Software Engineer to Product Manager

🚀 Seeking advice! 🤔 Wanting to shift gears from software development to product management, but feeling a bit lost. 😕 How do I make this transition smoothly? 🌟 Any tips from those who've successfully navigated this switch? Share your wisdom!

I am a Software Engineer(3-YOE) and want to transition to Product Management role. Does the ISB PM certifications help us in any form for that or regular MBA is required to get the role.

Want to switch my career from enterprise sales, to a product management role, any pointers for the same, will be really helpful. As to ,how to go about it

I see a lot of product managers come from an engineering background. They have worked for a few years as an engineer before making the transition. I want to understand the factors that led to the to make the switch. Also, how has that turned out after moving to product management? Did you find the things that you were looking for? PS: It is also common knowledge that PMs are paid less than engineers.

Hi! I'm a fresher with about 5 months of work ex. I have previously interned as a PM and now I'm working as an engineer. I'm struggling to choose between software engineering and product management. How should I take a call?

I am a Finance guy with around three years of experience but thinking to move to Product roles in fintech or a products that has anything to do with transactions. Where do I start?

Hey everyone, excited to be doing this AMA! A brief about me, I work currently as a Director of Product at an Indian unicorn startup About my career: - Did my undergrad from IIT and then masters from an Ivy league school - Have been in product for almost 10 years now - across 2 Indian unicorn startups and a publicly listed company Would love to take questions on what it means to be a PM, growing within the role, building your career, and other things :) Will be back here at 4 pm and start replying Shoot away!

Lately I am in dilemma to take up the IC role or EM role, meanwhile got a thought of being a PM altogether. I don’t have a MBA degree, just a plain BE degree from Mumbai university.

How easy is it to switch from PM to product marketing manager ? I am currently working as PM and was considering a role change, what other roles accept PM ?

Hi, I'm currently working as a Product Analyst at a promising startup, where I've been working on enhancing product delivery processes, keeping a check on deadlines (part of PMO), and driving client adoption for the past 1.5 years. Here my primary responsibilities involve conducting data analysis of projects and tickets, identifying trends and patterns, and providing insights to inform product decisions. However, I'm not directly involved in the core decision-making processes that shape product strategy. This is my first job and I feel there will be nothing specific that I will own in project management and/or process excellence, there is nothing much to grow in this field, and pretty much anybody can replace this task, *please correct me if I'm wrong. I'm particularly fascinated by the prospect of building solutions that will directly impact our clients hence the real world, developing innovative product strategies, and bringing impact to the business. I have some questions and seeking guidance. Insights, personal experiences, or any guidance will help me a lot. Thanks in advance. - Should I consider pursuing a product management role? - Or should I step toward product strategy? - If I need to get into product strategy, how can I do that? is an MBA a must for this kind of role? - Or are there other avenues that might be more suitable for my current skillset and experience?