Final week, Product College hosted Seda Elibol, N26 Senior Product Supervisor, for an #AskMeAnything session. Seda went over constructing a Product Neighborhood in a brand new nation and pivoting to Product from knowledge.
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Seda Elibol is a Senior Product Supervisor at N26, the place she is constructing helpful merchandise for cell banking prospects.
She can be a neighborhood member at 2hearts, supporting to develop their neighborhood of individuals with immigration backgrounds from the tech scene. Seda beforehand labored as a PM at Supply Hero, the place she targeted on ad-tech merchandise and completely different cell apps inside the firm.
How can I construct a community inside the Product Neighborhood when first arriving in a brand new nation?
Are you already a part of some Slack communities for PMs? A few of these communities have area/nation particular channels and it is perhaps a superb place to attach with individuals on-line. Additionally, I believe you possibly can attempt straight reaching out to fellow PMs on LinkedIn working in industries you discover fascinating or have a background you discover inspiring.
By way of expectations and easing the method, I’d think about you need to be the one who’s actively on the lookout for alternatives to socialize and never be shy reaching out to individuals on-line. Once I moved to Berlin for my first Product job, I used to be attending Product / Tech associated meetups & occasions and I believe it’s an effective way to construct or broaden your community. So I’d try meetups/occasions you possibly can attend.
I hope it helps!
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Has N26 has thought-about implementing voice know-how (e.g. voice management, voice assistant) in your cell merchandise and if sure, the place is it in your roadmap?
Since I joined N26 at the start of this yr, I haven’t been a part of any initiative about implementing voice know-how however it is a crucial function that I do know the workforce is contemplating. I’m accustomed to it from Turkey (my residence nation) the place it’s being utilized in Buyer Providers nevertheless I wouldn’t be the fitting particular person to evaluate the potential for this concept since I’m engaged on constructing Statistics and Insights to assist our customers really feel answerable for their monetary life.
What’s your recommendation on the best way to pivot to Product Supervisor from knowledge analyst? I’ve studied UX programs on-line and I’m additionally doing a aspect SAAS venture as a Product Supervisor, however I don’t actually have the chance to do inner switch.
Initially, nice to listen to you have an interest in transferring into Product Administration position and also you already made some strong effort for it – I’m certain they’ll repay in the long run!
Even in case you are not capable of do an inner transfer I believe you’ve gotten a giant benefit for touchdown a PM job contemplating your background in knowledge, since a giant a part of the PM job is to make use of knowledge for gathering insights, resolution making, prioritisation & constructing roadmaps and many others.
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I’d recommend you craft your CV to point out your ardour about Product Administration by highlighting your aspect venture and your knowledge abilities.
Better of luck and be at liberty to achieve out to me if I might help with supporting you on this transition!
Any last recommendation?
I believe there may be already a variety of recommendation about Product Administration on the market so I’d prefer to remind everybody to remain collaborative, constructive, curious, open-minded and be a part of creating / sustaining the work surroundings you need to be in. Furthermore, I consider prioritising your self & your psychological well being and planning your days to make use of your vitality neatly is essential.
