The demand for the role is increasing exponentially, which is seeing the average product manager salary in Australia doing much the same. So for those interested in this exciting, challenging and fast-developing line of work, what does a product manager career in Australia look like? What do the product management professionals of the future need to be aware of?

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2. —David Burson, Senior Product Manager at Canva
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3. The Role
Product managers are big picture thinkers. While product owners are tasked with
directing the development of a product, and product engineers and designers will
do the hands-on work, product managers will look after the vision, roadmap and
feature definition of the product. The role can be strategic and tactical one
minute, and engineering-focused the next.
In short, the product manager is responsible for guiding the success of a product
by managing its stakeholders.
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4. What should you build? What
shouldn’t you build? As product
manager it’s your job to sift
through all of the ideas thrown
your way and find the gold. Will
this suggestion help achieve the
product’s goals? Do you have
the resources required to action
it? Does the end user want or
need this feature? These are just
some of the strategic questions
you’ll need to answer.
Once the decisions have been
made, they need to be actioned.
If a product manager isn’t
shipping (delivering new features,
fixing glitches, etc.) on a regular
basis, they’re not doing their job.
Effective execution demands that
every one of the individuals
under your watch be rowing in
the same direction. You’ll need to
clearly define what needs to be
done, and set firm parameters
within which your teams must
work (set by time and resource
limitations.)
A product manager needs to be
both a leader and a diplomat. In
a role with so many moving
parts, the ability to effectively
communicate and negotiate
with multiple parties is
paramount. Product managers
will have to work closely and
effectively with the a whole
range of people
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6. TOOLS • Aha!
• Trello
• Asana
• Google Forms
• Peek
• User Testing
• Axure
• Balsamiq
• Mockingbird
• Google Analytics
• GoodData
• Optimizely
• GoodUI
• Sketch
• Empty States

7. PRODUCT
MANAGER
SALARIES IN
AUSTRALIA
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11. TOP COMPANIES
CURRENTLY
HIRING
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14. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME!
Slideshow created by Cindy Um
www.themartec.com