Product Manager

← All career guidesProduct and designProduct ManagerDefines what to build and why, aligning user needs, business goals, and engineering effort into a product direction.Find relevant jobs→Print learning guideOpen Hitchhiker's guide→Skill coverage63%5 of 8 skillsCourse coverage38%6 of 16 coursesSkill coverage shows how much of the role's capability map already has a published course. Course coverage shows how much of the mapped course pipeline for this role has shipped.Role skills 8Published coverage 5Relevant courses 6Capability mapSkillsImportance describes how central each capability is to the role. Course coverage shows where you can build the skill in the current OpenSkills catalog.01Product strategy4 capabilitiesProduct discoveryImportance: Essential (5 of 5)Identifies and validates problems worth solving through user evidence.Course coveragePlatform Product ManagementProduct Discovery (planned)RoadmappingImportance: Essential (5 of 5)Sequences outcomes and bets into a communicable product roadmap.Course coverageTechnology Roadmapping, Outcome-Based Roadmapping and OKRs (planned)Market analysisImportance: Very important (4 of 5)Assesses competitors, positioning, and opportunity size.Course coverageProduct Market AnalysisCompetitive Intelligence and Positioning (planned)Product metricsImportance: Essential (5 of 5)Defines and tracks metrics that measure product health and impact.Course coverageProduct Metrics, Product Analytics Instrumentation (planned)02Product execution4 capabilitiesRequirements definitionImportance: Essential (5 of 5)Translates problems into clear specs, user stories, and acceptance criteria.Course coverageRequirements EngineeringRequirements Elicitation Techniques (planned)PrioritizationImportance: Essential (5 of 5)Makes explicit trade-offs across value, effort, and risk.Course coverageProduct Prioritization, Technical Debt vs. Feature Prioritization (planned)Stakeholder managementImportance: Very important (4 of 5)Aligns leadership, customers, and teams around decisions.Course coverageTechnical Stakeholder CommunicationStakeholder Mapping and Influence (planned)Agile deliveryImportance: Very important (4 of 5)Works with engineering teams through iterative delivery practices.Course coverageAgile Software DevelopmentFreeScrum FundamentalsLearning pathRelevant coursesPrint all introsPrint all cheatsheetsCore foundationsThe concepts this role is built on.Product Market AnalysisRequirements EngineeringProduct Discovery, Product Metrics, Product Prioritization, Technology Roadmapping (planned)Supporting knowledgeAdjacent knowledge that improves day-to-day judgment.Agile Software DevelopmentFreeScrum FundamentalsTechnical Stakeholder CommunicationCompetitive Intelligence and Positioning, Outcome-Based Roadmapping and OKRs, Product Analytics Instrumentation, Requirements Elicitation Techniques, Stakeholder Mapping and Influence, Technical Debt vs. Feature Prioritization (planned)SpecializationsDeeper paths for particular environments or directions.Platform Product ManagementPut the map to workFind Product Manager roles.Search multiple job sources at once with queries tailored to this career, then use the skill map above to evaluate what each role actually asks for.Open job search→Keep exploringMore in Product and designDeveloper Advocate→Technical Writer→Please mention the word **ACCOMPLISHMENT** and tag RMmEwMTo0Zjg6MWMxODo4ODc5Ojox when applying to show you read the job post completely (#RMmEwMTo0Zjg6MWMxODo4ODc5Ojox). This is a beta feature to avoid spam applicants. Companies can search these words to find applicants that read this and see they're human.