I would like to become a people manager and a strategic leader, whatever the attached title may be, from a senior PMM that I currently hold. How can I achieve this?

I have the opportunity to do so in a company that is rapidly growing, I believe. What kind of education should I look for? How should I signal this internally even if the role doesn't exist? To what extent should I be explicit about the need to create this role and my suitabilty?

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Product Marketing Career Path

Alina Fu

Microsoft Director, M365 Copilot for storytelling and narratives, sales enablement, and compete • 3y

How much do you trust your manager/management chain? I’ve had direct reports who share their career aspirations with me, even if it’s a role outside of my team, and I count myself lucky that they trust me enough to share that. When they did, I would put them on projects that would expose them to the opportunity to build those skills. When I was at Google, they offered 20% projects and that allowed my direct report to experience what the other role would be like. I believe in nurturing people’s p ...Read More

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