Digital Product Manager Hiring Guide | LinkedIn Talent Solutions

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Digital product managers oversee and guide a digital product from its early development stages to final launch. Some of their major responsibilities consist of planning a clear-cut roadmap of actionable items, overseeing effective product development, and ensuring success in the market. When the digital product is under development, digital product managers act and think on behalf of users, suggesting changes and running tests according to likely needs. They accurately predict the user’s journey and make data driven decisions that produce measurable results.

You might hire a digital product manager to:

Oversee the complete lifecycle of a digital product

Understand the complexities of the customer’s user journey
Ensure that the final digital product fulfills users’ needs
Manage projects with other teams and delegate different responsibilities

Required skills and qualifications	Preferred skills and qualifications
Experience in agile and/or scrum methodologies	Familiarity with UX/UI design
Experience with digital product development	Experience in shipping a digital product
Ability to communicate clearly across technical and sales teams	Ability to lead a team