Crafting Your Trajectory: Career Pathing Toward Program/Product Management

Thursday, October 24, 2024

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT

Location: MPCCW - 192 ABC

Speaker(s)

Selin Kar

Program Director - Electrification and Autonomy
Brunswick Corporation
Daytona Beach, Florida, United States
Jennifer Beld

Director of Project Management
Navico Group
Lowell, Michigan, United States
Jennifer D. Foss

Public Affairs & Corporate Events Manager
Brunswick Corporation
Mettawa, Illinois, United States
Alissa Flanagan

Program Manager – NPD Process Lead, PMP
Navico Group
Lowell, Michigan, United States

Moderator(s)

Kyrie LeMahieu

Mechanical Development Engineer
Mercury Marine
Appleton, Wisconsin, United States

Moderated by an early career engineer interested in growing into product leadership roles, this panel discussion discovers a variety of pathways available to get into a program, product, or project management role. We will discuss the differences between the various roles and the skills needed to succeed in them. Understanding the necessary skills is only half the battle. Understanding how to take charge of your career in order to build those skills is an entirely different challenge. Join us as we look back on the strategies deployed and the paths taken by women of incredibly diverse backgrounds – from sales, engineering, marketing and design; international and domestic. The experiences of these women that have succeeded in navigating a pathway to their career goals is both inspiring and informative.

Learning Objectives:

Contrast the variety of career paths that can lead to successful program and project management roles.
Discuss how to craft the details within your roles along your career to enhance your skillset toward your target role.
Describe the skills needed to be successful in a product or program management role.