Owning the Financials - The Future of Product Management?

Should product managers own the financial outcomes of their products? We like to talk about how our role sits at the centre of product development, but are we really across all of the moving parts that go into creating and monetising value for our customers? What would the world look like if we were - and how do product managers learn the skills required? Join Corinna, Anthony and Vivek as they explore these questions and more in a bid to describe just what commercial acumen is required for the role.

About our panelists:
Corinna Stukan is a product executive and founder with 15 years experience building FinTech, SaaS and marketplace products across APAC, Europe, and the US. She created The Insights Driven PM, an Amazon #1 New Release book and advisory business that helps product leaders turn metrics into strategy. She is also the CEO & CoFounder of Bizzy, a NZ FinTech marketplace linking small businesses with the right lenders to power their cashflow.

Anthony Marter is the Chief of Staff for Product at Auror and was previously the Chief Product Officer at Solarzero. Anthony has been involved in the product community for over 10 years, organising ProductTank Auckland and chairing Product Aotearoa who connect the broader NZ community together. He is on a mission to help New Zealand product people find their tribe and grow their skills, and by doing this help the New Zealand tech sector grow and thrive.

Vivek Kumar is a co-founder of both failed and successful companies. He has been involved in bootstrapping and then scaling a D2C brand (Four Words; on track for Deloitte F50), and is also a product manager at Emerge – New Zealand’s fastest moving fintech. You will typically find him reading, or playing with Lego at home with his wife and daughter. You can make Vivek happy by buying him coffee or talking about Dune.

Huge thanks to Auror for hosting and sponsoring this event!

Note that the livestream will kick off from just before 6pm.