I'm glad to see people liking the article. Having started my career outside of Product Management myself I'm often asked by others how to make the shift. Hopefully some of the points in here can help those who are curious about this exciting career path as well.
MoneyGram Chief Product Officer Sara Vassar, a member of the Forbes Business Development Council, recently wrote about how to find your next product management superstar – even if “product manager” isn’t listed on their resume. In fact, half of all new #ProductManagers today have a background in non-product roles. "I hire a product manager for one purpose: to lead in bringing a company or a team’s product vision to life. Doing this well requires a mix of skills and experience – especially in these four areas..." Check out the full article on Forbes to learn about the key skills and experience required to bring innovative products to market. #tech #fintech
Love this Sara Vassar... I too made a pivot from "outside" and I think there were a couple of key ingredients: 1 - learning as much as possible about product management while in my other role, 2 - making it known I was interested, 3 - having leaders take a chance on me. Thanks to John McCloskey, Karen Beck Stroup, Bethany Kinsella for taking a chance on me. Also big thanks to Sara Vassar who I've worked for more than once for all of your coaching. I wouldn't have jumped off some cliffs without your push.