The 10,000 types of product managers

Or trying to define the job of a Product Manager…

As the tech industry is booming in France, the job of Product Manager is in the spotlight. Indeed PMs occupy a central position in the development of the product. But many startups that hire their first PM are wondering which missions to write in their job description. After 4 years in the product world, I realize that there is no unique model of “product manager”.

From…

• prioritizing tasks in an agile environment (product owner), to…
• crafting CEO-level product strategy, to…
• being responsible for the UX design of your app…

… each company has their own definition of the role.

In small startups, Product Managers have a super-wide scope. For instance, they’re often required to craft the UX of their product or run some commands/queries on the terminal.

Many tools a PM in a small startup can be using, from project management tools to the terminal to design tools….

Here’s an overview of every single mission a product manager can be assigned to.

Depending on the number of tasks a PM can absorb, this makes many combinations… From 15,504 with 5 or 15…