Misleading title - since when did FB product managers become executives?
Though completely believe FB will use their data in any way possible to make money, ethical or not.
Though completely believe FB will use their data in any way possible to make money, ethical or not.
Seniority of the product manager role depends on a number of factors. Sure, most FB product managers are not considered execs these days, but he was their first Product Manager responsible for ad targeting and then their advertising exchange all the way back in 2011. That probably brought with it a team, a good salary and a lot of sway.
Unlike the cookie-cutter 9-5 corporations of yesteryear, startups have been pretty loose with standard job naming convention. You can be fresh out of a BA and get called "CMO" or you can be a 20-year veteran leading a team making executive decisions and just be a "Product Specialist."
The responsibilities and compensation define executives far more than titles.