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Tech hiring roles: Product and program

Tech hiring roles: Product and program

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Tech hiring roles: Product and program

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- Increasingly, hiring managers want to make sure that engineers and other technical resources can play well with others in the org. Given the highly disparate nature of modern tech work, the lone tech genius is becoming a relic of the past. Product managers are becoming increasingly technical, and work closely with engineers on engineering and product spec documents. Program or product managers have to work with engineers to scope, track, and deliver projects. Up close and functional relationships within engineering, product, and program management is critical to tactical execution and strategic planning. Here are the soft skills signals that product or program management would be looking for. First, can this engineer communicate with someone not in the technical weeds? Second, can the engineer understand the business or customer POV while devising solutions? Remember, sometimes the most technically savvy solution is not the most practical one. Engineers often get stuck in analysis…

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