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By Lenny Rachitsky · lennysnewsletter.com · @lennysan on X · YouTube · LinkedIn
Lenny Rachitsky analyzes more than twenty public PM career ladders to identify the core skills companies value in product managers. He outlines ten recurring PM competencies, the shifts that separate junior from senior PMs, and practical advice for building a career framework of one's own.
Subscriber post — summary only01Key takeaways
- Leadership, execution, and strategy are the most consistently cited PM competencies across company career ladders.
- Most career ladders reward moving from owning a single feature to owning multiple products, areas, or whole segments.
- Senior PMs proactively seek out problems and rally others, while junior PMs mostly contribute to assigned projects.
- Autonomy and trust grow as PMs deliver impact consistently and need less oversight over time.
- A useful career framework typically has five to nine top-level attributes rather than a long list.
02Frameworks mentioned
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