From a Product Advisor to a Senior Product Manager | Saurabh Khaneja | Sr. Product Manager
Meet Saurabh Khaneja, a Senior Product Manager, shares his highly unconventional path into product leadership. Starting as a consultant, he strategically used shadow roles and even cold calling within his company to immerse himself in product development before formally transitioning.In this video, he discussed how the International Certificate in Product Management Program helped him answer his management's challenge, how to expand his product knowledge beyond the technical, by seeding the essential business and marketing fundamentals.
Key Highlights from His Journey:
- What changed for him: After transitioning into a PM role, he realized he needed to formalize the business aspect of product management to excel, which led him to the ICPM course to learn critical nuances like market sizing and competition analysis.
What stood out to him:
- Seeding the Business Aspect: The course provided the foundational knowledge (Market Sizing, Competition Analysis, Product Marketing) that was missing from his technical background.
- Learning the Nuances: Gained practical skills in analyzing products from a UX/user perspective and mastering messaging for Product-Market fit.
- Team Dynamics & Aha Moments: The lively, collaborative environment helped him refine his thinking by challenging initial problem analyses, leading to powerful insights.
- Focus on the Art of PM: The program instilled the mindset that Product Management is an art, and showing that art is the key to having people invest in your career growth.
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Watch the video to explore his unique approach to networking and discover how to find your own way to "love this art" of product management.
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