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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Yes I mean product not project. 
My background feels different in some ways (research role for a govt contractor) but also similar in that it involved leading tasks/managing (small) teams, client services, writing & communication, consumer research (outdated techniques now though!). It’s daunting because I’m older (late 30s) or at least feel older for a career switch. I’d like to get closer to actually being a part of creating  solutions rather than just abstract research so that’s why I want to explore  a role on a product team, and I thought Product Manager or Product Owner could be a fit. Just daunting to try and make sense of a totally new area since I’ve never really had ownership over a real product before.  I’m hoping there’s a way to break in without spending $$$ on expensive certification. I know there are lots of layoffs right now so we’ll see. [/quote]

You have some skills that transfer, which is great! It’s definitely a field you could be good at. What you’re missing is experience being on a scrum/dev team and/or doing the licensing and finance side of things. Can you get any of that experience from your current job (like asking to shadow as extra credit?) another idea is you could look for jobs in licensing - companies always have to train new hires on their licensing structure so they wouldn’t be daunted by your lack of experience there. You might like it or might parlay it into product management. So that’s another idea, think of it as a two step process.[/quote]

This is helpful thanks![/quote]

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