Advice: I currently am not happy in my team and I saw a new Product Manager position for a different team where I can see myself growing in my position. I am fairly new with the company - and would need to wait until next year to apply. How can I tell my boss that I am interested in working for the other team and have their blessing to be able to help support in some tasks with the other team/introduce myself to the other manager?

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The moment you tell your current boss that you are interested in another project or team is the moment they stop supporting you in your current career, this includes performance reviews which could impact your future ability to internal transfer. This is assuming the current boss/team isn't great per your post thus wouldn't be holding to higher integrity standards.

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I went through a very similar situation towards the end of 2021. I was unable to express to my manager at the time that I had a desire to move to a new team due to an already tumultuous relationship. Instead, I relied on other relationships and expressed my interest in the alternative team to individuals who could speak positively on my behalf to the manager of that team. After they broke the ice for me, so to say, my new manager and I had a frank conversation about where I wanted to be and my strengths (basically an interview). My new manager then assisted with all aspects of my transition to their team and was my champion. I mentioned in my Q4 1:1 with my old manager that I was interested in what other teams were doing, vaguely, and when I told them I would be moving to a new team, they were not surprised. I did give 2 weeks notice because it’s like getting a new position.

My biggest suggestion is to have the conversation with someone you trust, a mentor perhaps, and find someone who will help champion your transition. Make sure you’re ready to talk about how you can help that new team and have tangible examples.

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Sorry to hear that! If it's not available until next year, I would wait it out to see if your relationship with your manager improves.

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G1 is unfortunately correct. Chances are it may not go over well if you express interest in leaving your current team. May I suggest sitting down with your manager and expressing your concerns? If you're looking to do more work, surely they won't say no to that. But shifting teams without seeking any resolution isn't the best approach.

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Soon after realizing I wanted to switch into Product, I talked to my manager about it. I never felt unsupported and often was given projects and tasks to support my growth towards a role in product. I also spoke to our one and only Product Manager at the time and expressed my interest. She was also super supportive, but there was always a lack of budget for another position in product. But I kept ensuring every manager I had knew of my aspirations. Finally, an opportunity came up and I was the first in mind for the job.

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You should create/document a 2-3yr roadmap of where to want your career to go. We call them Individual Development Plans. It takes the personal sentiments out of it and our managers help coach us towards those goals. Allow them to help facilitate your success instead of making them feel like they are a roadblock and you’ll get more support than you think!

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For more context: my relationship with my manager is great but I don’t have a specific product I am supporting so I am very siloed - I don’t have a roadmap to contribute to. My team focuses on a product I’m not part of and the more and more I try to get involved the more I am pushed out. Now we have a new PM for that product so now I am just doing grunt work and it sucks because I am not challenged and I am not able to use my skills at all.

I am in almost the exact situation you are. I’ve made it a year but now they are saying I can’t look at internal transfers until December because they don’t want to have to backfill me. I would wait the full year, you’re still learning stuff even if it’s not what you want, then either look externally or find a new team. If your manager is someone you respect, look at this year as learning from them rather than doing exactly what you want. Feel free to DM me too, happy to commiserate and chat through the situation.

What sort of relationship do you have with your manager? If it's decent, I would definitely discuss with them. If not, the above PM has some great advice

I would say that you should communicate to your manager the tasks/roles/challenges your hoping for. How do you want to grow? Talk about the qualities you’re looking for. That gives them a chance to problem solve with you now, and when it comes up that you can jump to another team, they will more likely be supportive of that because you’ve already communicated your wants/career path. They won’t be surprised and you might see some benefit in the meantime:

Yes! Tell them!

If someone on my team said they wanted to move to another business unit or what have you, I would be fine with it. I'd just recommend being prepared to answer the 'why' question well, but it sounds like you're likely to have greater ownership and thus opportunity for impact on the other team. That's a perfectly valid reason to make a lateral move, and I honestly can't see why this would be a tenuous topic to discuss with your manager if you have a good relationship and are generally a high-performing team member (or are in a place where you can be honest in saying that you don't believe you're being utilized to your full potential where you are -- this can be difficult to communicate unless you have trust with your manager and they're not going to take it as you saying they've done a bad job at creating/assigning meaningful work for you). I suppose it depends on your manager, but I would be okay if someone on my team asked for the same and I would support their move, as long as while they were still on my team they continued to meet the expectations of their role.

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