Tech IndustryJul 27, 2018
EYat28

IB or PM

would like to get thoughts of folks working in both realms. senior product manager in tech vs tech investment banking associate.

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Facebook BCG Jul 27, 2018

PM ftw

EY at28 OP Jul 27, 2018

Any basis for that

Microsoft lyftuber Jul 27, 2018

What's the IB TC? If they both the same, PM ftw

EY at28 OP Jul 27, 2018

Any basis for that

Airbnb Rapunzel Jul 27, 2018

Those are really different roles. If you’re looking at “senior” PM, do you have experience as junior PM already? Since you’re asking about associate in IB, I’ll assume you’re a fresh MBA. If you have no past product experience, but have tech experience, it’s a toss-up. If you have no past tech and just MBA and maybe consulting undergrad, you will have a hard time as a PM. The one big company that hires senior PMs out of biz school is Amazon, but they overload that term. Many of the people in that capacity who hold the PM title are not what you’d call product managers elsewhere. Their job is more likely to include financial modeling than writing product specs.

EY at28 OP Jul 27, 2018

Not amazon. Previous tech and startup experience + consulting.