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Wise's multi-role career framework

Product management career ladder from Wise covering 6 competency areas across 5 levels from Associate PM to Product Lead. Based on their public career map.

Company Wise|Year 2026|Discipline Multi-Role|Tracks TBD|License

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	Associate PM	Product Manager 1	Product Manager 2	Product Manager 3	Product Lead 1
Skills Impact	Demonstrated high performance in another role that has impacted product.	Runs a product team and prioritises roadmap effectively while operating with minimal guidance.	Drives a long term vision and strategy that unites and motivates the team.	Developed and executed long-term product strategies and roadmaps that align with business goals.	Leads teams and PMs in multiple domains.
Skills Ownership	Takes ownership of small product areas with guidance. Learning to balance priorities.	Owns product roadmap for their team. Makes prioritization decisions independently.	Owns product strategy and vision for their domain. Takes end-to-end ownership of outcomes.	Takes ownership of complex, cross-functional product challenges. Drives alignment across multiple teams.	Takes active ownership of processes within the product organisation and creates meaningful impact in hiring, onboarding, and org development.
Skills Problem Solving	Identifies basic product problems and proposes solutions with support.	Identifies user problems and translates them into clear product requirements. Validates solutions with data.	Tackles ambiguous, complex problems. Develops frameworks to evaluate trade-offs and make decisions.	Solves problems that span multiple teams and domains. Creates scalable approaches to recurring challenges.	Actively defines shared approaches or frameworks that raise the bar across multiple teams, squads, and tribes.
Skills Execution	Contributes to team execution by delivering on assigned tasks.	Effectively manages team delivery, unblocking issues and ensuring quality. Operates with minimal guidance.	Drives efficient execution across the team. Balances speed with quality and long-term sustainability.	Ensures execution excellence across multiple initiatives. Manages complexity and dependencies effectively.	Creates and drives execution frameworks across the product organization. Ensures consistent delivery standards.
Skills Communication	Communicates clearly within the team. Shares updates and progress.	Communicates product vision and priorities to the team. Shares results and learnings proactively.	Can effectively and regularly communicate the results of the team's work to the wider team and proactively share learnings and best practices.	Communicates strategy and results to senior leadership. Influences product direction through clear articulation of vision.	Has a large internal network with a high degree of influence throughout the company. Effective at getting support for structure changes and scaling plans.
Skills Leadership & People Development	Learning product craft and building foundational skills.	Mentors team members informally. Contributes to team culture.	Coaches and develops team members. Provides actionable feedback that results in improvement.	Demonstrated ability to hire and retain high performing PMs. Coaches wider team across functions.	Owns team health and culture. Plays active role in organisational development for Product Management at Wise including hiring processes, learning and development.

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