Top 10 In-Demand Skills for Product Managers

Some call product managers “Mini-CEOs.” Product managers own and oversee not only the technological aspect of a product but also the UX and business side of the process as well. Product managers typically know their way around a white board.

It’s up to the product manager to make sure the big picture is sharp and that designers and developers are on the right track in every step of the way. Communication is vital. After all, what good is a product unless it’s feasible and usable?

It can get hard to see the forest when you’re focusing on the trees—and that’s why talented product managers are vital to any innovative tech company. Product management is the intersection between business, tech and user experience, according to Martin Erikksson, chief product officer at Covestor, on Mind the Product.

For all of you talented aspiring or established product managers, the CyberCoders team dug into our database of thousands of job postings to pinpoint the most in-demand skills for product managers today.

Here’s what employers seek most right now in a superstar product manager:

1. Product Marketing
2. Product Development
3. Agile
4. Project Management
5. SaaS
6. Product Launches
7. Gathering
8. Mobile Development
9. E-Commerce
10. Software Product Management