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.

---

Other Word Forms

• product manager
  noun

Etymology

Origin of product management

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

“In the past, I had to pay nanny taxes, and every year TurboTax would ask me, ‘This is unusual, does this apply to you?’” says Keela Robison, TurboTax’s vice president of product management.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 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

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

Then the priority will be to deliver it to countries where resistance is looming or on the horizon, said George Jagoe, MMV’s executive vice president of access and product management.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

Positions in product management, applied sciences, electrical engineering and other fields were also eliminated.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025