Working at Dainik Jagran as a Product Manager requires a different perspective. A product manager at Yatra has a different set of duties and expectations. A product manager at Microsoft? Again different DNA. Meet Ritika Gupta who's worked in all 3 roles. Ritika, currently Senior Program Manager at Microsoft Teams, Ex Yatra & Dainik Jagran and MICA alum, had a different experience at each of the roles. From learning about lead conversion ratios to developing the sports app from scratch for Microsoft Bing, each required her to display different skill sets. In this video, she takes us through the challenges she faced and the learnings that helped her grow.
This is part 2 of Ritika's full interview. Stay tuned for more!
You can watch Part 1 here:
Never Wanted To Join L'Oreals, P&G's Of The World - Ritika Gupta, Program Manager - Microsoft
To watch Part 3, click here:
I Declined An Offer From Amazon To Work At Microsoft - Ritika Gupta, Product Manager, Ex Yatra
What's This?
This is a new series of talks that we are doing amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Despite the lockdowns and the curfews, we are making all the efforts to ensure that you keep getting insightful and relevant content. So sit back and make the most of your social distancing with this episode of ‘Konversations in Quarantine'!
Summary
From working at Dainik Jagran as a product manager, where content management and streamlining systems was her responsibility, to Yatra where the product was more process oriented, Ritika's work profile shifted naturally. Her different stints gave her a look at how certain basic skills like problem solving and asking the right questions remain central to the product management function.
She discusses the difference between her work at Dainik Jagran and Yatra. She talks about how a product manager at a travel portal like Yatra faces challenges like understanding the user and ironing out kinks in the user journey. She shares how a travel portal would deal in today's times of coronavirus.
She further talks about getting hired by Microsoft and how she cracked the interview. She shares the story of her first stint at Microsoft, managing the sports app and designing a soccer functionality that was lauded during the Soccer World Cup. She further tells us how the work culture at Microsoft is an the aspects she likes.
If you want to understand the DNA of a product manager, this is a must watch.
Key Takeaways
- Different domains require different experiences and expertise from a product manager, but user experience is at the center.
- If you're sure about your research and ideas, be sure to work on them no matter what.
- Even experienced professionals or seniors can make mistakes. So don't be intimidated by them. Instead learn from them.
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