Product Delivery Manager II - Discovery Enablement

Bloomberg Industry Group
parental leave
United States, Virginia, Arlington
1801 South Bell Street (Show on map)
Mar 26, 2026
Drive product decision quality and delivery excellence across Bloomberg Industry Group as a Product Delivery Manager II. In this senior role, you will strengthen how product teams determine what to build before they build it by embedding disciplined discovery practices into delivery frameworks. You will partner closely with Product, UX Design, Strategy, and Customer Insights to raise the standard of both generative and evaluative research across the organization. Rather than operating as a service-based researcher, you will scale discovery by coaching teams, defining standards, and integrating discovery into planning and portfolio conversations. Building on established delivery practices, you will design and implement operational frameworks that connect customer insights to roadmap decisions, helping teams move from validated problem understanding to disciplined execution. This role balances rigor with pragmatism, ensuring teams run the right level of discovery for the decisions they are making. What You Will Do: Framework & Process Enhancement Design and implement enhanced delivery frameworks and standardized processes across multiple teams Establish clear guidance on when to apply generative vs evaluative research based on decision risk. Drive improvements by analyzing bottlenecks, implementing efficiency solutions, and measuring impact based on team feedback Identify opportunities to streamline research operations (e.g., recruitment, tooling, templates) to enable scalable, high-quality discovery Team Leadership & Mentoring Mentor Product Delivery Managers and product team members on embedding discovery into delivery practices Coach Product Managers and Designers to run right-sized research while maintaining methodological rigor Lead cross-team initiatives that strengthen discovery capability and improve how teams learn before building Partner with Agility & Performance to enhance team delivery practices and optimize workflows Strategic Coordination & Influence Partner with Product, UX Design, Strategy, and Customer Insights to ensure discovery informs roadmap decisions and portfolio priorities Embed discovery into planning and initiative shaping, influencing when and how teams validate opportunities Build relationships with senior stakeholders to improve decision hygiene and drive adoption of discovery and delivery best practices Support high-visibility initiatives by strengthening problem framing and ensuring differentiation is grounded in customer insight What You Will Need Bachelor's degree required; project/program management certifications preferred 7+ years in product delivery or relevant domain with software development lifecycle experience Experience implementing delivery processes and agile methodologies across teams Strong analytical thinking with demonstrated ability to drive process improvements through metrics Excellence in cross-team coordination and stakeholder management Proven track record mentoring team members and influencing without authority Equal Opportunity Bloomberg Industry Group maintains a continuing policy of non-discrimination in employment. It is Bloomberg Industry Group's policy to provide equal opportunity and access for all persons, and the Company is committed to attracting, retaining, developing, and promoting the most qualified individuals without regard to age, ancestry, color, gender identity or expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital status, national or ethnic origin, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, parental or caring status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy or maternity/parental leave, protected veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other classification protected by applicable law ("Protected Characteristic"). Bloomberg prohibits treating applicants or employees less favorably in connection with the terms and conditions of employment, in all phases of the employment process, because of one or more Protected Characteristics ("Discrimination").