product management

American  

[prod-uhkt man-ij-muhnt] / ˈprɒd əkt ˈmæn ɪdʒ mənt /

noun

1. 1. the act, process, or task of planning, developing, and delivering products or services (often used attributively).

      Her 20 years of experience in product management includes positions at medical and biotechnology companies.

      We're shifting to a more formal product management process, using business software instead of just going with the flow.

   2. a department or group of people responsible for this task at a company.

      He's been head of product management at the company for six years.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• product manager
  noun

Etymology

Origin of product management

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

“It’s been a lot of dinner table anxiety,” said Babith Bhoopalan, who worked for Microsoft in product management and customer experience before founding his own consulting company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

That didn’t stop investors from hitting the sell button again, especially after Anthropic released new tools that included more-powerful coding assistants and functions that can be used for corporate tasks such as product management.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

"Any new controls need to avoid breaking search in a way that leads to a fragmented or confusing experience for people," the company's principal for product management, Ron Eden, said in a statement.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

The company is known for its work operating system, or a customizable software platform tailored to product management.

From Barron's • Nov. 10, 2025

“It’s beginning to mature into creators really building businesses,” said Thomas Kim, YouTube’s director of product management for creator monetization.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2025