roles

Primary Role:

Manages multiple PMs and owns a product portfolio

Reporting Relations:

Reports to Director/VP

Decision Making Authority:

Roadmap authority across portfolio

Stratigic Planning

Drives portfolio-level planning

Team Management:

Manages 2–5 PMs

Meeting Involvment:

Leadership team contributor

Project Management:

Oversees parallel product tracks

Communication:

Org-wide alignment

Professional Development:

→ Director of Product

Primary Role:

Executive owner of product execution and org performance

Reporting Relations:

Reports to CEO

Decision Making Authority:

Budget + investment authority

Stratigic Planning

Drives multi-year strategy

Team Management:

Manages Directors/Head of Product

Meeting Involvment:

Exec team + board

Project Management:

Oversees product P&L impact

Communication:

Board/investor comms

Professional Development:

→ CPO

Primary Role:

Focuses on long-term product direction, market positioning, and growth bets

Reporting Relations:

Reports to VP/CPO

Decision Making Authority:

Influences major investment decisions

Stratigic Planning

Owns 1–3 year product strategy

Team Management:

None or small team

Meeting Involvment:

Executive strategy forums

Project Management:

Leads 0→1 initiatives

Communication:

Investor/board narrative input

Professional Development:

→ VP / CPO