22 min

#38 Customer and Product Manager Collaboration: The Path to Product Success and Innovation Smeal Lifelong Learning Podcast

    • Careers

Alumnus Jim Le ’96 B LOG, the Senior Vice President of Product Management at brightfin, discusses the top qualities needed to be a successful product manager, the importance of customer involvement in product development, and why it’s necessary for leaders to inspire and include their team from start to finish.

“Product management can be explained in a lot of different ways, to me the most simple way to think about it is prioritizing and making sure your company is working on solving the right problems, collaborating (both internally and externally), and bringing in the best solution for your customers.”
-Jim Le

Alumnus Jim Le ’96 B LOG, the Senior Vice President of Product Management at brightfin, discusses the top qualities needed to be a successful product manager, the importance of customer involvement in product development, and why it’s necessary for leaders to inspire and include their team from start to finish.

“Product management can be explained in a lot of different ways, to me the most simple way to think about it is prioritizing and making sure your company is working on solving the right problems, collaborating (both internally and externally), and bringing in the best solution for your customers.”
-Jim Le

22 min