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What were your biggest challenges on transitioning from Product Manager to Group Product Manager?

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  1. Kie Watanabe
    Kie Watanabe

    HubSpot Group Product Manager • 3y

    Going from an IC PM to a manager role was one of the most gratifying transitions in my career. Having been a manager before in a different context prior to becoming a Group Product Manager at HubSpot, I had some prior experience leading teams and operating in an environment with broader scope and complexity that helped ease the transition. That said, I do recall a couple of things: Saying no to your pet rock: As an IC PM, you’re the biggest fan of your own product ideas first and foremost. Given ...Read More

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  2. Suhas Manangi
    Suhas Manangi

    Snap Head of Product - Trust & Safety • 4y

    Being a good PM helps becoming a good manager of PMs, but is not a sufficient condition. I have seen below 3 as top challenges/opportunities unique to GPMs: Deligating, and trusting your direct report PMs to care about Customers as much as you do, if not more. Providing saftey net for PMs to fail fast, learn, and iterate, but as well the essential framework on lowering the cost of failure to ensure contribution to business impact. Knowing that PM skills are not hard to aquire, but takes time. Co ...Read More

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