The organiser of the event, ProductTank BXL, and its host, StepStone, describe it as a successful launch.
The Product Management Meet-Up is a networking event for Product Managers to exchange ideas and experiences about business-related topics. With over 50,000 members in more than 130 cities, this pre-eminent network event is an established fixture in the Product Management community’s calendar.
The first edition in Belgium, organised by ProductTank BXL and hosted by StepStone, included talks from guest speakers on topics to do with product management, networking opportunities, and a good old-fashioned chin-wag.
Indispensable strategic role
“Nowadays, in an era where User Experience can literally drive companies, such as Amazon and Tinder, the strategic role of Product Management is indispensable,” explains Eric Culus of ProductTank BXL. “The main goal of this meet-up is to give Product Managers the opportunity to share experiences and to support them in their business role. Together with our partner StepStone, which has built a professional product management culture for its products, we are proud of the successful launch of this event. We had more than 50 subscriptions, which is very promising for our next events in 2018.”
“Nowadays, in an era where User Experience can literally drive companies, the strategic role of Product Management is indispensable.”
Vacancies increased by 200%
StepStone is proud to help to boost people’s careers and professional networks by supporting this ProductTank event in our country. “Product management as a skill set is relatively unknown to the wider audience in Belgium and as a result undervalued,” says Christophe de Rassenfosse, Chief Product Officer at the StepStone Group.
“As a seasoned executive in product management, I’ve seen the rising importance and scope of product management over the past 20 years. The number of vacancies for Product Managers has increased by 200% on our platform, which means that there is far more opportunities in product management in Belgium.”