivering cultural initiatives outside of the work

What’s in it for you:

Our Total Rewards consist of a competitive basic salary, annual performance bonus, opportunities to acquire equity and a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits. These include perks such as:

• Up to 30 days of leave to spend each year plus 3 extra volunteering days per year for charitable work of choice.

• Family-friendly and flexible work policies.

• Attractive pension plan with financial wellbeing support and resources.

• Private healthcare insurance plan and Mental Wellbeing support.

• Employee Assistance Programme, Career Development and Counselling.

• A range of generous Parental Leave offerings.
  

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the outstanding services we are known for.

Please note that with all our roles, you should expect some in-person time for collaboration, learning and building rapport with clients, peers, leaders and communities. As an employer, we will be as flexible as possible to support your specific work/life needs.

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Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

Visit us at www.accenture.com

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About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

Visit us at www.accenture.com

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by applicable law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.