Tech Consulting - Digital Engineering - Manager - Seattle

EY•Seattle, WA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

At EY, our purpose is to shape the future. The insights and quality services we provide help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and economies all over the world. We develop outstanding leaders who are teamed to deliver our promises to all our stakeholders. In so doing, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities. Digital Engineering, Product Management specializes in mission-critical solutions for the world’s most ambitious organizations. Using our product-driven, AI-centric approach, we empower organizations to build for the intelligent digital future. Our elite team of product leaders, data scientists, designers, and software engineers enable our clients to solve their most complex product challenges and positively impact people and the world. Software engineers are problem solvers. While most have deep expertise in specific areas of the technology stack (front end, back end, data, security etc.), all are comfortable swimming across lanes. The integration of agentic harnesses throughout the product development lifecycle further enhances our ability to automate, iterate, and optimize decision-making processes, ensuring that products adapt dynamically to evolving business needs and client expectations. As a Technical Product Manager leader in Digital Engineering, you will have the opportunity to lead the delivery of technology projects and programs that align with our organizational strategy and achieve desired outcomes. You will provide assurance to leadership by managing timelines, costs, and quality, and lead both technical and non-technical project teams in the development and implementation of technology solutions and/or infrastructure. Your specialized knowledge of project and program delivery methods, including Agile and waterfall, will be crucial as you coach others on relevant processes, tools, techniques, and enabling technologies. You will utilize and define the next generation of agentic harnesses that enables teams to delegate complex tasks to autonomous agents, thereby accelerating development cycles and enhancing project outcomes. Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results Develops solutions to complex problems Recommends changes to policies and establishes procedures that affect immediate work area and possibly the business function within own area/department.

Requirements

Equivalent professional experience as a product manager defining and delivering commercial-grade software products and services
Significant customer-facing experience related to planning, requirements gathering, prioritizing, and scoping
Experience delivering software platforms, products, and services targeted at highly technical audiences (i.e. software developers)
Experience working in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team to deliver products/services
Demonstrated skills in developing product roadmaps and functional requirements, launching new products/features, conducting customer research and/or facilitating user testing
Experience leading cross-functional teams to deliver products and projects on tight deadlines
Experience coordinating complex product development cycles and software development schedules
Strong attention to detail and end-to-end ownership
Proficient in Agile delivery and development methodologies.
Experienced in application delivery processes and application development tools.
Strong understanding of quality assurance and testing practices.
Knowledgeable in system development lifecycle and technology integration.
Bachelor’s degree required (4-year degree)
Typically, no less than 5 years relevant experience in digital product engineering roles.
Success in delivering products/services in a high-growth environment, with a demonstrated ability to identify and solve ambiguous customer-focused problems
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Strong negotiation skills and ability to align with stakeholders on expectations
Excellent analytical and quantitative skills; ability to use data and metrics to make recommendations and measure success
Familiar with application development tools and the SDLC.
Skilled in technology business requirements definition.
Skilled in technology business requirements definition, analysis, and mapping.
Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
Effective change management abilities.
Proven track record of leading teams.
Ability to build and manage relationships with key stakeholders including internal teams, clients, and vendors.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree preferred
Passionate about delivering commercial software products and platforms to market
Deeply technical and constantly in a state of learning
Able to communicate clearly and efficiently with a variety of audiences including developers, clients, customers, partners and executives
Fearless in getting “hands-on” with technology and execution
Strong understanding of modern software engineering processes
Deep understanding and interest in AI, cloud, and distributed systems architecture
Comfortable with ambiguity with a drive for clarity
Strong emotional agility and hybrid collaboration skills
A track record of driving outcomes and critical thinking
Building and Managing Relationships
Client Trust and Value
Commercial Astuteness
Communicating With Impact
Complex Problem-Solving
Professional certification relevant to the service line

Responsibilities

Own the vision and strategy for products on behalf of our clients, define the product roadmap, and deliver clear requirements that designers and engineers will use to bring your vision to life.
Ensure clear product vision is defined.
Drive day-to-day execution and delivery with re-prioritization and adjustments being made along the way to respond to an evolving business landscape.
By incorporating agentic harnesses, product managers can automate routine decision-making, streamline requirement gathering, and facilitate real-time feedback integration, making the lifecycle more efficient and responsive.
Lead the delivery of technology projects and programs that align with our organizational strategy and achieve desired outcomes.
Provide assurance to leadership by managing timelines, costs, and quality.
Lead both technical and non-technical project teams in the development and implementation of technology solutions and/or infrastructure.
Coach others on relevant processes, tools, techniques, and enabling technologies.
Utilize and define the next generation of agentic harnesses that enables teams to delegate complex tasks to autonomous agents, thereby accelerating development cycles and enhancing project outcomes.
Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
Develops solutions to complex problems.
Recommends changes to policies and establishes procedures that affect immediate work area and possibly the business function within own area/department.
Chargeability: Billable to external client.
Delivery: Leads engagement delivery.
Project Management: Accountable for program/project management.
External Client - Interaction Type: Manages client relationships.
External Client - Interaction Frequency: Daily.
External Client - Engagement Participation: Leads client engagements (planning, execution, closure).
Sales: Responsible for identification of sales and new opportunities.
Pursuit: Collaboration on and contribution to RFPs and related activities.
Engagement Economics: Manages engagement economics for the whole engagement under the guidance of strong leadership.
Resource Planning: Develops resource plan and budget for the whole engagement.