Main Takeaways:
- Living and working overseas is a great way to accelerate your professional career
- Having cross-cultural skills can help you be a great Product Manager because it will make you empathetic
- If you want to launch a product in Japan, there are a just few things you need to remember
- If you do want to get out of town and do something wonderful overseas as a Product Manager, I highly recommend Japan
11. What I’d Like to Talk About Today
Description of my
roles as product
marketing and
product management
Simple reasons
why I would highly
recommend going
abroad.
Why I would
recommend Japan
to do a PM role
My Roles
Reasons
to Go
Why Japan
Final
Thoughts
12. Who is this Guy?
• Born and raised in Saint Paul, Minnesota
• Graduated from Carleton College and
University of Wisconsin – Madison
• Currently woks for Intel and owns
consulting business.
• My wife and I have 2 children.
14. Started the
US doing
Planning &
Operations
Transitioned
to Product
Management
Moved
overseas to
do Product
Marketing
My Career Progression
Started own
consulting
company
Today
Back at
Intel here in
the Valley
19. 500K Units
Shipped!
Negotiated resources for OEM product development
Architected the go to market plan.
Managed stakeholders with clear KPIs.
Represented the product category externally.
Tablet Go Big Strategy
Product Marketing
Work Example
20. Started the
US doing
Planning &
Operations
Transitioned
to Product
Management
Moved
overseas to
do Product
Marketing
My Career Progression
Started own
consulting
company
Today
Back at
Intel here in
the Valley
25. EXAMPLE
How do we win
market share in
the thin and light
category?
Market Assessment
Business Case & Analysis
Product Planning & Development
Focused on students and
young professionals.
Customer Centric New
Product Launch
• 11 Inch
• Lightweight
• Cost Effective
Product Management
Work Example
34. The #1 reason for me personally why I
wanted to live there and why I stayed.
Work Ethic
35. Japan’s Economy is Improving
1
2
4
3
Boosting human
resources to create
an inclusive society
Creating new
international
opportunities such as
free trade
Pursuing regulatory
reform in agriculture
and healthcare
Establishing a strong
infrastructure and
support system for
FDI.
37. 5 Things to Remember…
• You will wear many hats as a PM overseas.
• If you have the mindset that your product is YOUR business, you will do
well abroad.
• You will interact with many people internally and externally especially at
senior levels.
• If you learn the language, going abroad will enhance your ability to be
empathetic – this will only intensively your skills as a PM.
• If you do choose to go abroad, be sure to define you why. What is your
success? And then use that to define your next career step.
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