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Hello Mastercard employees. I have been trying to break into MC for long now.
I have 2 yrs workex post MBA. I have experience in data analysis and consulting. But I don't want to get into consulting anymore. I am looking for analytics roles. Anyone here would be able to DM and guide me on the available options at Mastercard?
Location: Gurgaon
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At Amazon, what is the difference between a Program Manager and Technical Program Manager? It looks like the Technical one gets paid about 25% more but not sure what roles/responsibilities they do differently. Amazon
Also how technical a background does someone need for a Technical Program Manager role?
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Yeah, you usually have to work your way up. You got it, though!
I feel it's mundane to work up the ranks from an assistant. I did the same, but I don't believe it has to be that way.
Hey so the typical path is Associate, PMM, Sr. PMM, Director, VP. You can often make PMM after about 3 years as an associate. If you're coming in from another angle like customer success you can sometimes make a lateral move to PMM but you might want to start searching with the term associate. I don't suggest assistant unless you learn you could have associate level responsibilities quite quickly, especially since you're already manager level.
Got it. I thought there are positions like product marketing coordinator, product marketing assistant, etc, but it seems like this is more of a managerial area. Thanks for explaining!
It depends on the company in my experience. If you can show and demonstrate why you deserve a higher position to start off with, they usually give it to you. Good luck on it!
I began in marketing as a marketing assistant (part-time during college), was promoted to a marketing associate after graduating, then moved to marketing coordinator/specialist roles, and finally just started working as a product marketing manager.
I think titles mean a lot less than they used to. For instance, I was the only marketing professional at my 2nd to last company and even though my title was "marketing coordinator" I was really running the whole ship, in more of a marketing manager capacity. As long as you are learning and getting the experience you need to in order to become a kickass product marketing manager, you should be fine.
It all comes down to marketing yourself as a product marketing manager and crushing the interview process. It becomes evident in the interviewing process whether you know what you're doing and are prepared to take on the role with many companies including some sort of formal presentation/project as part of the process. Even though it sucks doing the work without getting paid, it demonstrates your skills and knowledge and is worth it in the long run if it gets you into the position you want!
Best of luck to you :)
Thanks for explaining!