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

• product manager
  noun

Etymology

Origin of product management

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

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product management

Scott Sugden, director of product management at L’Acoustics, described it as potentially the largest immersive sound deployment, by sheer physical geometry, anywhere in the world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

The company cut a variety of roles in software engineering, product management, design, business operations and other areas, the notices show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

The agentic trading and credit-card spending feature marks another step forward, said Abhishek Fatehpuria, Robinhood’s vice president of product management.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

Waymo has been trying to make its cars “confidently assertive,” says Chris Ludwick, a senior director of product management with Waymo, which is owned by Google parent Alphabet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025

“We embrace volatility. Risks are always there,” said Hollie Briggs, head of global product management for the growth equity strategies team at Loomis, Sayles & Company.

From Barron's ● Nov. 20, 2025