A. Product Manager Career Path
What is the Product Manager Career Path?
Not to be confused with the program manager, the product manager is an exciting career path with lots
of possible on- and off-ramps. According to LinkedIn, interest in product management has doubled in the
United States in years.
At Product Plan, we’ve surveyed and spoken to many product leaders about their career trajectories and
past professional experience. We have found significant variation in titles, responsibilities, and hiring and
promotion criteria.
This post will look at six typical roles a product manager might find themselves in throughout their
product management career.
What is the Product Manager’s Career Path?
Management positions have only increased in demand in the last decade. It even ranks fifth on
Glassdoor’s 2019 best jobs in America. Not a wrong career to find yourself in if you enjoy work that
requires a combination of strategy, design, leadership, etc. With the right set of skills and a passion for
solving a customer’s pain points the following could be a career path for you. Here’s an ultimate guide to
a product manager’s role for a list of the complex and soft skills needed for the position.
A list of typical product management roles
Associate Product Manager
Product Manager
Senior Product Manager
Director of Product
VP of Product
Chief Product Officer and Beyond
A. Product Management Organizational Chart