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

In his last role at YouTube, he served as vice president of product management, heading up the company’s music, subscription, commerce and premium efforts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 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

On Thursday, Anthropic unleashed its most advanced model yet, capable of synthesizing data and analysis, running teams of coding assistants, and functions akin to product management.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026

“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