How to get promoted to be a Director of Product

EVENT DETAILS:
Getting a PM job is just the first step. How would you succeed in the PM job and continue to get promoted to the leadership position?

Do you wish that would have a blueprint guiding you on how to become a product leader and make a bigger impact?

Dr. Nancy Li became a Director of Product in 4 years. She was the only female manager out of a 100 people product organization. She was featured in Forbes and has helped over 100 people to become a product manager and helped many leaders to land Sr. Director positions.

In this talk, you will learn the following:

1. How she became a director of product within only 4 years
2. As a female and minority, how to get promoted in male-dominant companies?
3. Promotion during COVID? Is it still possible?

• Dr. Nancy Li - Dir of Product, YouTuber, Coach, Ex-Verizon and Cox Communications

Date: June 16th
RSVP Link: http://bit.ly/DirPdm-DrNancyLi

Agenda:
5:30 - 5:45 PM - Pre-Event Networking
5:45 PM - 6:00 PM - Sponsors, Welcome, Announcements
6:00 PM- 7:00 PM - Talk, Q&A

Location: Zoom, Link sent to those who RSVP on General Assembly

IMPORTANT: RSVP on General Assembly's site (link above) to get a zoom link the day of.

Recruiters: You are encouraged to come! Please also fill out this form so we can help you connect with talent. https://forms.gle/cNtxBxaLawhE73pJ6

SPEAKER:

• Dr. Nancy Li

Dr. Nancy Li is a Director of Product, a Mentor, a YouTuber, and featured in Forbes. She moved to the US with $800 in per pocket, soon became the youngest engineering Ph.D. then transitioned to product. Within 4 years, she was promoted to the Director of Product. She had held leadership roles at Verizon, COX Communications, and Shell Oil. She is also an alumnus of BU and MIT. Her goal is to help people transition from worker bee to product managers and business leaders and help them to get the compensation they want. You can check out Dr. Li’s weekly video on her YouTube Channel: Dr. Nancy Li. https://www.youtube.com/c/drnancyli and her website. www.drnancyli.com

Sponsors: ProductHired, General Assembly

About ProductHired:
ProductHired is the web's largest career site for product roles with over 18,000 job postings global & remote and coaches and mentors to help you land that next role. It is also a local Austin start-up! Join it and find your job! http://producthired.com

About General Assembly:
General Assembly (GA) is a global educational company on a mission to empower ​people to pursue work they love. Focusing on the most relevant and in-demand skills across data, design, business, and technology, GA is confronting a skills gap through best-in-class instruction and providing access to opportunities.
GA works with students online and in-person on more than ​30 campuses in 6 countries. GA also works with employers to help companies source talent, assess talent, and transform talent. For more information, ​visit http://ga.co!