Post-MBA Consulting hire with background in FP&A/CorpFin type role at a industrial goods company. I want to eventually do Product Management, ideally in Tech or Consumer. What type of projects should I focus on doing over the next 2 years to get the right skills? i dont wanna stay till manager level, would like to leave within 2 years.

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To be successful at product, you need exposure to launches - ERP, Customer portal - something that is critical to the ops/ customer success of the org. This type of exp should be 1-2 yrs at minimum to understand various challenges.
In corp fin you can get exposure to the math of these engagements which helps product forecast to budget intersections.
Many ways to get there, gotta go deep in a few areas before.
Also - if you want to take a plunge apply for starter PM roles in tech now and grow in the role

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