Why I Chose to Become a Product Manager – Even With Zero Experience

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I joined Innospace Infotech Ltd. in November as a Product Manager. Many of my friends and well-wishers asked me the same question “Why product management? Why not development or data engineering?”

It’s a fair question. I’ve spent years building a strong foundation in programming and data handling. I’ve coded countless hours, worked on web and app technologies, and explored data-driven projects.

In my last year of university, I read a book The Personal MBA by Josh Kaufman. It’s a simple book, but it talks deeply about business and value. One idea stayed with me which is understand the product and the customer. Back then, I didn’t know this idea would guide me toward product management.

After that, I started to notice how products around me worked, how they solved problems, how users interacted, and how business goals shaped them. Slowly, my curiosity moved beyond just building something that works to building something that matters.

Before joining Innospace, I had the chance to work in a few different roles. I did a summer internship in Social Compliance Risk Management at Kontoor Brands Inc., where I used data analysis and a bit of data engineering. I also worked as a research assistant at my university, and before as a part-time Flutter developer at AppHostBD.

Each of these roles taught me something valuable. They gave me technical and analytical skills, but more importantly, they built my interest in understanding how products grow and function in the real world.

Then one day, I saw a Product Manager job post. I applied. Soon, I received an assessment test. I had almost zero knowledge about what a Product Manager actually does.

That’s when I started preparing. I watched free videos, read short articles, and made notes about user needs, roadmaps, and priorities. Somehow, I passed the test.

After being shortlisted, I got the interview call. I had seven days to prepare. During that week, I studied everything I could. How to prioritize features, how to think about users, and how to communicate with stakeholders etc …. On the eighth day, I gave the interview. And I got the job.

I’m still in the early years of my career, and I want to explore. I believe this time should be about learning, about seeing how everything connects: design, code, data, sales, and support. Product Management sits right in the middle. It touches every part and helps me see the full picture.

If you’re also in the early stage of your career, explore different roles. Read books. Ask questions. Take small risks. You might find a path you never expected just like I did.