Consultant - Product Development
McKinsey & Company
Product
Taipei City, Taiwan
Posted on May 1, 2025
Consultant - Product Development
Job ID: 97461
Do you want to work on complex and pressing challenges—the kind that bring together curious, ambitious, and determined leaders who strive to become better every day? If this sounds like you, you’ve come to the right place.
Your Impact
In this role, you will blend consulting skills with McKinsey's digital solutions and industry knowledge to serve clients on R&D projects. You will work in an intellectually challenging environment, developing strong problem-solving and leadership skills.
You will assess R&D, product development efficiency of client and drive R&D productivity enhancement. You will enhance product design effectiveness and quality attributes.
You will also co-develop digital, generative AI, AI use cases to help client drive overall R&D competitiveness, collaborate with strategy and sales team to optimize product portfolio and technology roadmap, as well as elevate clients’ s overall R&D performance jointly with cross-functional team in Operations practice through Digital Transformation Programs.
Additionally, you will collaborate with McKinsey’s global network and functional practices to develop cutting-edge knowledge in R&D, and lead various initiatives to build proprietary knowledge on R&D topics.
You will work closely with clients, often on-site, to tackle complex challenges. Our robust training, coaching, and mentoring programs will support your professional growth.
Your Growth
You will be based in our Taipei office and will be part of McKinsey’s Operations practice in Greater China. Our Operations practice assists our clients in solving complex operational challenges. Blending strategic thinking with hands-on practicality, our teams of consultants and experts work to develop and implement operational strategies that solve our clients' most critical problems.
This group strives to improve productivity and effectiveness of our clients by working to create higher-value products and services and more attractive product lines. The team serves clients in different industry sectors with a concentration in Automotive, Assembly, Aerospace, Industrials, High-Tech, Telecom, Pharma, and Medical Products.
Your qualifications and skills
- Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree is a plus
- 4 years of experience in R&D, product development, product cost optimization, product design, manufacturing, value engineering, DFMA, prototyping or related engineering background
- Proven experience in cross-functional team environments
- Demonstrated analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to structure and solve problems
- Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills
- Strong communication skills in English and Mandarin, both verbal and written
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Job Skill Code - JPS - Junior Specialist
Function - Operations
Industry - Automotive & Assembly;High Tech
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Job Skill Code - JPS - Junior Specialist
Function - Operations
Industry - Automotive & Assembly;High Tech
Post to LinkedIn - Yes
Posted to LinkedIn Date - Tue Apr 29 00:00:00 GMT 2025
LinkedIn Posting City - Taipei
LinkedIn Posting State/Province -
LinkedIn Posting Country - Taiwan
LinkedIn Job Title - Consultant - Product Development
LinkedIn Function - Consulting;Manufacturing;Product Management
LinkedIn Industry - Automotive;Consumer Electronics;Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
LinkedIn Seniority Level - Not Applicable