How to Break into Product Management

Young professionals in Tech grapple with transitioning into Product Management, especially with positioning transferrable skills for the role. As part of the CMU T&E event series, this panel discussion provides a young professional with a guide to successfully Break into Product Management.

Agenda:

5:00-6:00 pm PDT: Panel Discussion + Q&A

We will explore a few actionable insights for getting into Product Management from the journies of Product Management professionals at different career stages. We will also open the floor with questions from the Audience!

1. Identifying if you are the right fit for Product Management
2. PM Prep: Books, Mock Interviews & more
3. ​Networking for the first stint in Product Management
4. Navigating the interviewing process

About the Panel Speakers:

1. Aditya Amonkar, (linkedin.com/in/adityaamonkar/) is the Senior Manager of Product Management with Roku. Prior to Roku, he was an Engagement Manager at Apptus, a Summer Associate at Bain & Company, Senior Manager, Reuter News at Thompson Reuters, and a Software Engineer at Infosys. Aditya holds an MS. in Information Security, Policy & Management from Carnegie Mellon University and an MBA from INSEAD.
2. Deepak Ravikumar, (linkedin.com/in/deepakdhanavel/) is a Product Manager at Google. Prior to Google, he was a Product Manager Innovation Intern at Veritas Technologies and a Product Development Engineer at Texas Instruments. Deepak holds an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University.
3. Sachi Shah, (linkedin.com/in/sachi-shah1/) is a Product Manager for Adobe Creative Cloud at Adobe. Prior to Adobe, she was a Product Management Intern with Deserve and a VC Investment Analyst with Insignia Ventures Partners. Sachi graduated from Carnegie Mellon University and was an Innovation Scholar at the Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship.

The Panel Discussion will be moderated by:

• Amar Saurabh, (linkedin.com/in/amar-saurabh/) is a Product Manager for Facebook at Meta. He is also a Co-Founder & CEO of Sugoi Labs. Prior to Meta, he was a Product Manager at PayPal, Co-Founder of Change for One, and Founder of Apna Feelings. Amar holds an MS in Product Management from Carnegie Mellon University.