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
Group Product Manager (GPM)
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
Startup Chief of Staff
Primary Role:
Strategic partner and advisor, aligning and executing organizational goals
Reporting Relations:
Reports to CEO, with a broader reporting structure
Decision Making Authority:
Significant, delegated authority for executive decisions
Stratigic Planning
Active in development and execution of strategic plans
Team Management:
Manages cross-functional teams and projects
Meeting Involvment:
Actively participating, presenting, and driving decisions
Project Management:
Oversees large, complex projects impacting the organization
Communication:
Represents the executive internally and externally
Professional Development:
Broadens strategic leadership and management skills