Good question man. You can reach out to PMs in different domains and conduct a short survey. You would get detailed answers.  
  
 What are you looking to understand btw? 
  
 Also the toughest domain would look like 4-5 top players operating in losses or thin margins like aviation or food tech. Or highly regulated as @LosingmakesnoCents mentioned.

I'm trying to understand what domains in PM need specific industry knowledge or technical knowledge in addition to PM skills. My objective is to find out which domain in PM is more secure and while also having a lot of potential. My assumption is that pm roles that required more than just generalist pm skills are both secure and future proof. For eg: a PM in a B2B company with a core tech product would have both pm and tech knowledge as compared to maybe a pm at an edtech company.  
  
 Happy to hear your thoughts.

Business Analyst

🥲I have identified a few areas. Still looking for same answers. We can connect in DM or call. Would be happy to have an elaborate discussion.

Product Manager

Apples to oranges comparison. Each domain has its own challenges. You will be regarded highly in any domain, if you are extremely good at what you do and have deep Subject matter expertise. 
  
 Having said that, I do feel industries which are highly regulated (like healthcare for ex) are slightly more tougher as your solution space is more constrained and you need to tread very carefully.

Yup, fintech and health would be most challenging because of regulations and compliance.

Generalist

Product Head

What is the toughest domain in product management? Are PMs in one domain more regarded than others?

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Toughest domain in product management- Grapevine

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

How does a day look like for a Product manager

A friend is evaluating product role there. How is the overall work and culture there in the product team?

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Thinking of exploring the PM job market for SPM/PPM roles

How's the market looking for IC product roles

I am doing good, but a little bored now

How's the PM job market now

Hey folks,
I'm wondering what kinda role I should pursue next after product management. 
I'm done with this role, works vary from company to company and team to team. It's tough to make people understand the difference between pre-PMF products & mature products, and how the metrics impact vary across the spectrum. 
And this completely changes the equation of your appraisal or your promotion as well. 
I don't see myself working in the same kind of role after 5 years.
So I'm wondering what kinda role I should look out for?
My general interests are more analytics & strategy centric. What do you guys think??

Where to go after Product???

Data Analyst

Reaching out to all Product Managers! 

Looking for insights into possibilities for switching to a Consumer facing Product Manager role, when one has spent majority time in their career in a B2B PM role.

I’m in my early career stage (3 YOE, 25 YO) in Product Management with B2B firms. I really wanna switch into a B2C role - but I am worried that my experience is highly B2B centric and would limit my chances. Many companies come up with “n+ years in a B2C product” in their requirements. 

Looking for any tips from people more experienced, also if any PMs have made such a switch.

PM Transition - B2B to B2C?

For me it’s always around stakeholder management. 

I’m kind of an introvert, and it drains down all my energy to talk to different sort of people throughout the day. Post meetings, I barely have any energy left to actually work on stuff that is important. I kind of have sleepless nights, especially when I have to present something to senior leadership, I know they will have questions, or will slice/dice data in a way that will require me 2/3 days of work to get back to them. 

Luckily, I’ve got an EM who kind of handles the engineering part really well. So I’m not bogged down by the meetings on engineering front. 

What do hacks do you use to really align well with stakeholders?

ps: my manager is kind of supportive, but they will throw me under the bus, if tough questions are asked in any of the high level meetings.

What are some of the toughest problems you face on daily basis as a PM?

UX/UI Designer

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Product managers are a divisive bunch. Ask us what we do, and most of us puff our chests and babble about Steve Jobs, PMF and god-knows-what. The rest slouch and mumble something about writing JIRAs.

Curious about how non-PM folks view us - both good and bad!

What do you think of Product Managers?

Ask me anything except my company name, or things that can reveal my identity. I may respectfully choose not to respond to your question based on my own judgement.

Here’s a brief intro about me: I’ve worked as both software engineering manager & software technical architect over the last 18+ years on various tech stacks managing backend, frontend and a little bit of cloud. I have seen ups and downs in the software industry. Currently I’m working as a senior architect in one of the product based companies in India.

I’ve been an Engineering Manager before. Ask me anything.

Software Architect

Coding is like solving 2+2 but coders take pride in the fact that you do it in English but I can do it in Sanskrit.Iykwim. I have coded for two years and as long as you're well versed in a language it's like making simple additions and subtractions in that language. Still coders make mistakes because they're lazy and incompetent like the rest of us . 80 percentage of coders just solve basics and still act like it's a big deal . Product Managers are not special I get it but coders are not special too just by knowing a language. It's like a bilingual person shitting on someone who knows just one language. When we all know if you're brought up in a certain way it's very easy to speak in two languages like we all do in India.

Why do people shit on product managers

What's your take on demand and supply in PM domain

I am a 3rd year student from tier -3 private college, pursuing btech  is it possible to get PM roles just after under graduation, have seen people from tier -1/2 pursuing vague branches like coal mineral sort of engineering and still be able to crack roles as a PM at tech companies . Also one should aim for a role like this after undergrad or just it demands more exp? Also any roadmap you would recommend

PM role after Undergrad ?

Lately, I am seeing less of general Product Management roles and more of Growth PM ones. Anyone else seeing this shift?

Are Product Management roles less relevant now?

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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Software Developer

Grapevine is the place where i have heard so much about PM. I can understand what it is but what are the skills required to get into it . Coding  Language or analytical or btech or MBA or what,? State it like you are telling it to a commerce grad. Thanks.

What is PM? What's the requisite skill set?

Analyst

Hey all,

Can anyone refer me into product management domain roles in your organisation or suggest me if you know any openings it's been few months I am looking for job and recently did CSPO as well, TIA

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