Entry-level positions for aspiring Product Owners
Entry-level positions for undergraduates interested in a product owner career path include product analyst roles, "broke analysts," or product specialist internships. Other roles like marketing, business development, and project management offer related experience that can lead to a product owner position, as the work of a product owner encompasses "all these things," including understanding customers, marketing, and project management.
Product Analysis, Business Development, Project Management, Marketing, Product Specialist
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Cynthia Panez Velazco
Product Owner
Foriegn Bank
Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, 2014
UCLA Anderson School of Management, MBA
Engineering - Industrial
Finance (Banking, Fintech, Investing)
Product / Service / Software Development and Management
Immigrant, Worked 20+ Hours in School
Video Highlights
1. Product Analyst roles are good entry-level positions.
2. Internships as a Business Analyst or Product Specialist are valuable.
3. Other roles like marketing, business development, and project management can lead to a Product Owner position, providing relevant experience in customer understanding, product marketing, and project management
Transcript
What entry-level positions in this field might an undergraduate college student consider?
I think as an undergrad, starting as a product analyst would be a good way to begin in this role and in this industry. I know there are several opportunities as a product analyst or product specialist intern.
Even if you don't start in product, other roles can lead you to this path, such as marketing, business development, and project management. Ultimately, as a product owner, you do all these things.
You have to understand your customers and know the best way to market your product. You also have to manage several projects happening simultaneously and come up with ideas to keep increasing product use. I would recommend starting in any of those areas.