Product & Startup Builder

Responsibilities of a Product Manager

Added on by Chris Saad.
  • Articulate the problem

  • Understand the customer (through research etc)

  • Determine the KPIs/Goals for the product/problem area

  • Collaborate with all stakeholders (execs, eng, design, customers, partners, product marketing etc) to determine the priorities

  • Articulate a compelling vision and drive alignment across all stakeholders towards that vision

  • Develop and evangelize a roadmap to all key stakeholders

  • Drive the design and feature specs for each iteration

  • Work with the craftspeople (designers, engineers, data scientists etc) to turn concept into reality through a regular cadence of checkins, reviews, and other project management techniques

  • Work with Product Marketing/Sales/BizDev to announce and drive adoption

  • Measure the results against the KPIs/Goals

  • Rinse and repeat

See responsibilities of a Group Product Manager/VP of Product/CPO Here