Every time we post a new opening in the product team at TryHackMe, we get thousands of applications. But a tricky aspect of hiring product managers is aligning on expectations about the role — so the following is a document I share with later stage candidates about life here as a PM. The idea is to help candidates think about whether this is really the right role for them.
TryHackMe is a bootstrapped, founder-led, scale-up company, which also works completely remote across many timezones. The environment here may be quite different to what you’ve experienced before.
The role of a Product Manager is a pivotal one that touches all areas of the business, so it’s important to be aligned with how we expect that role to work.
The PM role itself varies a lot between companies. What you may expect in one company can be vastly different to another, based on the company age, stage of growth, culture, etc. We have a way of operating that works for us in our current stage, so it’s important you know what that looks like, as it may not be for everyone. The last thing we want to do is bring you on board, only for you to be frustrated and misaligned with how we work.
Managing Jira and writing tickets
- We expect PMs to write the majority of…
