r/ProductManagementJobs

Hi all,

I’m a recent Electronics engineering graduate trying to break into Product Management, and I honestly feel a bit overwhelmed about where to start and what recruiters actually expect from freshers.

I’d love guidance from people already in PM or those who recently landed internships/jobs.

Points I’m currently confused about:

* What positions should I go for as a fresher?

* Which skill set is mandatory for a PM intern position?

* What all skills should I master in what order?

* How to build a remarkable PM resume with the right projects?

* What all interview questions do recruiters generally ask?

* What recruiters will be expecting from me as a fresher without any PM experience?

Now that Artificial Intelligence has gained its prominence within products:

* How important is it for a product manager to know AI? Which AI tools/skills need to be known?

* To what extent should I know AI or LLMs as a fresher?

* Does including AI related projects matter?

I also wanted to ask about portfolios:

• Do PM aspirants actually need a portfolio website?
• What should be included in it?
• What kind of projects/case studies genuinely impress recruiters?

And lastly, what is that one “X-factor” that instantly catches a recruiter’s attention in a fresher PM application?

Would really appreciate honest advice on how to start, what to focus on, and how to stand out in today’s market. Thanks!

I've been a manufacturing supervisor for 6 years. Started when I was 20, never went to college. I want to move to management and I'm on track with my current company to advance to production manager in a few years. Ive been exploring going to get my bachelor's degree in business, but soley to help with getting higher pay. My current job has helped me a lot with my IDP progression(getting my six sigma black belt) but I feel like I'm leaving a lot off the table without a degree and want advice if its worth it. I have no kids, so i wouldn't be killing myself going to school, but it would still be taxing on me. Thoughts?

I'm currently hourly(which is uncommon for leadership) and with little overtime, make more than my manager. But I dont want to just stay a supervisor.

Hello Everyone.

I am applying for product manager jobs. My background was Software engineer then moved to business analyst and now going to product manager job. But I am being rejected from most of my HR screening call itself. Earlier I thought I am trying to remember the answers and forgetting something. But if I do not try to remember the answer, then I feel, it is not structed and scattered. Can you advice please what are HR screeners look for in product manager candidate. How shall I prepare ?

Hey folks,

Putting this out here since this community has come through for people before.

Who I am:

7+ years across fintech, enterprise SaaS, and banking. My work sits at the intersection of product, pre-sales solutioning, and enterprise GTM — think owning the full arc from discovery to deal to delivery.

What I've worked on:

AI-enabled workflows for BFSI clients

Enterprise integrations, Requirement Gathering and Client solutioning for large-ticket deals

GTM positioning, pricing strategy, and stakeholder alignment across complex orgs

What I'm looking for:

A Senior/Lead PM role focused on Growth or GTM — ideally at a B2B SaaS, fintech, or enterprise AI company. Based in Bengaluru, open to relocation for the right opportunity.

Sweet spot: Companies where product and revenue teams are tightly coupled — where a PM who can talk to engineering and a bank's CTO in the same day actually matters.

Not looking for: Early-stage chaos with no GTM motion yet, or pure execution PM roles with no strategic surface area.

Happy to connect over DM. If you're hiring or know someone who is, would love a conversation.

Actively looking for Product Management / APM opportunities. Preferably hybrid or remote roles.

• 1.5+ years of experience across AI products, SaaS workflows, analytics, automation, and user-focused feature development

• Experience working with enterprise SaaS, fintech, health-tech, and AI-driven products including roles associated with IndiaMART Group, Paytm, and startup environments

• Worked on PRDs, roadmap planning, feature launches, experimentation, onboarding optimization, user research, and cross-functional execution

• Exposure to GenAI products, LLM integrations, OCR systems, workflow automation, analytics pipelines, and AI-native product experiences

• Comfortable working closely with engineering, design, growth, QA, operations, and business stakeholders in fast-moving teams

• Hands-on with SQL, Power BI, Mixpanel, GA, Jira, Figma, Notion, APIs, AWS, and product analytics

• Strong technical + business understanding with deep interest in AI product strategy, growth systems, monetization, retention, and scalable SaaS products

Open to companies building impactful products.

Would genuinely appreciate referrals, opportunities, or connections with hiring teams. Happy to share resume over DM.

Hey! I’m actively looking for a Product Manager switch, with experience in AI/GenAI products.

**Experience & Background**

• Backend Engineer turned Product Manager with 4+ years of cross-functional experience

• Worked at Amazon, Intuit, and early-stage startup.

• Co-founder with hands-on 0→1 product building experience

• CS/B.Tech (CSE) – SRM University | MBA (Finance) – BITS Pilani | PG in Product Management – IIM Kozhikode.

• Experience building and scaling GenAI products using OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Vertex AI, and related AI ecosystems.

• Available across time zones, or WFO in India.

• Immediate joiner (within a week).

Feel free to DM or comment, happy to connect.

LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/manish-kumar-singh-85096930b/

CV : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r8WbLGb8oVz_8FHxjRkahlXppRc4JDnc/view?usp=sharing

It‘s almost like 90% of the people that I interview have done an agile cert and consider themselves a PM because of it. The other large majority at least has SAFe certs or „Product Owner“ in their resume, so I can filter them out quickly to not consider.

It seems genuinely hard to find experienced Product Managers in Europe. What‘s even harder is finding software engineers who are actually more than programmers and take an active part in discovery activities.

Any tips or ideas on what to put in the job description or what the phrasing of job titles should look like to find the right people?

I was thinking about Product Software Engineer instead of Software Engineer, but I fear that this is not a common enough term for good candidates to find.

For Product Managers I already have HR filter out red flags as the ones I mentioned above, but any idea where the really good folks can be found?

We are looking for a PM with strong communication skills to join our dynamic team.

Requirement :

• 2+ years experience
• C2/C1 English communication skill
• Available at ET (US)

Compensation:

Negotiable by experience - $35~$60/hr

If you are interested, comment you state | availability.

Has anyone recently interviewed or got an offer from Anaplan. I am looking to connect with to understand questions related to work environment, compensation and remote policy.