Head of Global Product – Advisory (Sr. Director)

Overview

We are seeking an experienced and execution-focused leader to serve as the Head of Global Product – Advisory. This new role will drive the execution of Grant Thornton’s product strategy for the Advisory service line, overseeing the development, prototyping, and launch of innovative, AI-enabled solutions that enhance our professional advisory services globally. The Head of Global Product – Advisory will lead distributed teams across multiple markets and regions ensuring operational excellence and measurable impact.

Responsibilities

• Execute the global product strategy for Advisory, aligning with business objectives and market needs.
• Shape and communicate the product vision and roadmap for Tax, collaborating across the Tax practice and Technology organization, and ensuring alignment with firm goals and market needs.
• Focus on use case development and requirements gathering for Advisory products, ensuring alignment with business needs and practitioner insights.
• Build strong relationships with Advisory leaders, Technology leaders, and key corporate stakeholders (Risk, Legal, Compliance, Finance, HR, Operations) to ensure product initiatives meet enterprise requirements and drive business value.
• Partner with the Head of Product Innovation and the innovation engineering team on prototyping and MVP development, providing subject matter expertise and ensuring solutions meet Advisory practice requirements.
• Collaborate with the Technology Transformation group to drive change management and adoption of new products and oversee the allocation of product investments to ensure optimal resource distribution and ROI.
• Collaborate with the Technology Transformation group to drive change management and adoption of new products, ensuring successful implementation and sustained impact across the global Advisory practice.
• Build and scale product capabilities across international delivery centers.
• Standardize processes and governance to ensure consistency and quality across regions.
• Leverage data, automation, and AI to drive efficiency and innovation in advisory service delivery.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and technical excellence within global teams.
• Conduct market research and competitive analysis, define and track key performance indicators (KPIs), and leverage customer feedback and data to drive continuous product improvement and ensure customer satisfaction.
• Engage with industry forums and peer product leaders to stay current with trends and best practices and oversee talent acquisition and development strategies for the global advisory product team.
• Communicate product vision, progress, and impact to executive leadership and stakeholders.

Qualifications

Preferred Experience

The base salary range for this position in the firm’s Chicago, IL, Downers Grove, IL, Denver, CO and Baltimore, MD offices only is between $206,300 and $343,800 per year.

The base salary range for this position in the firm’s Washington, DC, Bellevue, WA, Los Angeles, CA, Newport Beach, CA San Diego, CA, Iselin, NJ and New York, NY offices only is between $222,804 and $371,304 per year.

The base salary range for this position in the firm’s San Francisco, CA and San Jose, CA offices only is between $237,245and $395,370 per year.

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