Manager, Digital Products - ZS Associates : Job Details

Manager, Digital Products

ZS is a place where passion changes lives. As a management consulting and technology firm focused on transforming global healthcare and beyond, our most valuable asset is our people. Here you'll work side-by-side with a powerful collective of thinkers and experts shaping solutions from start to finish. At ZS, we believe that making an impact demands a different approach; and that's why here your ideas elevate actions, and here you'll have the freedom to define your own path and pursue cutting-edge work. We partner collaboratively with our clients to develop products that create value and deliver company results across critical areas of their business including portfolio strategy, customer insights, research and development, operational and technology transformation, marketing strategy and many more. If you dare to think differently, join us, and find a path where your passion can change lives.

Position Overview:

The Manager, Digital Products role is a hands-on, functional leader within the ZS Digital Product's team. In this role, you will work closely with clients and cross-functional teams to design, implement, and optimize digital products and solutions that drive business outcomes. You will focus on understanding client needs, shaping product strategies, and delivering digital products – from discovery through execution and go-to-market.

You will be accountable for leading large digital products & programs for clients in healthcare, payers, providers, and Life Sciences. In addition, this is a leadership role contributing to building the Product Management function within the Product Management practice across these dimensions: mentoring and growing people, continuous improvement of our Product Management methods and tool kit, client thought leadership, client business development (proposals, RFPs), etc.

We are looking for candidates that are boundary spanners and critical thinkers and can lead execution across all phases of the product lifecycle.

What You'll Do:

• Set and drive product strategy
• Establish and align the product vision, roadmap, and priorities with business and client objectives, ensuring scalability and strategic fit
• Guide teams through structured discovery processes to validate opportunities and align solutions with business needs
• Lead product execution and delivery
• Oversee product lifecycle management from ideation to build, bringing together business, user, and technical needs
• Work with team to ensure product requirements are effectively translated into well-defined user stories, acceptance criteria, and product backlogs
• Define success metrics and drive team accountability for achieving key outcomes
• Stakeholder management and communication
• Act as a primary liaison between clients and ZS cross-functional teams and ensure alignment and buy-in on product goals
• Communicate product vision, roadmap progress, and key insights to leadership and clients with clear and compelling storytelling
• Facilitate executive and cross-functional meetings, driving clarity, decision-making, and prioritization of key initiatives
• Mentorship, team leadership, and capability building
• Provide coaching and mentorship to product team members and support their skill development and career growth
• Help establish and evangelize best practices in product management across client and ZS
• Drive a product-led/customer-centric culture in the work we do
• Market and innovation leadership
• Stay ahead of industry trends, competitive dynamics, and emerging technologies
• Contribute to thought leadership on product management topics, client impact studies and transformation to the product model
• Guide teams in leveraging AI, data, and automation to enhance our offerings

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's Degree. Master's Degree highly desired or equivalent experience
• 12+ years of experience in product management or similar functions
• Experience working in a client facing, consulting environment and in/with Lifesciences, Payers, or Provider clients
• High energy level, with strong facilitation, verbal & written communication skills
• Strong organization, project management and prioritization skills
• Ability to travel as needed

Perks & Benefits:

ZS offers a comprehensive total rewards package including health and well-being, financial planning, annual leave, personal growth, and professional development. Our robust skills development programs, multiple career progression options and internal mobility paths and collaborative culture empowers you to thrive as an individual and global team member.

We are committed to giving our employees a flexible and connected way of working. A flexible and connected ZS allows us to combine work from home and on-site presence at clients/ZS offices for the majority of our week. The magic of ZS culture and innovation thrives in both planned and spontaneous face-to-face connections.

Considering applying?

At ZS, we're building a diverse and inclusive company where people bring their passions to inspire life-changing impact and deliver better outcomes for all. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job and recognize the value that candidates with all backgrounds, including non-traditional ones, bring. If you are interested in joining us, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet 100% of the requirements listed above.

ZS is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment and advancement opportunities without regard to any class protected by applicable law.