Product manager
Also called: PM
ELI5
The person guiding what the product team should solve.
Used in conversation
“The product manager is testing the pricing workflow with users.”
Definition
A role responsible for product direction, priorities and coordination, with authority varying by organisation.
Here “Product manager” means: A role responsible for product direction, priorities and coordination, with authority varying by organisation.
Pitch context
You will see “Product manager” in product strategy decks, roadmaps, experiments and architecture reviews when the discussion reaches product vision, strategy & roadmaps.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret product vision, strategy & roadmaps without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Sources & evidence · 2
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Scrum Guides — The Scrum Guide — official current versionSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- National Institute of Standards and Technology — Computer Security Resource Center GlossarySupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16