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cpoiyo

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 cpoiyo
Jan 29 16 Comments

There is no product manager title at Microsoft (yet, AFAIK), but I see lots of Microsoft PM put product manager title on their LinkedIn profile, does that make sense to you? Is that okay with recruiters?
It is feels like false information, and might cause a job discrepancy on the background check.

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  • Adobe
    EpYY20

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    EpYY20
    have heard from some sources all this will be corrected in next couple of months as MS is overhauling titles across disciplines. So there will be product managers, technical product managers, business program managers etc going ahead.
    Jan 31 1
    • New
      WPia05

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      WPia05
      I heard this in more vague terms from a Microsoft recruiter, so glad to hear it confirmed as I received a pm offer
      Feb 23
  • Program managers advertise like that when trying to jump ship
    Jan 29 2
  • I thought MSFT has a product manager role that's closer to product marketing elsewhere.
    Jan 29 1
  • Meta
    yVBi15

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    yVBi15
    Mixed feelings on this. There are lots of cases where a role and the title don’t match. And there’s not like a rigorous level and role taxonomy to which everyone adheres. I see people translate their exact company title sometimes which seems silly and meaningless to anyone outside their company. Conversely I’ve seen people “invent” titles that aren’t complete lies but done to mislead which is shady but I mean people often play loose with facts on resumes.

    So I’d say if they are doing the work of a product manager that’s fine. PM at Microsoft may or may not as the role can vary so substantially across teams and it’s really on the people interviewing to ascertain the nature of their responsibilities.

    When it comes to employment verification it’s been awhile but I think they ask for exact title (or maybe not) but at that point you have the offer. I’ve had HireRight flag dumb as a shit things every time I change jobs so you deal with it and no one cares.
    Jan 29 1
    • Amazon / Product
      cpoiyo

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       cpoiyo
      OP
      Yea, I just been through the HIreRight process (leaving Amazon in two days 🤑), I’m sure they will flag the title discrepancy
      Jan 29
  • Redfin
    cFRG17

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    cFRG17
    You're right that it's primarily Program Manager roles, but there are Product Managers at MSFT too.
    Jan 29 2
    • Amazon / Product
      cpoiyo

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       cpoiyo
      OP
      I know but these product manager’s title in Msft is program manager, right?
      Jan 29
    • Redfin
      cFRG17

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      cFRG17
      Not always nope. I'm actively interviewing for a role that is "Product Manager".

      I've also interviewed for program manager roles at MSFT that are clearly actually product manager roles.
      Jan 30