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CPODirector of Product ManagementGMVP, Product ManagementVP and GM
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Director of Product ManagementSVP and GM
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VP of Product Management
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Attributes/competencies/skills
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Effective CommunicationImpact against goals:Scope & InfluenceProduct SenseAnalyticsScopeValidationProduct SenseScope and impact:ImpactImpactInsight DrivenScopeScopeProduct strategy:ScopeProduct vision & strategy:IndependenceScope and Complexity:Customer Focus
Product Design and Delivery
1. Effective communication skills
Knows Slack's business and its customers
Team and company building
Operations LeadershipProduct Insight & Vision:
Define Vision & Customer Need
CommunicationProduct Sense
PM Technical Skills and product scope
Product vision & direction:
InsightsTeam Ownership
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Customer-Centric Mindset
• Vision & Strategy- Product and Org ScopeVision + PlanningExecutionQuality of resultsBuild
Strategy, Value Prop, Fullfillment of Strategy
• ContributionVisionLeadershipStrategyProduct TraitsRequired Oversight
• Customer and business insights
Oversight• StrategyScope• Product Scope
Product Management Discipline
Product & Domain Knowledge
2. Technical understanding helps especially for Inbound PM roles
Exhibits strong product judgment
Customer and market expertise
People Leadership• Customer obsession
Product Planning & Development
InfluencingOwnership
Product Vision and Strategy; Commercial sense
• VisionExecution
Scope and Independence
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Strategic Thinking
• Goal-Setting & Execution
- Product vision and strategy (growth, monetization, optimization)
Strategic ThinkingStrategic PlanningReliability of resultsBusinessProduct Execution• ChallengeCommunicationStrategicExecutionLeadershipLeadership• Vision and strategyLeadership• RoadmapImpact• Organization Scope
Collaboration and communication
Product Strategy
3. Experience working with data and with cross functional teams
Builds great productsTechnology ExpertiseThought Leadership• StrategicExecutionCustomer InteractionBusiness insight
Org. awareness and development; Recruiting, Coaching, Mentorship
• StrategyImpact
Influence and Conflict Resolution
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Cross-Functional Collaboration
Cross-Functional & Community Impact:
- Long-term thinkingQualityLeadershipManaging complexityCommunication
Customer and Business Outcomes
• InfluenceLeadershipCollaborationDriving OutcomesImpactRecruiting
• Planning and goal setting
CoordinationEarned LeadershipCore Product Skills:Change AgentCustomer Engagement
Communicates effectively & builds trust
Product design and strategy
• VisionInsights & Analytics
Product Life Cycle Management
Leadership• AlignmentVision and Expertise
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Analytical Skills• Leadership & Mindset
- Manage ambiguity (Business judgement, 1-way door principle)
Execution:RecruitingLeadership• ExpertiseAnalyticalLeadership BehaviorsOrganizational ImpactProduct execution:Broader ImpactInsights:
• Product definition & design
CommunicationThe more senior roles:
Develops talent & builds effective teams
Communication and leadership
• InnovationOperateCross Team DeliveryTechnical skill Insights:
Product Management Fundamentals
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Prioritization and Decision-Making
• Communication
- Influence partners towards a coherent strategy
• Prioritization
Navigating complexity and building consensus
Teamwork:FastProduct impact• Product deliveryRecruiting• Customer
• Product Vision/ Strategy & Roadmap
Organizational Dynamics
1. Prioritization, user story writing, roadmap planning
ExecutionImpact & Execution:
People Mgmt & Community Involvement
Product KnowledgeContinuous improvement • Customer / CompetitorSoftware Development
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Adaptability and Problem-Solving
• Collaboration- Leadership• UnblockingResource Management
• Foster inclusion and belonging
Collaboration
• Product lifecycle management
People• Analytical• Technical SkillsPeople Management
2. Working backwards from customers - understanding and able to clearly articulate the WHY
• Business impactDomain ExpertiseLeadership• Data / AnalyticalCommunication
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• PM Community & Culture
Team Vision• PartnershipTalent Development
• Be a dependable teammate
People• Technical Acumen• Problem-solvingExecution & Impact:Company Culture3. Having a backbone• Quality & magicData AnalysisExecution:
Leadership and Recruiting
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- Hiring + Retain talentInsights:
Building and cultivating product and organizational culture
• Collaborate effectively
Leadership and influence:
Execution:• Execution
4. Product vision and strategy
• Lets builders build
Market Analysis and Research
• LeadershipPeople Leadership
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- Performance expectation and goals
• Quantitative Insights• Enabling others • Leadership• Impact• Experimentation
Product Definition and Design
• Team & capacity building
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- Coaching and career development
• Qualitative Insights• Building alignment
• Communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management
Leadership:• Culture impactPrioritization• Innovation & ideation
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- CommunicationLeadership:• Communication
• High Agency / Business outcome ownership
• Communication• Bias to actionStrategy
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- Day 1 culture• Communication
• Cross Functional & External Leadership
Leadership & Scope:Roadmapping
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Execution• Driving Alignment• Team Leadership• Scope
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- Customer Obsession/ Customer Insights
• Team Building• Self-reliance
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- Funding/ Resource Prioritization
• Openness
• Collaboration & coordination
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- Complexity• Communication
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- Experimentation & UX research
• Management, mentorship, and teaching
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- Improve Quality of product/ drive evolution
• Recruiting
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- Business and Operational metrics
Technical Depth:
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- Process improvement/ Operational excellence
• Engineering depth and process
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• Analytics depth and process
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• Design depth and process
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