PM Session I with a Senior PM at Amazon
- 1. Product Management How to be a successful Product Manager?
- 2. VARUN DAN MANOGNA PRATIMA MEET THE TEAM
- 3. GOAL & PURPOSE OF THIS MEETUP GROUP
- 4. ROAD AHEAD
- 5. Overview: Who is a Product Manager? The job of the product manager is to “discover a product that is valuable, usable and feasible” –Marty Cagan (Author and Founder of SVPG)
- 6. PMs : The Intersectors
- 7. Session with Senior PM at Amazon: Shreyas Sali
- 8. Shreyas G. Sali ● Senior PM at Amazon ● Product Experience in E-Commerce B2B, B2C, Search and Recruiting Tech ● MBA (Arizona State University) ● MS - Computer Science (University of Houston) @shreyassali @salishreyas
- 9. What we will cover... RESUME INTERVIEW PREPARATION TELL A STORY Do and don’ts for any resume. Interview questions and how to structure answers. You have more experience than you realize. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Answer any questions that you may have.
- 10. Resume do’s and don’ts ● Keep it to one page ● Mention relevant side projects ● Order content based on importance ● Highlight data and projects ● Focus on the most recent experience ● No keyword stuffing - fit into context ● Brag smartly
- 11. Interviews STRATEGYBEHAVIORALGENERAL BE CONFIDENT SHOW COMMITMENT AVOID RED-FLAGS (NEGATIVE CONNOTATION) TELL A STORY, NOT FACTS PRACTISE YOUR ABOUT ME RESEARCH THE COMPANY BE MEMORABLE PREPARE AND DON’T BE COMPLACENT ASK QUESTIONS HAVE EXAMPLES READY SHOW YOU ARE SOMEONE PEOPLE WANT TO WORK WITH HOW DO YOU CREATE A ROADMAP? HOW DO YOU PRICE A PRODUCT? HOW DO YOU DO YOUR PRODUCT PRIORITIZATION?
- 12. Interviews TECHNICALPRODUCT SENSEPRODUCT DESIGN USE FRAMEWORKS TO STRUCTURE YOUR ANSWER, E.G. STAR DON’T BE RIGID WITH STRUCTURE BE CREATIVE PREPARE, PREPARE TAKE TIME TO THINK ASK CLARIFYING QUESTIONS ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS NOT THE RIGHT ANSWER BUT FOCUS ON APPROACH ASK CLARIFYING QUESTIONS TAKE TIME TO BREAKDOWN THE PROBLEM KNOW HOW TO PRIORITIZE HYPOTHESIS FIRST BREAKDOWN TECHNICAL COMPONENTS GO OVER FEW TYPICAL TECHNICAL QUESTIONS, E.G. API, CLOUD COMPUTING HOW DO YOU WORK WITH ENGINEERS KNOW YOUR LIMITATIONS
- 13. Tell a Story But tailor to your audience
- 14. Tell a story Don’t have a story? Make one. ● Volunteer ● Work on a pet project ● Take a product approach to your projects
- 15. Q&A ASK ME ABOUT ANYTHING! Interviewing, Product Management, Changing Careers, etc.
- 16. Thank You! Feedback Form Link: https://forms.gle/i5kiPj7eLuxz54VKA