Track: Careers
Product Manager: one of the least well-defined roles in the computer industry, although quite popular nowadays. No two companies have the same description for this job title, and it can even vary widely within one company. Are they the CEO of the product (bleargh!)? Are they project managers wearing sneakers and hipster glasses? What do they do all day? Is this a business, marketing or technology role? Is this someone with a degree in engineering, or an MBA? What can make a software engineer want to become a product manager?
Don't expect leaving with the truth, because 1) there isn't one, and 2) if there were I would not be the holder of it. I'll be sharing what I know and think, from my own experience transitioning from a technical background to product management, and learning through doubts, successes, and failures. You'll hopefully end up understanding the role better — among others things, to decide whether this is a career path you want to pursue.
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João Craveiro Lisbon, Portugal
Product Manager based in Lisbon, currently at Onfido, a London-based startup delivering remote identity verification and background checks to businesses over the world. Before that, I worked at Premium Minds, delivering mostly B2B products (web, mobile, payment, system integration) for clients in multiple business domains. Agile enthusiast, Certified ScrumMaster®, Professional Scrum Product Owner. My experience prior to breaking into product management included positions as software engineer and researcher. In parallel, I've performed teaching duties in universities between 2009 and 2017.