TPM vs Product Managers.

Nov 21, 2019 25 Comments

There has a high rise in TPMs demand around the top notch companies spl in Google linkedin and Facebook. Microsoft still follows to have just 1 role to drive their program.

Question to all product guys

Will you switch to TPM ever with the fancy compensation and tech depth it can bring to you ?

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  • Most of the SWEs are dumbass donkeys who know how to talk to a machine but not to people. That’s why the TPM role is important.
    Only a small % of swes solve complex problems. Rest of the herd...
    Nov 21, 2019 1
    • This is the truth, but you won't hear it a lot here or in many other tech circles because most people in tech are SWEs. But the reality is that a good TPM keeps the team moving and represents the team to management because SWEs either don't want to or simply can't communicate effectively at that level.
      Nov 21, 2019
  • Amazon PM is all over the place. PMT-ES(AWS)>PMT>TPM>PM
    Nov 21, 2019 0
  • Facebook
    zuckdorsey

    Go to company page Facebook

    zuckdorsey
    ^ Not true for Facebook and Google.

    PMs > > TPMs.
    Nov 21, 2019 4
    • Dell
      LUHV04

      Go to company page Dell

      LUHV04
      Facebook- for salary what difference are we talking about ?
      Nov 21, 2019
    • New
      jaopq

      New

      jaopq
      Thanks for this. zuckdorsey- are you a PM or TPM at FB? Any POV on 1/ Business integrity TPM
      2/ social impact TPM
      3/ Business Process & Technology (BPT) TPM
      4/ Portal software TPM?
      I aspire to move to Product management at some point, and have opportunity to interview with these teams.
      Jun 4, 2021
  • Tpm here. Lol we dont have "fancy compensation." At best we are paid slightly more than software engineers one level lower than us.
    Nov 21, 2019 0
  • Apple
    qwerty boy

    Go to company page Apple

    qwerty boy
    I don’t think they have fancy compensation. SWE is king. PM is much better and adds more value To company
    Nov 21, 2019 0