Apologies for the wonky audio quality this week, but I couldn't not share this conversation.
He started college wanting to study music, graduated and went into finance and now works at a tech company. He describes what types of skills are necessary to be a product manager and to work in the tech field, and hint- coding is not one of them. His role is “to digital products and customer experiences.” (00:08) We also discuss the relationship between intersectionality and identity in and at work. In discussing his career trajectory, we talk about what his motivations are to work as long as 100 hours a week, and how he has navigated the tech and finance industries as a first-generation college graduate supporting his family, from the suburban South in large Northern city.
Product Management (00:00)
From finance to technology (8:30)
The Day of this Product Manager (14:28)
Qualifications and Skills (22:50)
What is a tech company? (28:41)
Success (30:15)
Compensation (36:08)
Black in Tech (41:10)
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