Trying for the same. I have 3yoe with marketing management

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I'm currently working as a digital marketing manager and I have little to no experience in the IT field. I do ,however, have a lot of experience dealing with teammates, leading them and coordinatin...

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I'm currently working as a digital marketing manager and I have little to no experience in the IT field. I do ,however, have a lot of experience dealing with teammates, leading them and coordinating them. Can my management and leadership skills help me transition to a Non IT project manager? (Transitioning because, the pay is good). Is this a good move for me?

Are non IT project managers still a thing?

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Are non IT project managers still a thing?- Grapevine

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Is it good idea to switch to project management role after having 8 yrs experience in technical role. If yes how to switch , any process courses etc ..

Is Project Management good choice after 8yrs exp in tech

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Hey everyone!

I'm currently working as a Product Manager at a well-known insurance firm. After being in this industry for a while, I've realized it's not the right fit for me and I'm looking to make a switch. However, with the tough market conditions, I haven't had much luck finding new opportunities. I'm really interested in transitioning to tech-related Product Management, Marketing, or Strategy roles, but most job postings require 2-4 years of industry-specific experience in tech.

I've also heard from colleagues that it can be difficult to switch industries when you have a background in insurance. This has left me feeling a bit demotivated and unsure about my prospects. 

I would love to hear any advice or suggestions on how I can better prepare myself for these roles and increase my chances of landing a new opportunity. 

A little bit about my background: I have a B.Tech in Computer Science and an MBA from IIM and 1 year of professional experience

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!

Insurance to Tech - career transition

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Transition from Insurance PM to Tech PM

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i have been program manager for about 2 years in non-tech role mostly working on analytics, customer success and operation with major expertise in data analysis. 

Now I am trying to upskill myself so that I can earn more and also become more relevant to companies

My Question is

1. What should I do in next 1 year to upskill myself
2. What job roles and organisation should I look for starting next year
3. How career growth looks like for program manager 5 years down the line

Please help this lost girl!

How to grow as a Program Manager

Hey people,
   I am a software engineer. I am thinking of pivoting to leadership kind of roles like EIR, founders office, product manager, etc. 
   For people who are currently in such roles or know people in these roles, do you think people from tech(engineering) background, pivoting to this role at age of 24-25 yrs is advisable? Would people hiring for these roles see that I don't hold an MBA?
   What are the things about these roles I should be aware of?

Thinking of switching to non-tech(leadership) from tech

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I’m looking to transition my career from QA manager to technical program manager. What are the things I should do to make this transition smoother, any inputs on the same and courses to be taken would be helpful. Please advice

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Hi! I am a 2019 CS passout and after engineering worked in my family business in mechanical sector as a sales executive. 
I am no longer interested in this field and thinking to shift to IT by relearning MERN. 

1)Currently i am 27 YO so is it too late to join IT as most people of my age are senior devs/tech leads? 
2)Will IT industry(startups/MNCs) accept me with no prior experience in dev as compared to recent passouts? 

If you’ll could advise me it would be of great help.

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Hi everyone. I'm currently working in an IT Service company, with over a year of experience in building and testing finance products for the US market. 
How hard will it be to transition from dev to a pm role? I've been learning, engaging with other pm leaders in the industry and building different projects for my portfolio.

How hard is it to transition from Developer to Product Manager

Software Developer

I've been a Senior Backend Dev all my career and seriously wanted to switch to Managerial roles. I have a CSM® certification and am undergoing various training as well. I'm okay to start with Associate roles as well. 

Kindly provide your valuable suggestions and preparation tips! TIA

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Scrum Master

At the age of 32 I want to switch career from electrical background to IT. After some research I want to go to SAP basis, or any other ERP. At this age is it right thing to do?? Plz suggest. 
I have learnt SAP basis from online and is somewhat good at it. But didn't work professional in SAP. Used to practice from rented servers and dumps.

In electrical am earning 40,000 which I think is low and I can't see better future pay than this here. Although the job is stable, pay is very less in this field. Please give suggestions

Non-IT to IT at the age of 32

I have 7 years of experience in IT with Mobile technology especially iOS. But now I can see there is not a big, long run and easy adaptive market in future to stick with technology. People with 3-4 years of experience can do the same what I am doing now. Although I have Team build and project management skills also but those are another level of headache. I have some experience with back end Tecnologies also and I love technical work and problem solving things. So I want to know want to know what I need to start learning next which is in high demand and high in pay and what are the various steps to learn those things.
Some suggest AI, ML things some suggest Cloud Computing etc but nobody know what’s it way to grow with it. 

So I need your help with some brief short guidance  for what I need to learn next. I am open for It.

What’s next I need to learn ?

I am currently working in a non-tech related role after MBA for 3 months.Had previous work experience in tech as application support engineer.Is it possible for me to switch to product management related roles given current market situation?

PM role switch

Analyst

Sharing some reflections on this:

1. Product is not a function with a large hierarchy / multiple levels in the ladder. Managerial responsibility comes in very late in the product career and the spans are typically small (relative to other functions like engineering, sales, operations). This also means a steeper funnel to the top and only a handful VP Product roles in the industry.

2. Product is centered around technology and digital consumer trends, both of which are fast changing. This requires constant unlearning and relearning. But more critically, this also means that previous knowledge/experience hits a plateau on marginal value beyond a basic threshold (where you have developed some essential product semse and skills).

3. Product managers are also much higher-paid vs other functional peers, at comparable years of experience. This means that a PM gets to a very high salary (say, 1+ crore) by the age of 40 (15-20y into their career). Tech functions in non-tech companies (like FMCG, banking) cannot offer that kind of pay, meaning salary growth beyond a point is limited to tech-first companies / limiting addressable market for lateral moves.

All of these considererd, how should PMs think about the longevity of their careers? Unlike traditional roles, this does not seem like a "retire at 60" job. What would be the realistic age one should plan for, at which career growth and salary growth will stagnate? What are ways in which a 80%ile PM can extend their career (eg: also taking up engineering management or P&L responsibility or growth function etc., to increase scope)?

PS: this post is not for the top 5-10% PMs. They will always find roles at VP level etc, this is for the 50-90%ile bucket of PM talent.

Longevity of a product career

Will commend you on a very well written and well articulated post. 
  
 Options for the future will be apparent at ~40.  Most peak roles will be achieved between 45-50. 
  
 Possible exits: 
  
 1. Running Category roles at companies which have a broad canvas, multiple product categories. 
 2. Deputing for and eventually running a P&L or a LoB. 
 3. Sales or more critically Customer Success.  Don't shy away from revenue responsibilities. 
  
 Engineering is a sharp left turn imo.  It's not an overlapping skillset at best and don't see how that is part of a PMs likely roadmap.

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Hi all, I have been working as a project manager for the past 3 years and I am planning to change my job soon. I want to know what are the different kinds of jobs that I can look into other than the project manager.

I am okay with looking for a project management job but want to know what are the other avenues that I can explore.

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