Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a product development manager can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a product development manager already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Product development managers coordinate the development of new products from beginning to end. They receive briefings and start envisioning the new product considering design, technical and cost criteria. They conduct research on market needs and create prototypes of new products for untapped market opportunities. Product development managers also improve and boost technological quality.

Managers 56 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: metallurgical manager, 77%

metallurgical manager 77% covered foundry manager 69% covered product manager 51% covered banking products manager 28% covered metal production manager 24% covered product development manag… You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from product development manager. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a product development manager already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Index

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product development manager is filed under Managers, ISCO major group 1. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a product development manager already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.