Product Designer

Curious if there are any PMs who started their careers as product designers or sth similar. If yes, would love to know your story. If someone around is has a similar story, would love to hear that ...

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Curious if there are any PMs who started their careers as product designers or sth similar. If yes, would love to know your story. If someone around is has a similar story, would love to hear that as well!

Any designers turned PMs?

Any designers turned PMs?- Grapevine

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.

Engineer turned PMs

Product Manager

I just want to know how designers and pms are placed in a company? 

Because where I work I feel the PM is really dumb and she doesn't understand ux or even a bit a sense of visual design on how ui should work. She says "I don't really care how a button looks as long as it's there on the page". 

And I keep her in loop for feedbacks and she just doesn't understand the problem statement. Initially I thought maybe I'm not explaining it correctly but it's almost a year now and I feel she's dumb. 

She's actually a friend of the CEO so she agrees to whatever he says and he's kind of similar so I don't really know what to say. 

Also, I always work on a new project without having a PRD in place. So again is that how it's supposed to go where I do the PMs job and a product designers job or how is it? 

Any comments or thoughts are appreciated 🙏

PMs and Designers collaboration

I'm a UX designer in an MNC with almost 2 years of experience. I want to work on a mid size / small design team with strong design practices. Does anyone have recommendations for companies I can consider?

I am looking for places where design contributes to product decisions, strategy, rather than simply executing the PRDs.

Companies with a strong design team?

UX/UI Designer

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Yo.

Is anyone's company looking for Product Designers? (With decent pay?) I'm looking for a change.

There are so many fake openings on LinkedIn. Naukri got NO Naukri. Other platforms are dead.

I got almost 2 years of experience. I did internships at great companies. Got a formal degree. Have been a pseudo PM as well. I can think of UX before the UI. 

Not really the average figma to framer AeStHeTiC-Minimalist designer.

Do DM me if you got openings and can get me hired

Looking for a Product Designer role

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Hi! I'm in a non tech role at a tech company - I work in Corporate Communications. Are there others here who work in similar roles?

Non tech role at a tech company

Communication

This is not a question for the cocky new grad in the overvalued startup, but for the few seasoned PMs that still reply out here.

Where do PMs go after they peak?

By peaking I mean arriving at a GPM or Staff PM position at the top 10-15 companies (you can do your own ranking here).

Nobody has the true statistics but I will use the assumption that 75% (debatable) of those who peak, will get laid off within 2 years from their ‘peak role’. The remaining will be able to progress into DoP and VP in the same top company or another in the top 15.

Where do they go then?

I am pretty positive, from experience, that they don’t go any up.

Do they go down the ladder of new startups for titles and ending up in the worst ones after being laid off 4-5 times? Do they quit all together?

Do they open a farm?

Do they start their own startup?

Comments and thoughts folks!

Where Do PMs Go After They Peak?

Software Developer

My manager forced me to take PM work and now it has been 3 months since i did any design work. Will it affect my resume? I need your honest views.

Product design to product management

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!

AMA 🎙️: Hey all, I am pmsprint, Director of Product Management at a Unicorn in India!

I really wanted to build great products and have a say in how they would be built. To thrive in ambiguity and find relationships between causality and features is an addictive feeling. What about you?

What inspired you to become a Product Manager?

I’ve noticed quite many people on this app are in the product team. Could you guys give an overview of the day to day work in such a profile and can a person from non STEM background break into product?

Product folks

Analyst

So I've met many PMs in my career. Most have been sub par, poor performers, can't even do IC work. The ones who can do IC work, can't think. The IC work is generally project management not product. They need someone to tell them directions

So here's a few things. The best PMs I've met, are good engineers. Yes. These are the same folks who come for product management conferences and are respected. 
Of course not all engineers are good at product.
The role of product came up with manufacturing first when you had product designers who worked with engineers and had a good understanding of both engineering limitations and user understanding. 

Some of the PMs I have met don't even talk to users. The reason i am seeing an issue in PMs in India is the increase in demand in the role, and a lack of supply.

There is a product engineer role, I met a few folks who are doing that, they were amazing. Knew technology, users, product and super passionate.

I'm not saying this is a hard and fast rule, I'm sure there are folks who have a natural inclination, so if you're an exception, understand that. Don't get offended by the statement

What PMs lack in India

Founder’s Office

Any startup hiring product designers? I'm looking for a change and would love to get in touch. 5 YOE

Time for the monthly hiring thread! 

Please mention the name of the company and role/functions that they’re hiring for 

Please post only roles you can verify are open - so we don’t waste anyone’s time 

If the company isn't well know, sharing some context might help

Mega thread- Who is hiring? (Apr' 23)

Founder

Hi all, I am a mechanical engineering graduate with no experience. Looking to transition to product management. Completed Nptel certificate courses in product management. Please mentor /advise me about the mandatory requirements to get my first job in PM.

Mentor me

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I have been looking for a Product Manager role for the past 4 months. No luck yet.
The last role I took up was not matching up with my aspirations and poor work life balance, so I quit. I want to find a good fit this time. 

Please share or refer if you have any leads.

Asking for Referral - Product Manager

If yes, please comment with the company name.

Anyone hiring product designers?

Everyone and their mother became a product manager in the last few years. How safe are these jobs in a recession. I often hear (from engineers who don’t hide their disdain for PMs so maybe a biased opinion) that they are the first one to let go. Is that true?

Job security in product management

I have seen many PMs do bad design by using GenAI tools and somehow they are selling this to Management and say that we will build this.

I'm not sure if I should be scared about my job or that the Management is so stupid...

What do you think about PMs calling themselves Designers by using Midjourney?

Product Owner

I didn't see any hiring thread specifically for product designers. Most are catered towards engineering and PM roles.

If your company has any openings or if you come across any good openings please mention here. Will be valuable for everyone

I'm also looking out. I have 4.5 YOE currently working at a product company (not Capgemini)

Cheers!

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