P3P3 — Mid-Level Professional
Proficient
Leads development of mid-sized product features or a whole product.
What this level means
Fully competent professional; works independently on standard projects
- Scope
- Features or a sub-system end-to-end
- Autonomy
- Works independently on standard work; reviewed on the non-standard
- Complexity
- Diverse problems; adapts existing approaches
- Impact
- Project / team outcomes
- Decision rights
- Owns implementation decisions for own scope
- Leadership
- Mentors juniors informally
- Typical experience
- 3–5 yrs
What you'd do
- Owns product development milestones
- Mentors junior staff
- Leads feature development projects
- Coordinates with stakeholders
- Ensures project timelines are met
- Manages project budgets
- Conducts risk assessments
- Facilitates team meetings
- Contributes to strategic planning
- Lead development of mid-sized product features
- Mentor junior staff
- Ensure project timelines are met
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Project leadership
- Stakeholder communication
- Risk management
- Strategic planning
- Team leadership
- Problem-solving
- Budget management
- Time management
- Project management methodologies
- Stakeholder engagement strategies
- Risk assessment techniques
- Strategic planning processes
- Team leadership principles
- Product development lifecycle
- Industry trends
- Budget management
- Leadership in project context
- Effective stakeholder communication
- Project management
- Risk Management
- Strategic Thinking
- Team leadership
- Problem-solving
- Time management
What good looks like
- ~4–8 years of experience
- Proven leadership skills
- Experience in managing product development projects
Common titles
Product Development (General) IIIProduct Development (General) 3Mid-Level Product Development (General)
What it pays
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are being recalibrated across all survey sources and will return shortly.
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