People of Productboard

We chat with Cris Domingo, Head of People, Culture, and Talent at Productboard, about the key shift many HR departments have made in recent years, taking a more proactive approach toward people. In a post-Covid world, companies have had to adapt and embrace changes in their office environments, with HR essentially becoming champions of culture and fostering career growth with employees. We discuss the importance of trust, proactivity, and honest communication, the benefits of diverse workspaces, and the pivotal role of women in tech. Cris also shares ways people can be mindful when considering a career move and why the interview process should always be a two-way street and she offers insights on our company culture and what she’s most excited about in the coming months. Interested in joining our team? We're hiring across multiple departments. Check out our careers page for the latest vacancies. We’d love to hear from you!

In the fifth episode of Season 2, we sit down with Jaroslav Tran, Growth Product Manager at Productboard, to talk about why many companies are turning to product-led growth to help secure more customers. We also take a closer look at why product teams in general have become so important to marketing and sales acceleration. Customer needs are rapidly evolving. These days, a lot more users want to try products before agreeing to buy, Jaroslav explains, making the role of growth engineers a vital part of the go-to-market process. He talks about what specific skills people interested in going into Growth should have, including experience with productizing as well as a keen interest in experimentation and data. Growth, Jaroslav points out, is still a relatively new and unshaped role, giving these teams many opportunities to help make a big impact on a company’s business strategy. Interested in joining our team? We're hiring across multiple departments. Check out our careers page for the latest vacancies. We’d love to hear from you!

In the fourth episode of Season 2, we sit down with Eva Novotná, a Product Manager at Productboard, to go over the skills you’ll need to successfully lead a product team, including the three core ones: seamless communication, keen professional analysis, and ruthless prioritization. Eva emphasizes the important role soft skills and routine feedback play when closely collaborating with various teams on a daily basis. We explore the differences between project and product management and take a closer look at the pillar team structure we use here at Productboard. Eva shares her personal journey from PM consultant to full-time product manager. She talks about the highs (and a few of the lows) of the job. She also weighs in on the benefits of today’s increasingly popular hybrid work approach and the best way to build lasting professional relationships and align your team’s vision. Interested in joining our team? We're hiring across multiple departments. Check out our careers page for the latest vacancies. We’d love to hear from you!

In our third episode of Season 2, we sit down with Malwina Fojcik, Senior Product Design Manager at Productboard, to discuss why seamless cross-functional collaboration, now more than ever before, is essential to modern work environments. Team members – regardless if they are designers, engineers, or product managers – need to be encouraged to take full responsibility of every aspect of a project in order to guarantee its success. Trust is so important when building these lasting and meaningful professional relationships, which is why, Malwina explains, giving and receiving feedback as well as gratitude should be a big part of your company’s daily mantra. Malwina also addresses effective management styles, sharing why it’s more advantageous to be a “partner” than a “boss,” and how leveraging personal strengths is what ultimately helps to craft good leaders. On a final note, Malwina turns to health tech, offering some unsettling news for all those IT people who aren’t getting their full eight hours of sleep each night. Interested in joining our team? We're hiring across multiple departments. Check out our careers page for the latest vacancies. We’d love to hear from you!

In our second episode of Season 2, we sat down with Josh Jones, Senior Sales Development Manager for the EMEA region, to talk about powering through the volatile fourth quarter of 2022. He shares the lessons we learned during this turbulent period, stressing the importance of actionable strategies, guidelines and roadmaps, and the value of team collaboration and experimentation. He looks ahead at Productboard’s goals for 2023 and explains what it takes to build a successful sales career and why it’s so crucial to have a healthy work-life balance. Interested in joining our team? We're hiring across multiple departments. Check out our careers page for the latest vacancies. We’d love to hear from you!

For our 11th episode, we sat down with Pavel Spacil, Senior Software Engineer, to discuss his journey from Java to Kotlin — and Productboard. During an interesting discussion, Pavel shares the challenges and benefits he encountered while learning a new programming language from scratch. We also discuss why Productboard shifted its focus towards Kotlin, and how Pavel is using it in our Insights tribe to build out critical functionality. If you’re an engineer who’s interested in taking on new challenges and broadening your horizons, you’ll find plenty of inspiration in this episode. Interested in joining our team? We're hiring across multiple departments. Check out our careers page for the latest vacancies. We’d love to hear from you!

