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Product Management Product Lead / Group Product Manager

PROD2.GEN.M1

M1M1 — Manager (Team Lead)medium0.70draftglobalv1

Manages a team of PMs and is responsible for an entire product line or significant area.

Summary

Manages a team of PMs and is responsible for an entire product line or significant area.

Level — M1 — Manager (Team Lead)

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

Core outputs

No core outputs recorded yet.

Adjacent roles

Nearest roles by structural coordinates (level + taxonomy). Distance 0 → 1; each carries its 3-state match band. How coordinates work →

E1
PROD2.GEN.E1
Product Management Director of Product Management
confident0.05
P1
PROD2.GEN.P1
Product Management Product Manager
confident0.05
S1
PROD2.GEN.S1
Product Management Associate Product Manager
confident0.05
P3
PROD2.GEN.P3
Product Management Senior Product Manager
review0.16
P1
PMR.GEN.P1
Product Management Roles Entry-Level Product Roles
review0.20
M1
PROD3.GEN.M1
Product Manager M1–M3
review0.25

Components

Responsibilities8

  • Coaching PMscommonlevel
  • Cross-product strategy alignmentcommonlevel
  • Owning a product portfolio roadmapcommonlevel
  • Leading cross-functional product initiativescommonlevel
  • Ensuring product line profitabilitycommonlevel
  • Developing and executing product strategiescommonlevel
  • Managing product lifecycle from concept to launchcommonlevel
  • Driving cross-departmental collaborationcommonlevel

Tasks3

  • Coach and develop PMscommonlevel
  • Align cross-product strategiescommonlevel
  • Own and manage product portfolio roadmapcommonlevel

Skills8

  • Team coachingcommonlevel
  • Strategic alignmentcommonlevel
  • Product portfolio managementcommonlevel
  • Cross-functional leadershipcommonlevel
  • Profitability analysiscommonlevel
  • Lifecycle managementcommonlevel
  • Strategic executioncommonlevel
  • Collaborationcommonlevel

Knowledge8

  • Product portfolio strategiescommonlevel
  • Leadership and team developmentcommonlevel
  • Cross-functional strategycommonlevel
  • Profitability managementcommonlevel
  • Product lifecycle managementcommonlevel
  • Strategic executioncommonlevel
  • Collaboration techniquescommonlevel
  • Product line managementcommonlevel

competency8

  • Leadershipcommonlevel
  • Team developmentcommonlevel
  • Product strategycommonlevel
  • Portfolio managementcommonlevel
  • Cross-functional collaborationcommonlevel
  • Strategic alignmentcommonlevel
  • Profitability managementcommonlevel
  • Lifecycle managementcommonlevel

qualification3

  • Evidence of leadership potentialcommonlevel
  • Experience in managing other PMscommonlevel
  • Strong strategic management skillscommonlevel

Title aliases

AliasTypeConfidenceApproved
Manager, Product Managementcommonmedium0.66—
Product Management Managercommonmedium0.60—
Manager, Product Managercommonmedium0.66—
Product Manager Managercommonmedium0.60—
Product Management Product Lead / Group Product Managercommonmedium0.60—

Classification mappings

O*NET / SOC

  • code=17-0000title=Architecture & Engineering Occupationssource=inferred_from_superfunctionreviewStatus=needs_review