M1M1 — Manager (Team Lead)
Product Manager M1–M3
Ensure teams and products meet goals, and drive overall portfolio growth.
What this level means
Front-line people manager of a single team; owns delivery, coaching, and execution.
- Scope
- A single team
- Autonomy
- Manages within established goals
- Complexity
- Day-to-day delivery and people issues
- Impact
- Team output and health
- Decision rights
- Owns team execution, hiring input, performance
- Leadership
- Direct people management of one team
- Typical experience
- 3–6 yrs
What you'd do
- Aggregate success of products
- Execute unified product strategy
- Grow and satisfy PM team
- Collaborate effectively with other departments
- Aggregate product success.
- Execute product strategy.
- Develop and satisfy team.
- Collaborate cross-functionally.
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Portfolio management
- Strategic execution
- Team development
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Leadership
- Communication
- Problem-solving
- Innovation
- Product portfolio management
- Strategic roadmap planning
- Team development strategies
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Stakeholder management
- Leadership principles
- Product strategy execution
- Innovation in product management
- Team Product Portfolio Performance
- Strategic Roadmap Delivery
- Team Development & Health
- Cross-Functional Stakeholder Satisfaction
What good looks like
- Experience in managing product teams
- Ability to drive strategic initiatives
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in a related field
- 7-10 years of experience in product management
Common titles
Manager, Product ManagerProduct Manager ManagerProduct Manager M1–M3
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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