More than just salary: the importance of context to grow as Product Managers - Part 2

Reasonable Product

Let's talk about money in Product Management!!
After looking at the lonely life of product managers, and why they are stretched between empowerment and accountability, in this second part of the episode Tanja Lau from Product Academy and Salva look deeper into the implications of salary in the life of product managers.
In this episode, we talk with Tanja about:

• Salary trends
• Compensation elements (base salary, bonus, stocks, flexibility...)
• Negotiation and employability tips

From salary gaps to regional and seniority differences, Tanja looks into the vast amount of data she has recently collected during her product salary survey to shed some light on the topic of compensation.
But more than numbers, compensation is a complex topic that involves objective setting, work conditions, equity compensation, and most importantly... job satisfaction!
Lastly, Tanja gave some tips about salary negotiation and how to become more appealing as a product manager by speaking the right "language" and becoming literate in topics such as finance and decision-making.
Some useful links:
- The product Academy: www.productacademy.ch
- Tanja's Linkedin Profile www.linkedin.com/in/tanjalau
- The FULL salary survey https://www.productacademy.ch/product-academy-salary-survey-2023/
- The "Personal side" of Tanja www.tanjalau.com

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- Follow me on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/salvatorebocchetti/
- Bookmark our website: https://reasonableproduct.com

Chapters

1. Comparing Salary - Working Conditions and Overtime (00:00:00)

2. The complexity of equity compensation (00:15:00)

3. Financial Literacy and Viability in Product Management (00:20:00)

4. Going the next level: The Importance of Context and Decisions (00:30:00)