Why Product Management Roles Differ Across Companies

Catherine Shyu
All Things Product Management
4 min readSep 21, 2016

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People trying to enter product management often ask the question (unfortunately while pulling out their hair), “why do product roles look so different at each company?” The role can be totally different depending on the industry you’re looking at, the size of the company, the number of products, and more.

The framework I focus on in this post is both an answer and a help guide. It explains why PM roles can be so different, and gives you a core set of accountabilities you can work towards mastering.

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Catherine Shyu
All Things Product Management

Product @ Google · Writes about the fun and pain of product management.