Meta Product Growth Analyst Offer (IC3, not willing to budge on level): 130k Base 75k/4 RSU 15% Bonus 10k Signing Bonus TC: 168k (178k first year) location: Bay Area Cisco Product Manager Offer: 165k Base 75k/4 RSU 15% Bonus TC: 208k location: Remote Currently have ~2YOE My long-term goal is to be a PM at a FAANG-type company. TC does matter, but I care more about exit opportunities and long-term career growth as I'm fairly early in my career. The Meta offer is significantly lower, but the company has much greater name value. I've also heard it's hard to switch internally to PM, but not sure if anyone has any experience with switching externally (ie: how does Product Growth Analyst look on a resume when applying for PM roles) Cisco offer is higher, and the role is for PM, but I've heard bad things about the company. Which offer would you take, and which would look better on a resume for someone applying to be a PM at FAANG? #meta #cisco #product
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You don't need faang name to get into faang. You already proven you get offer without even in faang right? Just go for highest TC unless meta match it, if they don't match it just says much about the team / hiring. Just like how I rejected Amazon when the hr doubted me when I said I have competing offer.
You already know you can crack the FAANG interview. Having a Product Manager title on your resume from a big name brand company (even if it isn’t FAANG) is a foot in the door anywhere and a huge lift over being an analyst. I’d take Cisco and look to start the FAANG PM loop in 1-2 years.
Meta > Cisco all the time
I would go for Cisco, it’s easier to transfer to a diff company in the same function than to transfer from an analyst role to a PM role internally at fangs
Which Cisco Bu? Make sure you’re getting software experience instead of hw
What's HW?
Hardware. I guess that’s a no? The BU matters a lot, the product and VP matter too. If they are actually innovating in the product and the VP has vision, you’ll run into the usual drama of product management in a big org, but it’ll probably be good experience and good for your resume.
Ex tech PM who exited - Always take the PM role. Maximize for salary at next company. Analyst would be going the wrong direction.
Incorrect. My report is a analyst 10yoe doing 6-800k TC
Lol I learned to code and exited crypto PM in 3 yrs with $7.5 m 🥲
What is your position at capital one?
Analyst vs full PM title? How is this even a question? Cisco is incredibly massive and despite slower velocity still pumps out like $11b / year in profits because they have incredibly stable and reliable products.
Show them the Cisco offer. 100% they match or come close.
This is after showing them Cisco offer :( They’re only offering ic3, so limited band room