What is product-led growth, and is it true that your product growth team can become your new GTM team? In our tenth episode, we catch up with Japna Sethi, Product Growth Leader at Productboard, to discuss the impact of product growth to unlock revenue, what product-led growth really means, and what people often get wrong about product growth and product design. Japna shares what it takes to be a successful growth manager and why having an MVP mindset is essential for you to succeed in the long run. Hint, it’s not for the faint of heart or those who don’t cope well with setbacks. So if you’re someone who’s up for a challenge, then listen to this wide-ranging conversation with Japna Sethi, and together let’s dive into the core value of product growth. Interested in joining our team? We're hiring across multiple departments. Check out our careers page for the latest vacancies. We’d love to hear from you!

Customers are the lifeblood of every successful business – and no more so than in the subscription economy, where the pressure is on to deliver value at every step. In our ninth episode, we catch up with Taylor McGuire, Customer Success Leader at Productboard, to discuss his sabbatical in South Africa, the critical role that customer success plays, how to build an effective CS team at scale, and the exciting opportunities our own CS team has as Productboard continues to grow. Spoiler alert - stick around for his fabulous definition of CS that even your grandma would understand. Interested in joining our team? We're hiring across multiple departments. Check out our careers page for the latest vacancies. We’d love to hear from you!

In our eighth episode, we sit down with Martin Pelán, also known as Rewo, to discuss his transition from product design to the role of brand and communication designer, where he played a central role in our recent brand refresh. Rewo also talks about his passion outside of work: building and playing computer games. References: Sine the GameJoin us at Productboard as a Product DesignerInterested in joining our team? We're hiring across multiple departments. Check out our careers page for the latest vacancies. We’d love to hear from you!

In our seventh episode, Martin discusses his journey to product management, dives deep into his current role as Lead Product Manager, and gives the lowdown on the upcoming features he’s working on. There are also some handy book tips for any product managers out there. Interested in joining our team? We're hiring across multiple departments. Check out our careers page for the latest vacancies. We’d love to hear from you!

In our sixth episode, Lu as our People Operations Generalist talks about our onboarding process and perks. Also, how productboard allow her to do a community project for elderly people. Interested in joining our team? We're hiring across multiple departments. Check out our careers page for the latest vacancies. We’d love to hear from you!

In our fifth episode, Tony talks about his role in productboard. About his participation in many initiatives to make productboard better as a product and as a company. Also, we briefly talk about Cypress, which is a tool for test automation. Interested in joining our team? We're hiring across multiple departments. Check out our careers page for the latest vacancies. We’d love to hear from you!

In our fourth episode, Ashley talks about how she moved from New York to Prague. How she met Geda and be hired to productboard for Customer Success and after a few months, she moved to the Event Manager role.Also, Ashley will provide a little sneak peek about our annual productboard offsite. Interested in joining our team? We're hiring across multiple departments. Check out our careers page for the latest vacancies. We’d love to hear from you!

In our third episode, Jakub talks about his current role and his focus for Developer Experience (DX) in productboard. He's using tools like Danger JS, GitHub bots or custom lint rules. Also, he's leading our open-source initiative under productboard labs.Jakub's GitHub: https://github.com/jukbenproductboard labs: https://github.com/productboardlabsDanger JS: https://danger.systems/js/https://www.productboard.com/ Interested in joining our team? We're hiring across multiple departments. Check out our careers page for the latest vacancies. We’d love to hear from you!

In our second episode, Terka talks about her time as the people ops lead at productboard. Terka's goal is to make sure our hiring candidates have a great experience. But that's not all! She also works with the developer community to make sure they know and are excited by productboard. Interested in joining our team? We're hiring across multiple departments. Check out our careers page for the latest vacancies. We’d love to hear from you!

In our first episode, Maurice talks about his first few weeks as a front-end developer at productboard. He also talks about why he moved from the Netherlands to enjoy the beautiful mountains in the Czech Republic and how we got his job while interviewing in a taxi cab in India!Here you can read about his first four weeks at productboard: https://www.productboard.com/blog/what-ive-done-learned-and-taught-during-my-first-4-weeks-as-a-front-end-engineer-at-productboard/ Interested in joining our team? We're hiring across multiple departments. Check out our careers page for the latest vacancies. We’d love to hear from you!