Senior Product Manager

Own alignment through contested product decisions and coach others to resolve expectations without concealing tradeoffs.

Own communication of difficult product choices and coach colleagues to keep evidence, uncertainty and commitments clear.

Work with engineers and relevant specialists to assess feasibility and risk, agree safeguards and record decisions within the product remit. Apply this to complex outcomes and dependencies in a product area.

Own delivery learning across connected product work and coach others to improve readiness and decisions after release.

Own the review of product assumptions and coach others to adapt commitments without moving success criteria to suit results.

Own progress through ambiguous product work and coach colleagues to balance investigation with responsible commitment.

Own evidence quality in product discovery and coach others to connect customer understanding with defensible product choices.

Define a measurement approach with appropriate specialists, interpret results and use them to decide whether to continue or change investment. Apply this to complex outcomes and dependencies in a product area.

Compare product opportunities using explicit criteria and negotiate a sequence that reflects evidence, dependencies and capacity. Apply this to complex outcomes and dependencies in a product area.

Compare product options using a proportionate commercial model and validate important assumptions with business and operational partners. Apply this to complex outcomes and dependencies in a product area.

Choose a product direction with explicit tradeoffs and connect opportunities, outcomes and a revisable roadmap. Apply this to complex outcomes and dependencies in a product area.

Own dependable collaboration across product boundaries and coach others to resolve dependencies without assuming employment authority.

Adapt product discussions and decision preparation so different contributors can participate and challenge assumptions safely. Apply this to complex outcomes and dependencies in a product area.

Represent conflicting viewpoints accurately, credit contributions and use shared criteria to improve a product choice. Apply this to complex outcomes and dependencies in a product area.

Help a product colleague choose a development focus, arrange relevant practice and review evidence of progress. Apply this to complex outcomes and dependencies in a product area.

Explain how product responsibilities and fair selection inform team capacity decisions. Contribute observations within complex outcomes and dependencies in a product area; employment decisions remain with the responsible manager.

Explain a product manager’s employment accountabilities and the importance of independent product judgement. Contribute observations within complex outcomes and dependencies in a product area; employment decisions remain with the responsible manager.