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Paresh Vakhariya
Director of Product Management (Confluence), Atlassian
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Product and UX leader who has built successful consumer products in areas of e-commerce, payments, video consumption, app search/discovery, ad tech etc. Built products from concept to launch at Atlassian, eBay, PayPal, Verizon, Intel and startups ......more
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Paresh Vakhariya
Atlassian Director of Product Management (Confluence) • May 11
* In terms of KPI's shared between product and engineering, I would say "Effective Resource Utilization" can be missed primarily because it can be hard to track and measure across projects/teams. * "Internal team satisfaction" is another one that PM's may not include but this is an ext......Read More
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Paresh Vakhariya
Atlassian Director of Product Management (Confluence) • June 23
New ideas can come from various sources: * Customer and end User feedback * Metrics and usage data. Metrics movers: ideas that will make a dent on you metrics * Market research, competitive analysis and trends: * Stakeholders such as other teams that are dependent on you * Engineer......Read More
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Paresh Vakhariya
Atlassian Director of Product Management (Confluence) • March 29
- Soft skills such as communication, teamwork, adaptability, and a willingness to learn are also important for any product organization. - Work with Engineering on a day to day basis to help build a product by clarifying requirements (which are gathered from various data sources) - Additionally......Read More
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Paresh Vakhariya
Atlassian Director of Product Management (Confluence) • March 29
Leadership levels require a broad set of skills and experience, as well as a strong commitment to leadership, team mentoring and cross-functional collaboration. A lot of time is spent in deciding the strategy/vision, seeking alignment with leadership and cross-functional stakeholders. Once stra......Read More
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Paresh Vakhariya
Atlassian Director of Product Management (Confluence) • March 29
Some key types I have encountered are: 1. UX/UI product managers: These product managers are responsible for the user experience and user interface of a product. 2. Platform product managers: These product managers focus on building and managing platforms that enable other products or......Read More
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Paresh Vakhariya
Atlassian Director of Product Management (Confluence) • March 29
It can be challenging to break into PM space but here are a few tips: 1. Switch roles to PM within your current organization: this is the best path as you already have a good understanding of your company, product, customers, metrics and stakeholders. Find a team that will offer you this career ......Read More
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Paresh Vakhariya
Atlassian Director of Product Management (Confluence) • June 23
Generally the process I follow to prioritize features is: * Aggregating feedback: from customers, users, and stakeholders through various avenues * Review User metrics to help identify pain points, feature requests etc. * Align feature prioritization with long term Vision/Strategy (Thi......Read More
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Paresh Vakhariya
Atlassian Director of Product Management (Confluence) • March 29
For a PM or Sr. PM, the skills needed are: * Strategic thinking and ability to develop product roadmaps that align with company goals * Deep understanding of customer/user issues and product development processes * Strong communication and leadership skills to lead cross-functional teams ......Read More
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Paresh Vakhariya
Atlassian Director of Product Management (Confluence) • March 29
The best PM's have: - Strong leadership and communication skills. To be able to talk to customers, stakeholders, and leadership with the right context. They are good at leading teams with ambiguous problems and helping them arrive at a decision quickly - Strategy and Vision: the ability to defi......Read More
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Paresh Vakhariya
Atlassian Director of Product Management (Confluence) • March 29
The 3 top areas I think are: Leadership and team management Managing a team of product managers, as well as collaborating with cross-functional teams across the organization is key. Provide feedback on all aspects of strategy and execution is key to becoming a leader. Hiring and onboarding PM......Read More
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Credentials & Highlights
Director of Product Management (Confluence) at Atlassian
Formerly PayPal, eBay, Intel, Verizon
Studied at MS Human Computer Interaction HCI focus
Lives In San Francisco, CA
Knows About Building a Product Management Team, Establishing Product Management, Product Manageme......more