AMA: Fivetran Senior Director of Product Management, Core Experience, Alexa Maturana-Lowe on SMB Product Management

July 14 @ 10:00AM PT

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What tips would you share with someone who is looking to breaking into product management?

Lexi Lowe•

Hex Head of Product | Formerly Fivetran • 3y

I have two tips for breaking into Product Management but I'm sure there are many more. The first is to work with Product Management in your current role and/or talk to cu...

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What are some skills a PM needs to move up the ladder to a Director level role? What are the criteria of evaluation?

Lexi Lowe•

Hex Head of Product | Formerly Fivetran • 3y

Every company is different but I can tell you what I've been working on as a part of my transition to product leadership:Impact - as an individual contributor I proactive...

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What do you look for in the backgrounds of aspiring product managers (who have never held the role before) as a signal that they will be a good hire?

Lexi Lowe•

Hex Head of Product | Formerly Fivetran • 3y

Product management is a combination of a lot of different knowledge and skillsets but the core of the job in my opinion is three primary things: 1) curiosity with a 2) ma...

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Looking for some advice, what are some common mistakes new product managers make?

Lexi Lowe•

Hex Head of Product | Formerly Fivetran • 3y

I think the most common mistake that I see is jumping to solutions quickly. This is definitely my biggest mistake as I started as a product manager. For me, it was/is rea...

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How does the size of company you work at impact your ability to develop as a product manager?

Lexi Lowe•

Hex Head of Product | Formerly Fivetran • 3y

Based on my experience working at both smaller startups (25-50 people) and larger companies (1000+) as a product manager, there is merit to both. I really appreciated sta...

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