Summary

In this chapter, you learned about the roles and responsibilities of the product manager as well as the skills required to become one. Although the role of a product manager is fairly vast, because of its collaborative nature, it can be quite rewarding. We learned about how, as a product manager, you will bring in various people from across the organization and from various areas of expertise to make a product that serves customer needs. You will get to work with experts in user research, design, development, sales, and marketing to unlock market opportunities and deliver innovative products.

We also dove into the unique responsibilities of the API product manager and how these complement the foundational role of a product manager. In the following chapter, we will dive deeper into concepts such as API governance and maturity.