Different avatars of a Product Manager

The product management role is going through a significant transformation. Many companies want to hire product managers in India who will be able to decide what products to build and how these products will evolve in markets across the world. The industry wants product managers who have an understanding of technology, can focus on maximizing business metrics and at the same time are customer-centric. Entrepreneurs seek resources who have an amalgam of skills related to product management rather than hiring multiple people having different skills. 

Product management is an attractive career proposition. Anirban Das, Head of Product at Dunzo predicts that business leaders of tomorrow will require product and technology skills apart from business skills. Therefore product managers have more potential to move into leadership roles considering their scope of work. Technological developments in 5G, AR/VR, cloud-based gaming and AI have the potential to provide great experiences to customers which means more scope to build technology products. 

Product management has evolved significantly and will continue to be an attractive career path and one can bring acceleration and transition in their career path by nurturing product management skills and have started to nurture their product management skills.