Women in Product

Any advice for someone in a non-product centric organization where stakeholders seem to pawn off all responsibility/work to the product team instead of taking ownership? Ex: when assigned tasks to com… more

I joined a product team that seems to be very disorganized without any project manager or project planning or tracking. Manager is new and also confused. Goals, roles and scope are not properly defined. Heavily u… more

Would anyone be willing to share with me the most important things you did to position yourself for success as you took on greater responsibility/management? I'm up for a senior product manager ro… more

Does anyone do outcome based roadmaps? Did you switch over from traditional output based roadmaps? Curious how the transition went and especially how stakeholders reacted.

Hi Ladies,
I work at a start up, our CEO has recently taken over product. We have been doing a design sprint and coming up with new screens a smaller group went off in a silo and changed the design t… more

Would anyone have any benchmarks or salary statistics for a senior PM in London UK ( in consulting/ agency)?
It’s to start to build a case for salary negotiations.

What is a good salary for a Sr. Product Owner who is being brought in to stand up a department? I am based in US with offer from Fortune 100 retail company looking for someone to stand up sustainabili… more

What is a typical salary range for an APM 1 role?

I feel underqualified as a 'senior product manager'. I feel like I just stumbled onto this title as our company changed the titles from product owner to product manager. Now I have this title … more

Just curious how often y’all have been the first woman hired on a product team. I’ve had 3 product roles at 3 different orgs and have always been the first woman hired. What’s everyone else’s experien… more

Need Tips to start off on a great note at a new company. I am now in a really great company(over of the best places to work consistently) and want to truly do well here. I am going to manage implement… more

I’m interviewing for new product roles and one of my top contenders is a Product Manager role in Peloton. Anyone who is a current employee that can share insights on the on-site interview and the cult… more

Any referrals for PM roles in banking / financial services industry ?

Hi Everyone,
I’m looking to have salary renegotiation discussion with my company.
I work for a small consultancy with the HQ in the US, they opened a branch in the UK in 2020, I’m the only PM in London working remotely … more

I have a junior who is pregnant, she hasn’t announced her pregnancy yet to the wider team and she hasn’t asked me for a lighter workload, but I do feel guilty sending her more work. I want to make thi… more

Anyone doing internal product management? I have been hired as a senior product manager by the people tech IT team at a big company. I come from a b2b product owner/business systems analyst background… more

I hope this is allowed, but I was wondering if anyone has experience working as a pm for Chinese companies where at the management level the main usage of language is not English. What is the working … more

Is it normal to feel fearful/anxious instead of excited about joining a new organization? I had a very short break (4 days including the upcoming weekend) between the two and that's because of mon… more

Need to vent. I’m frustrated with recruiters that don’t follow up and frustrated with myself for apparently lacking something to land a new job. Completed three rounds of interviews (plus a recorded i… more

If you had a product leader of your team who had major gaps in understanding how your software worked, perhaps had only logged in once or twice, maybe couldn’t verbalize accurately what a feature does… more

I just joined a new company that has many offices. I’m in Canada and plan to move to US eventually. I wasn’t planning to but it came out in my meeting with my new manager. How screwed am I? Does this … more

How can I find product manager mentors? I have been a PM for 4 years, and it’s been difficult to build a network of PMs I can relate with or feel comfortable enough to be a mentor or advocate. Usually… more

HELP! I need to get two junior PMs back on track. They just aren’t doing a good job. It seems they don’t know the next steps after deployment and are missing vital in-depth product knowledge. I want t… more

Hello! Anyone know any upcoming tech events to network?

I have had a few messages asking if any company I know is hiring. I don't have anything at the moment, but want to start a chain in case your company is!
Is your company hiring in the product/progr… more

What tool do you use to keep track of your networking activities and notes?

I just joined a company that went through layoffs last week. It’s awk being part of meetings where the company is providing support to existing employees. I feel so guilty that I’m replacing some of t… more

As a women, do you feel that perfection is expected of you but not of your male colleagues?

What is the one product you really want to work on and why?

Hello ladies, I am a recent grad with a double major in Computer Science and Film Studies and I am looking for an entry level Product Management position. Any leads, referrals or even advice would be … more

I’m a Sr. PM at a small startup (less than 60 people), and I discovered that the CEO plans to hire a junior PM. They created a job description asking other collaborators, except for me, or even mentio… more

When was the last time you felt properly onboarded? At this new place, I actually feel onboarded, it’s taken about 2 weeks, but is this how it’s supposed to be?

Hey fam! What are your thoughts around, "Mind the Product" as a development tool to help you enter the next step in your career?

In addition to my job, I do some consulting and I’m thinking of starting my own Etsy store. My current side hustle brings in about ¼ of my income. Are there any other PMs that have side hustles or pla… more

It’s the beginning of August! We made it, halfway through the year! What are your goals for this month?

What is the best career desicion that you took/move that happened to you?

I'll go first - I stopped waiting to fulfill every requirement on a job req and went for jobs where I matched 60% or more.

How do you go about determining the value and viability (deciding what problem to solve), and when do you involve designers and engineering to figure out the usability and feasibility. Would love to l… more

Happy Friday! What are your non work plans for weekend?