Final week, Product College hosted Seda Elibol, N26 Senior Product Supervisor, for an #AskMeAnything session. Seda went over constructing a Product Group in a brand new nation and pivoting to Product from knowledge.
Should you’re not a part of the Product Group Launch!, we strongly suggest you be a part of to attach with extra superior Product Folks like Seda.
Seda Elibol is a Senior Product Supervisor at N26, the place she is constructing helpful merchandise for cell banking clients.
She can also 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 centered on ad-tech merchandise and totally different cell apps inside the firm.
How can I construct a community inside the Product Group 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 likely to be an excellent place to attach with folks on-line. Additionally, I believe you could possibly strive instantly reaching out to fellow PMs on LinkedIn working in industries you discover attention-grabbing or have a background you discover inspiring.
When it comes to expectations and easing the method, I’d think about you ought to be the one who’s actively in search of alternatives to socialize and never be shy reaching out to folks 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 increase your community. So I’d try meetups/occasions you could possibly attend.
I hope it helps!
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Has N26 has thought-about implementing voice expertise (e.g. voice management, voice assistant) in your cell merchandise and if sure, the place is it in your roadmap?
Since I joined N26 in the beginning of this 12 months, I haven’t been a part of any initiative about implementing voice expertise but it surely is a crucial function that I do know the group is contemplating. I’m acquainted with it from Turkey (my house nation) the place it’s being utilized in Buyer Companies 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 in charge of their monetary life.
What’s your recommendation on pivot to Product Supervisor from knowledge analyst? I’ve studied UX programs on-line and I’m additionally doing a facet SAAS mission as a Product Supervisor, however I don’t actually have the chance to do inside switch.
Initially, nice to listen to you have an interest in transferring into Product Administration function and also you already made some stable effort for it – I’m positive they may repay in the long run!
Even if you’re not in a position to do an inside transfer I believe you will have an enormous benefit for touchdown a PM job contemplating your background in knowledge, since an enormous a part of the PM job is to make use of knowledge for gathering insights, determination making, prioritisation & constructing roadmaps and so forth.
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I’d counsel you craft your CV to indicate your ardour about Product Administration by highlighting your facet mission and your knowledge expertise.
Better of luck and be at liberty to achieve out to me if I may help with supporting you on this transition!
Any remaining recommendation?
I believe there may be already a whole lot 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 atmosphere you need to be in. Furthermore, I imagine prioritising your self & your psychological well being and planning your days to make use of your power well is essential.
