Product Management Career Path
As you look at upcoming trends, what key areas or focuses do you think PMs should focus on to help them stay marketable?
I'm on a career break and am looking to expand my skill set! Would love to know areas you think I should study before I return back to the field
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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?
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What are some ways you've seen product teams increase their velocity?
Other than more experience how can I help my team have more impact faster?
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Can I move from Customer Success/Experience role to Product Manager? If yes, how should I prepare myself for it? What certifications should I get? Are fully remote opportunities available for the product manager role?
I am a Customer Success/Experience team manager with over 3 years of experience and I am currently pursuing Project Management certification. I am also interested in Product Management role and would love to understand how I can work towards it.
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How do I break into an entry-level strategy role?
My previous roles have been as a product designer for early-stage startups, but I am itching to break into the strategy realm. I have the business intuition and creative thinking to bring to a team willing to see my potential!
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How do you break into industry from consulting?
I'm a Product Management consultant at Accenture and want to begin working in industry on products that I can feel more ownership of -- when is the right time to make that transition and is there a good way to do it? e.g. start client side, startup, MBA
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Do you think it makes sense to grow PM competence within the organization or hire people from the broader market to succeed faster?
i.e. how much should we focus on and invest in the teammates who could switch/transfer in their roles vs pay for the new PMs coming from other organizations as new hires?
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What's something that you didn't know it took to become a Director back when you were a senior product manager?
Something that you didn't know you would need to do that you only realized later.
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What should you do if your Manager is not helping you grow and you see little growth opportunities? Should you stay at the job and try to learn as much as possible or should you definitely leave the company and look for a new opportunity?
How much time should you give a job and a manager to see if they are a fit in your growth and career?
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How do you manage the 1000 questions and tasks that are shot at you when you are a PM in an early stage startup?
I'm the first PM in a startup that used to be sales led. I'm trying to set up the proper discovery processes, prioritization tactics and strategy, but I find that extremely hard to do as I'm getting carried away in the day-to-day tasks around requests, issues reported and project management.
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What's the career path for a 5yr experienced Product Manager to become a leader? What are the steps to prepare oneself for the next step, i.e., becoming a Sr./Director/VP of Product or CEO?
I have worked as Product Manager for the last 5 years collaborating closely with Eng, Design, and Business in both startup and corporate environments.
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