From Engineering to Product Management

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Hi community,I'm a somewhat senior engineer (TC 300K, 7 YOE) in a big tech wanting to get into product management.I got into software engineering because it was easier to get green card, but my PhD in Human-Computer Interaction really aligns better with product management.What does it take to get into product management in my situation, and how much of a pay cut should I expect?

1onlygrape · Accepted Answer

Have you thought about internal transition? I am moving from product marketing to product management right now and all it took was a candid conversation or two or three with my group manager to find projects here and there I could work on. Not easy but I did get a title change and im officially on the product team now!

calibrayshun · Answer

With 7yoe as a senior engineer, it might not be that drastic a cut if you look for senior PM roles, assuming you have the communication skills. Like are you the person other groups want to talk to? Do you take initiative to communicate via email/DMs to keep stakeholders updated or to get info? Are you the person who other engineers come to when there are issues and are you a probem solver?

Dpending on your experience level in these areas, the transition might be smoother and not a huge hit on your comp. Mid-senior lvel PMs at like Miscrosft and Google are easily 300+

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