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Product Management Career Ladders
Sachin Rekhi
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Entrepreneur, Product Guy, and Software Engineer
● Product Manager● Senior Product Manager● Principal Product Manager
● Senior Product Manager● Manager, Product Management● Sr. Manager, Product Management● Director, Product Management● Vice President
Individual Contributor Manager
* The highest manager titles usually manage across disciplines, not just product managers
● Product Manager ● Product Manager● Director, Product Management● Vice President, Product Management
Individual Contributor Manager
* The Product Manager title is made up of multiple levels (L4 - L7)
● Associate Product Manager● Product Manager● Senior Product Manager ● Senior Product Manager
● Group Product Manager● Director, Product Management● Sr. Director, Product Management● Vice President, Product Management
Individual Contributor Manager
* The Associate PM and PM titles are made up of 2 and 3 levels, respectively
● Associate Product Manager● Product Manager● Senior Product Manager● Principal Product Manager ● Group Product Manager
● Director, Product Management● Sr. Director, Product Management● Vice President, Product Management
Individual Contributor Manager
● Program Manager 1, 2● Senior Program Manager● Principal Program Manager● Partner Program Manager
● Senior Program Manager Lead● Principal Program Manager Lead● Principal Group Program Manager● Partner Director, Program Management
Individual Contributor Manager
* Microsoft uses the title Program Manager instead of Product Manager; each title has 2 or more levels
● Associate Product Manager● Product Manager● Senior Product Manager● Director, Product Management● Sr. Director, Product Management
● Director, Product Management● Sr. Director, Product Management● Vice President, Product Management● Sr. Vice President, Product Management
Individual Contributor Manager
* Salesforce is one of the few firms that allows Director/Sr. Director titles for individual contributors
● Associate Product Manager● Product Manager 1, 2● Senior Product Manager ● Senior Product Manager
● Group Product Manager● Director, Product Management● Sr. Director, Product Management● Vice President, Product Management
Individual Contributor Manager
● Associate Product Manager● Product Manager 1, 2● Senior Product Manager 1, 2 ● Senior Product Manager 1, 2
● Group Product Manager● Director, Product Management● Vice President, Product Management
Individual Contributor Manager
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