Breaking into Product Simon Curran simoncurran com Background
Breaking into Product Simon Curran simoncurran. com
Background What’s my story?
University Founder @ Stageville Event-ticketing meets crowdfunding Co-founder @ Pledge. Notes Note-sharing platform for students Growth Intern @ Skyscanner App Store Optimisation
Product Career Product Management Intern @ Shazam for Mac 2. 0 i. Message V 2 Associate Product Manager @ Trip. Advisor Experiences Payments & Security
Breaking in How to land your first Product role
Against the Odds Where development happens 1 to many Not all types of companies need PMs Catch-22 – “Product Management experience preferred” Positive note: more and more opportunities
Positioning
Positioning Identity your weak spots Upskill yourself to fill gaps
CV Preparation Show the following things: Proactive Able to work with others Impact-driven Skills: Technical Analytical
How to find PM roles? Junior Product Manager Associate Product Manager Product Management Intern Rotational Product Manager Junior Product Owner
Types of Companies: Size & Space Multinational company Space: Best-in-class practices B 2 B Stakeholder management SAAS Impact at scale B 2 C B 2 B 2 C Start-up More responsibility Closer to product / users Less process
Types of Roles More technical? More UX focused? Find your sweet-spot
Interview Process Round 1: Screening with recruiter Round 2: Interview with hiring manager Round 3: PM Exercise Onsite interviews
Surviving & Thriving Your first few months as a PM
Learn from those around you Specs Don’t start from scratch Tickets User stories & acceptance criteria Meetings Take a step back
Working with stakeholders Engineering Know what the next priority is Don’t lose sight of the end-goal Design Make it visual Remember that you’re dealing with experts
Working within the Product org Get feedback early and often Be able to back-up your decisions Identify dependencies Get comfortable presenting Be on top of results Voice ideas for process improvements Build a learning community
Learn to juggle Get organized Prepare for meetings Prioritise Make time to upskill yourself
Mission: Become a full-stack PM Understand code Understand design Own your analytics Deliver like a boss
Thank you @simonalexcurran simoncurran. com
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