Hi everyone, after years of self doubt and career uncertainty, I finally made a transition from data to product management! There were great things about my job but I had always wanted to try this PM thing out. Might hate it and feel lost again but time will tell. So excited - although nervous - about this challenge and new role. Will be visiting this bowl often 🙂 Thanks for helpful insights all throughout.

What should be the appropriate salary range for the role of a product strategy analyst in Fintech in Toronto?
Ps - MBA grad from a top tier Canadian bschool, no prior industry exp. Have worked for 2 years on product strategy for a startup before getting an MBA.

Hi all! Does anyone have any opinion or idea about the company @PRMI? I recently got an offer for Product Owner role but don't know any resources working for the company who can share their experience, wlb deets

Any suggestions will be helpful

#PRMI

Had anyone here transitioned from a Solution Engineering role to an Account Executive role? Interested to hear what your experience was like. My main concern is that in a sales role (other than the need to be an extrovert), the income can be quite variable so for those who have transitioned was it worth it?

I am currently in a tech team in UBS with 4 YOE, I have been offered an internal mobility role in a business team as data analyst with opportunity to work hands on some good tools. What is your opinion about it?

What types of rounds can i expect from Google, for AI/ML role in Google cloud team? I have a phone screening round scheduled for tomorrow. Thanks.

Do certification really play an important role in interview? Give your thoughts fishes🐬

Hi Fishes,
I need referral for an opening in Mckinsey. I'm an MBA with 3.5+ YOE in the required domain.

Thanks in advance.

How much Amazon offers to BI Engineer L4 & L5 in India and what would be the pay if the role is Germany based? Amazon

Hello fishes,

Can i transit from hr to scrum master role. Are there any hurdles, entry barriers? Please help . I am planning to do scrum master certification.

Are companies hiring right now in India. I have been applying for referrals but resume is just not getting picked up and currently confused whether Resume has issues or companies are just closing positions due to recession.

Although post from people over here explains that they are getting hired. Is anyone noticing the same?

My background is in marketing and operations for consumer brands with 3 YOE, looking for Associate/Junior PMM roles in EMEA market. Anyone hiring?

Have an interview with director for digital integrations architect, manager role with PWC next week. Any tips on how to prep for it? TY

Hi All,
I am currently working at LSEG as a content Analyst with 3 years of experience, my expertise includes data monitoring & management. I am looking for a job change in field of financial services and accounts related , please contact me for any openings.

I left my Brand Marketing Manager role where I led strategy, creative, and media - is it possible to find in-house roles that let you do it all with 5yrs experience + proven success?

Does Putnam need a referral? Wanting to apply for a consultant position.

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 culture. Especially after the layoffs

Just venting here... teacher of the month should be picked based on good quality teaching... it because “he stays late and comes to work with a smile” bullshit!

Any thoughts on the best certifications to get in order to help move forward? I have considered the CCP from World at Work, but it’s fairly pricey to get by the time you wrap up everything. I was looking at both SHRM-CP and SPHR. Everyone that I have spoken to has the SHRM, but that’s also only looking at individuals in a small geographic footprint and within 3-4 different companies. I was hoping to get some thoughts on this from others? Thanks

Deloitte folks, what is your year to date client billable hours ? Disclose your level as well please.

Woke up today with a tremendous sense of gratitude. No our life's aren't perfect but damn are we fortunate to be here. what are you grateful for?

Hey all. As a casual networking event, consultants are meeting up today at 230pm near Madison sq park. If you signed up & plans changes,can you please unrsvp for accurate headcount?

Hasanyone joined epam anywhere recently?

What is salary/hourly rate for LMSW in a hospital?

It feels like customers treat me with a higher degree of disrespect because I have an accent, and that makes it hard for them to believe I understand what I'm saying

What should I aim to become 4-5 years down the line ? Currently I m doing selenium automation testing with 8 yoe. Have experience in uft, api and desktop application automation and some of the devops application as well. And lots of other related knowledge and exposure. Should I aim to become Automation architect ? Solution architect is also for us ? What does solution architect do ?

During this horrible time, what are Cosmetology CTE teachers doing for their seniors?

Did anyone stop breast milk/formula at 12 months and not replace with cow milk? A bit concerned about hormones/additives and would like to have all necessary nutrition from foods instead. What did 12+ month old eat? Lots of cheese and yogurt?

Here’s an entirely unrelated to work question, but one that’s entirely “rooted” in vanity. Has anyone had any experience with Bosley or other hair restoration procedures? If so, what was your experience?

Can someone recommend a book for a newbie trying to break into the rental property business? Tyty!!

Anyone else worried Amazon will get in the retirement planning business?

