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Product manager zero: When to hire the first product manager
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BY Eira Hayward ON FEBRUARY 21, 2022
We addressed what it’s like to be that very first product manager in a business in this article, Product manager zero: How to be number one, but how do product leaders and the management go about finding the first one? When do they hire, what do they look for, and what should they do to set their product manager zero up for success?
In brief:
- Finding product/market fit should come before hiring the first product manager, but there’s no “right time” for that first hire
- You’ll want someone who will own strategy, own execution, and build a team AND who’s happy to roll their sleeves up and do the work
- It’s a difficult hire so take extra care to both define the rol…
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Eira Hayward
Eira is an editor for Mind the Product. She's been a business journalist, editor, and copywriter for longer than she cares to think about.
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