Product Management

I want everyone around me to succeed and we will. To help me and the community grow, this will be my living document with practical action plan to achieve your version of success.

I was a PM at an Enterprise SaaS company for 4 years — on 4 teams under 6 managers:

  • Accessibility team within UI Platform
  • Machine Learning Personalization (via APM program)
  • Customer Deployment Tools under Implementation (via APM program)
  • Environment Configurations within Cloud Services

Now, I’m at a FinTech as a Platform PM, leading the Design System efforts.

Topics I want to write about:

Job Search

  1. After 40+ Resumes Revisions, Here’s What’s Missing in Resumes of Product Managers & How to Stand Out from the Crowd via Networking
    1. Not your average resume recommendations
    2. How to network with mentors make lasting relationships
    3. How to ask for a referral
  2. Getting my first job as a product manager with non-technical background
    1. How I became a PM
    2. Enterprise vs. Consumer
    3. Large vs. Small company
    4. How to bring value in a technical project as a non-technical PM
    5. FAQs
  3. My 2 cents on the APM Rotational Program
    1. Pro vs. Cons of a Rotational Program
    2. My experience with bootcamp & views on certifications

Interviews

  1. Interview Series: What to Expect in a PM Interview
    1. Caveat
    2. Process and length
    3. Common behaviors & etiquettes
  2. Interview Series: Master Product Design Questions
    1. Not CIRCLE framework but CJPSF… Maybe help me with a better acronym
    2. Practice tips
    3. How to differentiate yourself
    4. Resources: Mostly videos since everyone buys the books
    5. List of questions I’ve complied from Glassdoor
    6. FAQs: Creativity? Structure? When’s enough practice?
  3. Interview Series: Estimation questions
    1. Breaking it down
    2. Video examples
    3. Cheat sheet for ball parking: revenue, population, data, users

Accessibility

  1. Accessibility 101 for Product Managers – Begin with Design
    1. How to prioritize: net new vs. retrospective renovations
    2. Definition of done: Knowing what’s blocking vs. nice to have’s to identified associated risk for unfinished work
    3. Measuring success
    4. Known industry & international standard for compliance
  2. Accessibility 201 for Product Managers – Broaden your scope
    1. Working with various stakeholders: Executives, Marketing, Legal, Support, Customer Success, Documentation, Diversity Committee, Design Systems
    2. Executive Buy-in & Influencing
    3. Trends and industry

Tech Industry

  1. Company Deep Dive
    1. Wonolo – On-demand gig work
    2. Spotify – Intersection of Music & Disability
    3. Blok.fitness – Marketplace for fitness instructors
    4. Flexport – 1st freight forwarding company with technology
  2. Product Trends
    1. 2020 and beyond
    2. Resources

People & Career Management

  1. Lessons I wish I knew earlier as I transition to Mid-Career PM
    1. Initiate take-aways: Know your value
    2. Vision board
    3. Skills I want to continue strengthen & how to know what to strengthen
  2. After being on 4 teams: onboarding quickly to learn a new topic
    1. First x days
    2. Questions to ask your teammates
  3. How I Prepare for a Productive 1:1 with Your Manager
    1. Why Your Manager is Important in Your Career
    2. How to find good managers
    3. What to recommend in preparation for your 1:1s
    4. How to approach quarterly check-in’s with the uncomfortable compensation discussion
    5. How to get constructive feedback
  4. First time managers: How to not suck as a Manager by the unfortunate soul who’s had 6 managers in 3 years
    1. Actionable guidelines
    2. Reality check for managers
    3. Why companies breed mediocre middle management
    4. Resources

What else should I write about? Tweet at me.

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