Senior Employee Benefits Consultant
The Standard
Product Development Consultant
Workiva
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $111,000 - $178,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
AWSAzureCloudETLGoogle Cloud PlatformPythonSparkSQL
About the role
- Lead customer interviews, workshops, and data analysis to uncover unmet needs and product opportunities
- Translate insights into clear problem statements, business requirements, user stories, and product hypotheses
- Evaluate opportunities based on customer value, market potential, and technical feasibility
- Define early product concepts, including workflows, data structures, and integration requirements, in partnership with engineering and design
- Outline MVP scope, success criteria, and validation plans for new product initiatives
- Build and test low- and high-fidelity prototypes to assess usability and business value
- Define product requirements and user stories for AI-enabled features and automation
- Translate business intent into functional AI use cases (e.g., copilots, document intelligence, decision-support tools)
- Document model assumptions, governance requirements, and evaluation frameworks to support responsible AI development
- Act as the product liaison in customer and stakeholder discussions, articulating value propositions and technical trade-offs
- Partner with Product, Engineering, Design, and Marketing to test new product concepts through pilots and iterative experiments
- Synthesize learnings to refine product positioning, roadmap priorities, and development strategies
- Define and track KPIs for validation-stage product initiatives
- Lead retrospective reviews to capture learnings from both successful and failed experiments
- Provide recommendations that inform long-term roadmap and product portfolio decisions
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in a related field
- 5+ years of experience in product management, technical consulting, or SaaS pre-sales
- Strong knowledge of data infrastructure (SQL, data modeling, ETL/ELT) and modern data stacks (e.g., Spark, dbt, Snowflake) with experience in cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Proficiency in Python or a similar language for prototyping or lightweight automation
- Experience contributing to AI/ML-enabled products or features
- Familiarity with regulated industries (e.g., finance, audit, compliance) and ability to translate complex business requirements into intuitive software experiences
- Proven track record of driving SaaS product initiatives from concept to launch, ideally within innovation labs or new product development environments
- Experience building prototypes using low-/no-code tools (e.g., Figma, Retool, Streamlit) and lightweight scripting
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to simplify technical concepts for both internal and client-facing audiences
- Comfort working in fast-paced, ambiguous environments that require cross-functional leadership and decision-making.
Benefits
- A discretionary bonus typically paid annually
- Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire
- 401(k) match and comprehensive employee benefits package
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
data analysisproduct managementSQLdata modelingETLELTPythonAIMLprototyping
Soft skills
communicationstakeholder managementcross-functional leadershipdecision-makingproblem-solvingcustomer engagementadaptabilitycollaborationcritical thinkingsynthesis
