I am currently an L5 program manager at Google and just got an offer to be a senior product manager at amazon. Getting a $65 jump in TC. Any thoughts/suggestions from people who have experience at both companies ?
Google L5 is Amazon L6, right? What org? I don't personally think it's worth the TC bump.
Based on levels FYI top half of Google L4 product manager and Google L5 Product manager overlaps with Amazon L6. There is no 1-1 comparison between google program manager and product manager at amazon. From my understanding L4 PM at google gets around the same comp as L5 program manager at google
L5 PgM makes less than L4 PM, L6 Amazon PM makes less than L4 Google PM
Amazon hires L6 sr product manager straight out of business school with 0 years PM experience. Go for it if you want the title and a chance to learn and transition into PM. Depending on team through, you might basically be a project coordinating note taker
Agree about the team. This is definitely not a coordinating role based on the conversations with the hiring team. It’s a strategic role, exactly like the google PM role.
Please don't confuse the OP. MBA hires come in on a very different comp track.
Product manager > program manager. Take it
I am trying to get into Product Manager at AMZN. Would you be able to provide some guidance on prep material? I had one interview at AMZN and failed. Was not able to solve Case type question. Not sure how many times I need to try 🙂.
Recruiter reached out to me for the same position - do you mind sharing TC? Recruiter says they can't offer $350k for the role. Current TC $300k.
And I'd take PM at Amazon over PgM at Google any day.
Congratulations. Do you have and require any specific technical skills to work as PgM or PM at AZMN or GOOGL?
I’d take the product manager position. Program manager is a glorified secretary, even at Google.
Depends on where. At Microsoft, program managers do everything, even product depending on whether the team has product needs. But I think Microsoft is unique in that way, probably because there isn't a product management role on the tech side.
Program manager at msft is product manager. Product manager at msft is closer to PMM. Wish they'd just align the titles