AMA: Optimizely Chief Product Officer, Rupali Jain on Product Management Career Path
October 29 @ 9:00AM PT
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How do I shape my job title for a pivot into product?
I'm on the partnerships team at a big tech company and am hoping to move towards product roles. I have some flexibility in shaping my job title (early career). While of course a job title isn't the core thing that will help my pivot to product, what partnerships job titles would be most helpful in making that pivot?
Optimizely Chief Product Officer • 1y
Based on your question, you already realize that title is a very small part of making this transition. If you want to move to product, start thinking about the types of ...
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Optimizely Chief Product Officer • 1y
I'll start with the second part first. Be direct about what skills you are hoping to develop or share that you are hoping to break into product management, and let the p...
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Optimizely Chief Product Officer • 1y
I'd always encourage you to think through impact and understand it before building a feature. Ask whoever is pushing you to build, ask your peers, validate with customer...
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Optimizely Chief Product Officer • 1y
The biggest strengths (and believe me its a huge benefit, and one I look for in all candidates) are being scrappy and getting sh** done. As an entrepreneur, you are forc...
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Optimizely Chief Product Officer • 1y
Oh, I could write about this for a loooong time :). I'll condense down to a few key traitsCritical thinking - do you have the ability to understand and articulate the pr...
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