What are the top 3 things that will provide value to C-Suites as a product manager?

I love this question, because it sets a constraint on my expected output. In the age of AI, I think we can all appreciate a good constraint that we can do an eval against. :D In seriousness, though, I think most C-suite members really expect 3 primary things from PMs at every level: Strategic Alignment: Make sure the things you're building clearly ladder up to the overall strategy that the company has set for itself. You should have autonomy to decide the specifics on how you contribute to the o ...Read More

Your strength is being the leader in product and technology. Your superpower is connecting this to how they solve customer problems and drive business results. Top three things to consider:  Start with the why including customer problem and business goals Understand company priority (this year, this quarter) and draw a connection between your product/project to the company priority. This will help re-iterate to your c-suite why they should pay attention and care  Create a demo. This can be proto ...Read More

Every executive is different and their roles necessitate them caring about different information. I've found that PMs often interact the most with CEOs, CPOs, and CMOs. Based on this, here are three things that I’ve found consistently get positive feedback from these leaders: Business impact, not feature lists: They don't care that you shipped 10 features. They care that you increased activation by 15% which drove $2M in additional ARR. Always lead with outcomes and tie everything back to compan ...Read More

Product managers who can become great product leaders have a keen vision of how to drive business outcomes to the next level. They can help drive revenue, accelerate throughput, and drive product conversation. Understanding the below business values of the product and building to the product KPI is a great contribution PMs can bring to C-Suite.  Below points add to Product KPI #Number of customers drives a product’s acquisition strategy. #Number of transactions per customer drives a product’s en ...Read More