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A Day in the Life

Product Managers drive the strategic development of a product and lead the various teams that are responsible for improving a product in order to maximize sales, revenue, market share, and profit margins.

They conduct product research, analyzing market trends and competition, develop and test product hypotheses, and come up with the short- and long-term strategies.

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Work Responsibilities

Learn to understand businesses, customers, and how to break down broad objectives into concrete and measurable projects and actions to help achieve goals
Analyze website performance and develop a perspective on what is and isn't working using tools like Looker, Indicative, Google Sheets, and SQL
Develop product features from ideation to release (support writing briefs, do competitive research, data analysis, and help teams hit project milestones)
Lead the Scrum process for product teams, running spring planning, retrospectives, and helping manage the backlog
Work with other Product Managers to influence the roadmap, and measure performance on what we've built

Growth Path

Associate Product Manager
Product Manager
Sr. Product Manager
Director of Product

Skills You'll Need

Demonstrated track record of driving each step in product development: research, initial concept, requirements gathering, development/deployment planning, implementation, launch, testing, analysis, and iteration
Experience running A/B tests, evaluating results, and leading post-launch optimizations
Deep expertise in web-based product analytics tools (Google Analytics, Mixpanel, Optimizely)
Experience running SQL queries or advanced experience with Excel
Demonstrated understanding of solid UX & design principles
Ability to lead cross-functional teams through the product development lifecycle
Strategic Planning & Product Lifecycle Management
Defining the Product Strategy & Roadmap
Developing Pricing Framework & Value Propositions
Evaluating Advertising Proposals
Identifying & Evaluating Opportunities
Performing Market Research & Competitive/Customer Analysis
Forecasting Sales, Performing Financial Analysis & Risk Management
Defining Requirements & Product Documentation
Creating Milestones, Setting KPIs, & Conducting Performance Tracking
Perform Beta Testing with Early Stage Products & Samples
Project Management, People Management, Product Development
Excellent Communication, & Leadership Skills

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Industries You'll Work In

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Teams You'll Work With

Product Management works with engineering, design, marketing, and sales.

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Demand for Talent

Projected growth: MASSIVE
Current Demand: FIRE (50k+ open positions)
We are in the "Golden Age of Product Management"
There has been a 32% increase in Product Management jobs over the past 2 years
The accelerated pace, fierce competition, and rising customer expectations of the tech market, not to mention non-tech companies continuing to invest in digital transformation, ensures the growth and demand of Product Managers for years to come

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Compensation

$80K-$120K

Associate Product Manager

$115K-$145K

Product Manager

$130K-$160K

Sr. Product Manager

$180K-$200K

Director of Product

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Prestige Score

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