How can creativity help in better Product Management?

Product & Design
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  1. An MBA isn’t required for all product management positions at Amazon, but it is usually desired. They typically hire PMs who carry with them several years of industry experience in product management or have graduated from MBA programs.

  2. MBA graduates and industry product managers who have little to no technical experience are given business roles that incorporate one of the retail category teams (e.g., tools, sporting goods, baby products, one of the physical media categories, etc.).

  3. MBA pass-outs and industry stalwarts in product management who have some technical experience, however long that may be, are recruited for technology roles in the organizations (e.g., AWS, Website Platform, Retail Customer Experience, Traffic, etc.).

  4. We appreciate technical men and women with creative bents, but those skills alone do not demonstrate product management experience or training. Technical Program Manager (TPM) positions are common on many teams.

  5. These are more specialized positions, and in some groups, they may have some product direction responsibility.

  6. Candidates with strong technical backgrounds but less than three years of product management experience should consider Amazon TPM roles first and then seek to transition into a product management role once they’re inside the company.