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How do the skills you need differ across the different levels of product management?

Natalia Baryshnikova
Atlassian Head of Product, Enterprise Strategy and Planning3y
Let's take a look at common milestones of a product management career, and which skills you need the most on each level. This not an exhaustive list, but you can see the ...
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Luke Summerfield
HubSpot Director of Product Strategy | Marketing Hub, Content Hub7mo
Great question! I don’t believe the skills themselves change across levels, but the expectations do.I think of PM skills in buckets: customer insight, strategy, execution...
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Paresh Vakhariya
Atlassian Director of Product Management (Confluence) | Formerly PayPal, eBay, Intel, Verizon3y
For a PM or Sr. PM, the skills needed are: Strategic thinking and ability to develop product roadmaps that align with company goals Deep understanding of customer/user i...
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Anton Kravchenko
Carta Sr. Director of Product Management | Formerly Salesforce, MuleSoft, Apple4y
Let me break it down by covering 3 different levels of PMs: Associate PM -- the bar here is that you have great critical thinking, clear communication, energy, and a mix...
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Subu Baskaran
Splunk Director of Product Management2y
Skills vary at different levels of product management, similar to other functions. In large organizations, product management usually has two tracks: 1) the IC track - PM...
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Ruchi Aggarwal
Former BILL Director, Product Management - Payments1y
Skills Across Product Management LevelsEarly PM:Focus on mastering execution. You'll likely be given problems and potential solutions, so use this time to understand the ...
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