PwC people: the in lieu policy description is confusing. If I am going to a third location over the weekend, are JUST meals a taxable expense, or is everything (airfare, hotel) taxable.

Any recommendations on product related resources you enjoy and find useful like books, podcasts, people you follow on different platforms? 📚👩🏻‍💻

I am a data scientist and I really want to transition into PM. I made the mistake of taking a job in tech as a DS after KPMG, and now have realized that actually my interest lies in PM work. How do I transition?

One key mistake I made while trying to get into PM was to tailor my resume bullet points towards *proving* I was a PM (I did user research! I defined the product vision!) vs. explaining what exactly I did. More lessons learned / tips and tricks 🔗 below.

Our company went through an exercise of redefining product roles - from business analyst, product owner, product manager to assoc pm, pm, senior pm etc.
The concept is everyone with same skills - with different competency levels.
My question is - what about interest? I am energized by execution, not so much strategy. Is product management for me, or should I be looking at other career paths?
Note: I am not overly ambitious, but do want to have a good salary for my retirement savings😉

Any recommendations on books on Leadership?

Am looking for a change and targeting TC of 350k+ on the east coast. have a total experience of around 15yrs and as PM 6yrs. Except for FAANG which other companies can I try?

I am going to interview with Affirm for a PM position. I wonder if there are any Affirm PM here that I can connect with to ask for some questions about the process and how to prepare for it. I appreciate your help.

Want to know what you expect from manager for Xmas? Gifts? Virtual get together? What else?

How to track insane amount of open items? I’m in back to back meetings about different issues on different projects. What’s the best approach? I find myself thinking about the previous issue into the next meeting.

When creating OKRs and looking for metrics to shoot for, how do you calculate what said key results should be? Are they idealistic in nature, or should they be rooted in the work that you’re going to embark on? Then based on that work, a scientific deducing of how that work will effect the key result in the direction you’re trying to go? Essentially, I’m trying to see how calculated one must be.

Hi Folks, any insights on GTM roles? what would be the long term outlook / career growth? is it advisable to choose this path or stick with classic product management? did a quite an amount of classic product management in my career, have an option to choose GTM path, will this be any better in terms of growth or a dead end?

I just took over a SAAS product where I own P&L with 800 B2B clients with so much customization that it feels like 800 versions of the product. The product was acquired and there are a ton of process improvements needed, tribal knowledge and start up mentality. I have a PO who does the day to day work with the devs, but otherwise it’s just me. I’ve been a PM for 15 years and never felt so understaffed. I’d like to hear the level of responsibility you each have and how your team is structured.

I’m a senior product manager and I’ve been trying to get a role at google, Uber, Lyft, TikTok or Facebook. It’s been tough to even get a message back from recruiters. Any advice for someone trying to work for some of those bigger companies ? Should I take some specific online course to stand out ?

How have you navigated periods when you’re acting more as a TPM than as a PM? Lots of time spent on reactive work recently without enough time to invest in product strategy and what’s coming next.

Recently hopped from the business side onto a PM team. Does anyone have any good resources they would recommend on developing good PM skills like writing briefs, roadmapping, scoping, etc?

I’m currently in general project management but want to transition into a product owner position. I am a certified web developer, SSGI Scrum Master and have previous sales experience. No degree. Any tips on how to transition? What certifications should I look at? What should be my next move? Etc..

Folks , I’m considering kicking off the job application process again. I feel like I can’t reach my potential as a PM at a consulting firm. For one, we have no access to user data, usually our users are clients, and we rarely get to interface with them. As a result, I don’t have any experience in A/B testing, or proper user experience research. Is this an extremely important skill? Should I look to jump sooner than later ? There are other skills I get to aggressively build here, however

I love my job and the company that I've been working on for a year. My boss is great and the culture is very product focused. There's been tremendous learning for which I'm very grateful.
The only sticking point is that my compensation increase this year was 4% which isn't ideal since inflation has been so high it feels like a pay cut. I know I should change my job and to get ahead of the market. But it sucks to change jobs where I've enjoyed working so much and getting to learn a lot too.

Heading into final interviews at 4 companies…

1. What should I do for references? My company doesn’t know I’m interviewing, so who do I ask, when, and how? It’s not a question of who would give positive reviews, but rather who is appropriate to put in that position knowing they won’t want me to leave.

2. IF I get multiple offers, any tips on how to negotiate higher salary or more equity? I’m excited about each company so I don’t know how I’d rank my preferences if the offers are similar.

what's the best way to prepare for product interviews (case or otherwise)? new to the industry, would appreciate any & all advice/resources/recommendations as I start to prep. thank you!