Want to transition to a product manager role. My background right now is mostly in UX strategy and research. Anyone here have made/ making that transition? Advice appreciated

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Been trying for 2 yrs. I’ll let you know when I find out. Meanwhile, I’ll follow you here, in case you beat me to it. Then I can learn from you.

It’s not a clear career growth path unfortunately.

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