Product Manager → AI Product Manager | Step-by-Step Transition Plan

Ready to Move into AI Product Management? Start Here!

Shailesh Sharma
Agile Insider
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4 min readNov 22, 2024

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The future is AI, and AI needs product managers who understand its complexities. Are you ready to make the leap?

Imagine you’re a seasoned product manager, delivering on market needs, and driving impactful launches.

Then, suddenly, the market shifts to AI

AI is no longer a nice-to-have but an expectation.

AI can unlock unimaginable potential for your product.

The role of the AI Product Manager is emerging as a game-changer, and with this new opportunity comes a new set of skills, knowledge, and strategies.

Step 1: “If you want to manage AI products, you need to speak the language of AI.”

AI Product Managers don’t need to be engineers, but they do need a solid understanding of AI fundamentals.

Key Areas to Focus On

  • Machine Learning (ML): Understanding ML basics, like supervised and unsupervised learning, regression, classification, and clustering, is essential.
    Most AI products involve machine learning algorithms, so get comfortable with terms like

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