Communities
Sign Up / Sign In
Is it possible to transition to senior product marketing roles from a digital marketing or brand management role? What should be some of the key aspects to highlight in the resume to stand out?
1 Answer
Chris Glanzman
ESO Director of Product Marketing & Demand Generation • February 14
This is 100% possible. I made the exact move from Digital Marketing to Product Marketing just a year ago. To make that switch, I would highlight a few areas, and you should look to build this experience if you don't have it yet.
- Prove you're customer insights-driven. If you clearly demonstrate that you've somehow researched customers and implemented changes based on the insights gathered, you'll be off to a great start. Don't just describe an A/B test, though. Qualitative insights can be gold for this purpose. Even viewing session recordings on your site to reveal user path issues could count toward this. Perfection would be conducting interviews about the site and whether it helps visitors accomplish their desired tasks.
- Demonstrate your ability to prioritize market opportunities. Detail an accomplishment or project that describes a time you identified an opportunity (ideally an external market), weighed it against alternatives, and put together a plan to pursue the opportunity.
- You'll likely need to demonstrate some proficiency in the company's product or familiarity with the market they're in. You will probably be able to relate your marketing capability without too much issue, but the other two big rocks of Product Marketing knowledge need to be addressed (Market Knowledge and Product Knowledge).
891 Views
Google Marketing Head for YouTube & Android Spanish LATAM, Martin Raygoza on Product Marketing Career Path
April 30 @ 10:00AM PST
Google Product Marketing Lead, Varun Krovvidi on Developing your Product Marketing Career
February 15 @ 10:00AM PST
Postscript Vice President Of Product Marketing, Sam Melnick on Developing your Product Marketing Career
February 14 @ 10:00AM PST
Top Product Marketing Mentors
Sarah Din
Quickbase VP of Product Marketing
Gregg Miller
PandaDoc VP of Product Marketing & Brand
Mary Sheehan
Adobe Head of Lightroom Product Marketing
Jeffrey Vocell
Panorama Education Head of Product Marketing
Jenna Crane
Klaviyo Head of Product Marketing
Alex Lobert
Meta Product Marketing Lead, Facebook for Business & Commerce
Amanda Groves
Crossbeam Senior Director Product Marketing
Kevin Garcia
Anthropic Product Marketing Leader
Christine Sotelo-Dag
ThoughtSpot Senior Director of Product Marketing
Abdul Rastagar
GTM Leader | Marketing Author | Career Coach
Related Questions
What is your advice to someone with a background in software sales who wants to move into Product Marketing?What are some of the best resources for Product Marketers to refer to as they grow in their careers?What's the best way to enter the product marketing field? How to develop product marketing skills while not in a PMM role (to prepare for a career switch)?What do you see as the foundational skill sets and areas of focus for a product marketer? And what are the best ways to establish those skills and competency in those areas? I see Product Marketing Manager roles with similar job descriptions and responsibilities and some say 'entry level' and others 'mid-senior level'. It confuses me to see an entry-level PMM in general. When looking to grow as a product marketer what are the levels of responsibilities that take you to the next level and the salary ranges associated. Also, what are the pros and cons of being an individual contributor vs managing a team. Im currently the only PMM in the company and there is a lot of work to do. Would love your insight & perspective.