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
Chief Product Officer (CPO)
Primary Role:
Executive accountable for product vision, growth, and long-term differentiation
Reporting Relations:
Reports to CEO; board-facing
Decision Making Authority:
Enterprise-level product authority
Stratigic Planning
Defines company-wide product vision
Team Management:
Leads full product leadership org
Meeting Involvment:
Executive + board leadership
Project Management:
Portfolio and M&A input
Communication:
External thought leadership; investor comms
Professional Development:
→ CEO
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