The Product Manager decides what the team builds and why. They understand customer problems, set priorities, define requirements, work closely with design and engineering to ship, and measure whether what shipped actually solved the problem.
Also known as: PM, Product Owner, Associate Product Manager
The responsibilities a Product Manager owns and the duties they perform.
The job information and the skills this role needs.
How to measure whether a Product Manager is succeeding.
In Piplhr, KPIs become recurring daily and weekly reports that each person submits - see Reporting & KPI tracking.
The Product Manager decides what the team builds and why. They understand customer problems, set priorities, define requirements, work closely with design and engineering to ship, and measure whether what shipped actually solved the problem.
Key responsibilities include: own the product roadmap and priorities; discover and validate customer problems; write clear requirements and acceptance criteria; work with design and engineering to deliver solutions; define and track success metrics for features.
Technical skills: Product discovery and user research, Writing requirements, Deciding what to build first, Product analytics, Basic technical understanding. Soft skills: Customer empathy, Decision making, Communicating with different teams, Structured thinking, Influence without authority.
A Product Manager typically reports to the Head of Product, CTO or CEO.
Bachelor's degree; technical or business background helpful, with 2-7 years in product, engineering, design or a related role.
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