Product Lead - Stealth Edutainment Venture (Portfolio)

Product Lead – Stealth Edutainment Venture (BCG X Portfolio)

We’re Building Tomorrow. BCG X is the tech build and design unit of BCG. 

At BCG X. Ventures (formerly BCG Digital Ventures) we apply an end-to-end approach to build and launch standalone and new core businesses. We turn differentiated assets into strategic advantages that unlock growth, building everything needed—products and technology, business models and go-to-market strategies, and operations and organization foundations—to launch these projects at speed. 

Nurturing every child to drive positive change for the planet, through stories and adventures 

Alongside our corporate partner, BCGX is building an immensely purpose-led pair of ventures that enable children to learn about our world and absorb values that help them thrive in an ever-changing world. The first venture uses fun missions to empower children in their formative years to imbibe critical values that prepare them to face the world, while the second venture transforms memorable physical experiences into personalized stories that stem from children’s imagination. 

The ventures are based in Singapore and backed by one of the most purpose-led organizations that treasures humanity and conservation alongside a focus on the bottom-line. 

We are looking for an experienced Product Lead (PM) with a passion for nurturing every child to become an everyday hero who drives positive change for himself / herself, others and the world, who also cares about animal welfare, wildlife conservation, and sustainability.  

As PM Lead you will be responsible for product definition and delivery, working with multidisciplinary team members across design, engineering, business and corporate stakeholders to drive product-market-fit.  

In this role you will:  

• Develop and execute short-term and long-term product strategy to achieve business objectives and growth targets, from launch to scale  
• Act as the voice of the customer in defining innovative digital products and solutions 
• Be a champion of the MVP concept, distilling the product down to what is desirable, viable and feasible 
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to scope, design, concept-test and drive outcomes 
• Develop feature lists, user stories, and roadmaps and ensure on-time delivery 
• Gather and manage product feedback through surveys, concept testing, analytics tools, and A/B testing 
• Develop venture materials (business case, pitches, demos) to communicate progress to key stakeholders 
• Provide insights into product, technology and market trends 
• Monitor and report on product KPIs 

You should have: 

• 5-8 years’ experience building products end-to-end using agile methodologies 
• 0-1 experience building products or businesses as a founder or founding team member at startups or startup-like environments 
• Solid understanding of product fundamentals including market analysis, MVP and product-market fit, positioning, go-to-market, pricing, testing, iterating based on feedback, legal, operations and finance 
• Experience building B2C or B2B2C products with familiarity with GTM and commercialisation 
• Experience working in the edu-tech space is a strong plus 
• Familiarity working in corporate environments and managing stakeholders therein 
• Familiarity working with cross-functional “pods” of engineering, PM, design and commercial 
• Strong communicator with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills 
• Ability to think creatively, strategically and resourcefully  
• A diligent attention to detail and strong technical intuition  

To learn more, visit us at https://bcg.com/xInterested applicants may apply through the careers section of the website at https://careers.bcg.com/.  Interviews will take place after resumes have been screened for minimum requirements. Please note that this position is not restricted solely to the responsibilities listed above and that the job scope and responsibilities are subject to change. BCG is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local law.