roles
Senior Product Manager
Primary Role:
Owns a product area and drives roadmap execution
Reporting Relations:
Reports to Director/Group PM
Decision Making Authority:
Owns roadmap within defined domain
Stratigic Planning
Contributes to quarterly planning
Team Management:
None (IC)
Meeting Involvment:
Drives product reviews; cross-functional alignment
Project Management:
Leads launches within domain
Communication:
Cross-functional stakeholder comms
Professional Development:
→ Principal PM / Lead PM / GPM
Head of Product
Primary Role:
Top product leader (title varies by company size)
Reporting Relations:
Reports to CEO
Decision Making Authority:
Final say on product direction
Stratigic Planning
Owns product strategy
Team Management:
Manages Directors/GPMs
Meeting Involvment:
Executive leadership team
Project Management:
Oversees entire portfolio
Communication:
Board-level communication
Professional Development:
→ CPO
Head of Product Management
Primary Role:
Leads PM discipline specifically (may partner with Design/Eng heads separately)
Reporting Relations:
Reports to VP/CPO/CEO
Decision Making Authority:
Hiring, standards, process authority
Stratigic Planning
Sets PM operating model
Team Management:
Manages PM org
Meeting Involvment:
Leadership team participant
Project Management:
Portfolio oversight
Communication:
Org-wide + recruiting brand
Professional Development:
→ VP / CPO