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:

Leads multiple product teams; responsible for execution and people development

Reporting Relations:

Reports to VP/CPO

Decision Making Authority:

Budget + roadmap authority within domain

Stratigic Planning

Owns annual planning for org slice

Team Management:

Manages GPMs/PMs

Meeting Involvment:

Core leadership team member

Project Management:

Oversees delivery across teams

Communication:

Executive reporting responsibility

Professional Development:

→ VP of Product

Primary Role:

Leads a product area and coordinates other PMs without formal people management

Reporting Relations:

Reports to Director

Decision Making Authority:

Final call on roadmap within area

Stratigic Planning

Drives planning within product area

Team Management:

May coordinate 1–2 PMs (informal)

Meeting Involvment:

Facilitates roadmap reviews

Project Management:

Manages multi-stream launches

Communication:

Primary cross-functional voice

Professional Development:

→ GPM / Director