How to Find the Right Product Role by Amex Sr. Product Manager

How to Find the Right Product Role by Amex Senior Product Manager

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Dan Robinson

Tonight’s Speaker

Finding the Right Product Role

for You

Dan Robinson

Briefly: My Product Journey

Finding the Right Product Role

for You

Finding the Right Product Role for You

What Interests You About Product

Management?

UX

Tech

Biz

PM

No Such Thing As the Perfect Role

UX

Tech

Biz

● Gather Data

● Understand Tradeoffs

● Optimize for Best Possible Outcome

● Feedback/Iterate

5 Person Company Experience

Benefits

● Your Hands Touch

Everything

● Wide Breadth of Learning

● Maximum Speed of

Iterations

● Extremely Passionate

Team

● Control Your Own Destiny

Watch Outs

● “Can I Pay Rent?” Stress

● Mind Never Shuts Off

● High highs and Low lows

Questions for Yourself

Am I being honest with

myself and family/friends

about the commitment

level?

Do I feel passionate

about the problem I’m

solving and the market

I’m attacking?

Is my financial situation in a

place that I could sustain the

worst case scenario?

Can I do this part-time as

a volunteer to gain

experience?

50 Person Company Experience

Benefits

● Processes exist, without

being too rigid

● Able to learn directly from

executive leaders

● Open to “risk” in new hires

● Quicker decision making

Watch Outs

● Opinions multiply 10x

● Are the business

fundamentals sustainable?

● Less room for internal

movement. Personal

growth tied to company.

Questions for Your Interviewer

Is your current business

goal growth or

profitability?

How do your design and

engineering teams

interact?

How does the leadership

team delegate decisions?

Questions for Your Interviewer

Is your current business

goal growth or

profitability?

How do your design and

engineering teams

interact?

How does the leadership

team delegate decisions?

Growth: how long ago was

there last raise? Are

they fundraising now?

Profit: is the PM directly

responsible for

revenue or indirect

metrics?

Questions for Your Interviewer

Is your current business

goal growth or

profitability?

How do your design and

engineering teams

interact?

How does the leadership

team delegate decisions?

Want to see equal

importance given to

both

Want to hear design

integrated with

engineering

scrum/process

Questions for Your Interviewer

Is your current business

goal growth or

profitability?

How do your design and

engineering teams

interact?

How does the leadership

team delegate decisions?

Hoping to hear ownership

of metrics with regular

oversight

Background of CEO will

play into their focus

50,000 Person Company Experience

Benefits

● Deep and Focused

Learning in an Industry

● Greater resources

● Generally clear definition

of Product Ownership

● More Opportunities for

Internal Rotations

Watch Outs

● Less Ability to Change

● Slower Pace

● Corporate Politics

Questions for Your Interviewer

What’s the product

decision making process

like?

How are you planning to

measure success for this

role?

How much time will I

spend with tech/design

vs. others?

Questions for Your Interviewer

What’s the product

decision making process

like?

How are you planning to

measure success for this

role?

How much time will I

spend with tech/design

vs. others?

Don’t be afraid to give an

example based on the

business.

Stakeholder input:

absolutely. But you’re

looking for

responsibility of

product success.

Learn the interaction

between product and

sales teams.

Questions for Your Interviewer

What’s the product

decision making process

like?

How are you planning to

measure success for this

role?

How much time will I

spend with tech/design

vs. others?

You want to hear a

specific product or

business metrics

“Managing a process” will

feel stale quick

Questions for Your Interviewer

What’s the product

decision making process

like?

How are you planning to

measure success for this

role?

How much time will I

spend with tech/design

vs. others?

Early in your career is

best to spend with

tech/design

What other departments

will you be working

with?

If marketing/sales, is

ownership clear?

Learn wide range of skills in wide range of industries

Focus your skills capable in wide range of industries

Master your industry

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Time

Companies

of all sizes

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