R&D Senior Program Manager (M/F)

About the company

In 2025, Wivoo (the benchmark for Product Management & Data/AI) joined Wavestone to merge strategic power and operational excellence.

Passionate and solution-oriented experts who place humans at the heart of performance and growth. We are strengthening our expertise to transform data assets into concrete value levers. We are constantly developing our portfolio of clients and projects, with international reach and a real desire to generate a positive impact.

Join Wivoo, a Wavestone company, and express your potential in a stimulating and collaborative environment.

Why join our Data Product team? Joining our team means diving into the heart of a community that does not just deliver technical solutions, but breathes a product culture into data:

Your tasks

Joining our Data Product expertise means joining a team of specialists who support large organizations in mutating their models through data and a product approach.

We intervene as experts on end-to-end transformations: from strategic scoping to the operational launch of concrete data products. Your role consists of combining high-level strategic understanding with operational capacity to drive our clients' Data Product programs.

• We scope and launch Data Products (Discovery, requirement formalization, design, industrialization monitoring) used by thousands of users.
• We intervene in strategic reflections with business and data departments on implementing a Data as a Product approach: governance, prioritization, KPIs, and adoption.
• We work in synergy with the firm's other expertises (AI, Cybersecurity, Change Management) to maximize the impact of our interventions.

As a Data Product Expert, you will be required to play a key role in the design and deployment of strategic data solutions:

• Participate in strategic reflections with business and data departments (up to the Executive Committee level).
• Collaborate closely with business, product, and tech teams to ensure that Data Products deliver measurable value.
• Support the development of the Data Product offering by participating in the definition of reusable frameworks, playbooks, and best practices.
• Support clients in evaluating and monitoring the impact of initiatives (business results, ROI, usage performance).
• Share your expertise: mentor teams, contribute to the quality of deliverables, and lead commercial pre-sales.

Concrete, varied, and high-impact tasks

• Luxury and Finance sectors: Supporting major accounts in the implementation of data products within complex and regulated environments.
• Industry and Energy: Deployment of Data Mesh approaches and Product Thinking applied to data to optimize operational processes.

Requirements

Are you a true team player, driven by strong values? Are you curious and determined, with a desire to learn every day? Then you are in the right place.

More than just boxes to check, we are looking for a data product builder:

• You have between 5 and 9 years of experience, including several years in consulting or in a company on Product Management topics applied to data/AI.
• You have proven experience in the design, launch, and deployment of Data Products or Data as a Product approaches in large account environments.
• You know how to work with high-level sponsors to scope needs, prioritize initiatives, and define success indicators.
• You have a strong product sensitivity (user-centric, metrics-driven) combined with a good understanding of technical issues (data pipelines, governance, AI models).
• You master professional English within the framework of your activities.

Valued assets: Familiarity with Data Mesh, initial technical background (Data Engineering / ML).

What we offer

By joining Wivoo, a Wavestone Company, you will benefit from:

• Career model: a tailor-made career with our Wavestone Horizon path, allowing for rapid evolution and stimulating salary dynamics.
• Further training: access to a vast catalog of training and certifications (Cloud, GenAI, Product Management via the Wivoo Academy) to train you continuously.
• Smartworking: flexible and mobile work is part of our DNA and allows for an adequate collaboration framework.
• A Great Place To Work: we are recognized as Great Place To Work 2025, ranking number one in our category in France.

How to apply

Recruitment process: a structured journey including the Data Product Game (test