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Product Week | Essential Tech Skills for Non-Tech Product Managers | February 8

Event Type
Informational
Sponsor
General Assembly
Date
Feb 7, 2022   10:30 - 11:30 pm  
Registration
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Originating Calendar
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About This Event

This event is part a week-long series that is designed to help you explore the best and latest in Product Management. If you are interested in learning more, do check out other events under the same series here:

 

There is no doubt that a product manager requires some level of technical knowledge. Luddites do not make good product managers. However, it is not a prerequisite for product managers to know how to code or run an SQL query on a database.

How technical a product manager should be depends on varying factors such as the type of product they’re working on, the product life cycle, and where they are at in their product career. Regardless, some level of technical knowledge and skill is critical for product managers to perform well in their role and manage winning products. So, what are the essential tech skills for non-tech product managers?

Join our panel of product experts as they discuss skills that are helpful to have in a product manager’s toolbox and how one can go about acquiring them! These skills will burnish any product manager’s resume and are applicable to nearly every segment and industry.

About the Instructor

Nigel Yeo Photo

Global Product Manager, Xendit

Nigel is a Global Product Manager at Xendit, a Y Combinator payment services provider that's building digital infrastructure for Southeast Asia. As PM of the credit and debit cards acceptance channel, he regularly collaborates with banks, card schemes (Visa and MasterCard), and other key payments partners to expand and improve Xendit's product offering in Southeast Asia. His team's vision is to streamline and simplify online payments, whether local or cross-border, for customers in the region. Nigel is also involved in market expansion and business strategy.

Before pursuing his interests in business and tech, Nigel practiced litigation in one of the largest law firms in Singapore, having trained and worked under a Senior Counsel.

Halynne Shi Photo

Product Manager, Shopback

Halynne is a product manager at Shopback, APAC's leading shopping and rewards platform. At Shopback, she builds products to scale the merchant and network infrastructure. From a variety of roles spanning business development, marketing and operations, Halynne hopes that her unique journey into product management can help others looking to start their own, especially those from non-tech backgrounds. Outside of work, she is the Data Innovation Director of Young Women's Leadership Connection and co-host of the podcast, YWLChats.

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