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The definition of a product manager’s role can vary from company to company, or even team to team. It all comes down to factors like the industry, the specific niche, team size, and where the product is in its life cycle. Here at Railsware, we wanted to give our perspective on what the role of a product manager entails, within the context of our product Coupler.io. So, in this post, we\u2019ll offer a behind-the-scenes look into the weekly routine of our Product Lead, Julia Ryzhkova.<\/div>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ll answer questions like what does a product manager do at Railsware? How much time do they spend planning or attending meetings each week? Who do they collaborate with daily? And how do they organize their workload, manage their time, and maintain a good work-life balance?<\/p>\n\n\n

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Meet our Product Lead, Julia Ryzhkova<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Julia Ryzhkova is the driving force behind Railsware\u2019s Coupler.io<\/a>, a data automation and management platform. She also leads the team working on our client\u2019s product, Tradezella<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Julia\u2019s been a Product Lead at Railsware for 3 years, but she\u2019s spent the past 15 years working within the product development realm. In that time, she\u2019s held senior roles in product management, managed several large teams, and dabbled in the disciplines of business analysis and customer experience. On top of her full-time job, Julia is a long-time Visiting Lecturer at Lviv Business School, where she runs a course on \u2018Business Process Modeling.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Product Lead role at Railsware<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Before we dive into a typical week for Julia, let\u2019s start with a brief description of the role. Bear in mind that the roles of Product Lead and Product Manager (PdM) at Railsware are quite similar from a day-to-day perspective, although Product Leads have more authority and responsibility<\/a> within the product context. So, broadly speaking, the core responsibilities of our Product Leads and PdMs include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n