What does a Product Manager do? (2024)

Are you curious about what a product manager does? In this video, we'll delve into the world of product management and learn about the day to day responsibilities that come with the role. As a bonus, we’ll also look at three different job ads for product management roles, and explain exactly what the hiring managers want to see in your applications!
Zoë Canaras, CareerFoundry’s Senior Product Owner, will share her experience and insights on what it takes to excel in this role. From developing a product roadmap to collaborating with cross-functional teams, we'll cover it all!
If you're looking to transition into a career in product management, be sure to check out our main product management career change program - bit.ly/BecomeAProductManager
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Or get a sense of whether product management might be for your with our free short course, you can sign up here: bit.ly/ProductManagementShort...
You can also find more information around the topic in our comprehensive article on our blog - careerfoundry.com/en/blog/pro...
In this guide, we’ll cover the following key points:
00:00 - Product Management career
01:10 - What exactly is Product Management?
01:53 - Skills required for a Product Manager
02:16 - How do you understand the user needs as a Product Manager?
02:53 - The importance of managing the product life cycle
03:36 - Getting together different teams throughout the product life cycle
04:48 - The value of researching job ads
05:11 - Job ad review #1 - Hubspot - Associate Product Manager Co-op
07:37 - Job ad review #2 - TripAdvisor - Associate Product Manager
10:37 - Job ad review #3 - Uber - Product Manager - Checkout Platform
13:37 - How to get started in Product Management, and your next steps
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[@shaharlevi8113]

Clean, simple and thorough video right here. Thank you Zoë and the whole CareerFoundry ‏‬for making this excellent video.

[@yemisido]

This is one of the best videos on the explanation of Product Management I've seen yet. Thanks.

[@careerfoundry]

Have we missed anything? What tasks and requirements do you see as vital to a product management role? Share your thoughts with us in the comments! ⌨ Also, get a sense of whether product management might be for your with our free short course, you can sign up here: bit.ly/ProductManagementShortCourse

[@beitalksdigitalnomaddiaries]

I'm about to get into a new role as a product manager and would like to know more about the product life cycle.. Great video by the way! I'm taking notes down!

[@Hey11_]

Thank you for this❤

[@ijeomamary8191]

I love this

[@kalyankeesara9636]

Great Video!

[@ugbahmiracle2811]

Thanks for the video, really amazing. Would love more of this

[@careerfoundry]

Glad you enjoyed it! Stay tuned, we've got a number of videos in the works!

[@akshattak3524]

What if anyone doesn't have the technical background?

[@samitake5794]

Thanks for useful informations a product manager he must be at what level he can decide about the product? And if there’s a UX team a product manager he or she the team lead or he work lonely?

[@jelesip]

This was very helpful. I’m interested in moving into a product management role. I’ve just gotten a job which is my first effort but the company calls it “product owner” is there a difference in your opinion between a product manager and a product owner?

[@ShayHurley-tu8ok]

In general, do many Product Manager roles offer fully remote opportunities?

[@shivangiupadhyay2082]

Want to know more about Product Lifecycle

[@DrEhrfurchtgebietend]

The best product managers are people who used to be data scientists. This is essentially just data science management.