Alexa Maturana-Lowe

Senior Director of Product Management, Core Experience, Fivetran

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What are some skills a PM needs to move up the ladder to a Director level role? What are the criteria of evaluation?

Alexa Maturana-Lowe

Fivetran Senior Director of Product Management, Core Experience • July 15

Every company is different but I can tell you what I've been working on as a part of my transition: * Impact - as a part of my transition, as an individual contributor I chose to take on high profile company wide initiatives that helped me to show that I could make a huge impact for Fivet......Read More

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Advice to a new PM in this function? What are some common mistakes new PMs make?

Alexa Maturana-Lowe

Fivetran Senior Director of Product Management, Core Experience • July 15

I think the most common mistake that I see is jumping to solutions quickly. This is definitely my biggest mistake as I started as a product manager. For me, it was/is really easy to think I know the answer and to move quickly from the unknown/undefined to the known/defined stage and ultimately ch......Read More

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How does the size of company you work at impact your ability to develop as a product manager?

Alexa Maturana-Lowe

Fivetran Senior Director of Product Management, Core Experience • July 15

Based on my experience working at both smaller startups (25-50 people) and larger companies (1000+) as a product manager, there is merrit to both. I really appreciated starting my product career at a larger company because there was established process / best practices and resources like design a......Read More

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What tips would you share with someone who is looking to breaking into product management?

Alexa Maturana-Lowe

Fivetran Senior Director of Product Management, Core Experience • July 15

I have two tips for breaking into Product Management but I'm sure there are many more. The first is to work with Product Management in your current role and/or talk to current Product Managers. Product Management can be seen as a very appealing job but many don't understand the day to day and......Read More

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What do you look for in the backgrounds of aspiring product managers (who have never held the role before) as a signal that they will be a good hire?

Alexa Maturana-Lowe

Fivetran Senior Director of Product Management, Core Experience • July 15

Product management is a combination of a lot of different knowledge and skillsets but the core of the job in my opinion is three primary things: curiousity with a maniacle focus on the customer and getting sh*t done. Therefore, I'm really looking for folks who have shown by finding problems, unde......Read More