What are the key traits you look for in hiring enterprise PMs?
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Infoblox SVP Product Management, Networking • 4y
Taking for granted a baseline of solid product management fundamentals and team simpatico, I feel the following play an outsize role in determining success in the enterpr...
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Box Director of Product Management • 4y
PMs are responsible for defining a winning product and rallying a team to deliver it. It’s one of the roles that requires a large breadth of skills, as PMs sit at the ce...
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JetBrains Head of Product | Formerly GitLab, Jit.io, Cellebrite, Anima • 11mo
Key traits I look for in hiring enterprise PMs:Strong B2B product experience:: Experience in building B2B or enterprise products is essential. Enterprise PMs must underst...
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IBM Product Management • 1y
I have not been in an organization that used size segments for Product Manager hiring. As a result, I would imagine I would leverage the same key traits I look for in all...
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Gainsight Director, Product Management | Formerly Cisco • 3y
One of the core functions of an enterprise PM (on top of being a specialist and a subject matter expert) is their knack for 'abstracting' and 'generalising' requirements....
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strongDM Sr. Director, Product Management • 1y
Enterprise PMs have a unique challenge in that they are building not just for end users but also for buyers, IT teams, security teams, and more. So, when hiring enterpris...
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Boxford Capital Managing Partner | Formerly Barracuda, SilverSky, Digital Guardian, OpenPages, Cybertrust • 4y
First and foremost - smarts. The basketball cliche is that you can't coach height. You can't coach a PM intelligence. Next up, is a deep relentless customer focus. In B...
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