Establishing the Product Management Function

Friday, 28 October 2022, 10.00AM - 11.00AM

Overview

The decision to hire your first dedicated product management leader isn’t that straightforward. What does a product leader actually do? You feel like the time is right but, is it? Who should you hire? What sort of experience do they need? How will they impact your role? How much will they cost? How many do you need? In this upcoming webinar Tokes will share his insights on how best to establish a dedicated product management function as your company scales. Don't miss out register now

Who should attend?

This session will be especially useful for founders or CEOs who are currently leading the vision and strategic direction of their product(s), and are considering whether now is the right time to bring in more specialised product leadership.

Key takeaways

Gain a deeper understanding of the role of a product leader, from Product Owners through to Chief Product Officers
Understand why most companies hire their first product leader for the wrong reasons
Be in a better position to evaluate when the time is right for you to hire your first dedicated product leader and what you should expect from them
Learn a few tips on how to evaluate potential product leaders during the interview process

Cost: Free

Presenter:

Andrew is New Zealand’s only full time, independent, Product Leadership Coach. Since founding his business in late 2017 he has coached over 30 senior product leaders and worked with senior leadership across over 50 companies across the country. Andrew also founded New Zealand's first ProductTank Meetup, one of Wellington’s most active meetups, boasting over 2300 members from product leaders to the product curious.

Andrew has been involved in product leadership before he, or anyone else in New Zealand, even knew what it was! In 2009, he joined Xero as their first product leader, where he built a world class product leadership team that was critical in growing and supporting a customer base that grew from 17K to over 560K in only six years. Later he moved from accounting to holograms as the Global Head of Product at 8i.

In addition to product coaching, training and advising, Andrew is an Operating Partner for Movac, supporting the portfolio companies in Fund 5.

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