Domain
Product Management
Skill Profile
User research: interviews, surveys, usability testing, personas
Roles
2
where this skill appears
Levels
5
structured growth path
Mandatory requirements
10
the other 0 optional
Product Management
Product Discovery
3/17/2026
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| Role | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | Required | Understands the main UX research methods: interviews, surveys, usability tests. Can conduct simple customer development interviews using a script. Documents research results. |
| Technical Product Manager | Required | Understands the fundamentals of User Research. Applies basic practices in daily work. Follows recommendations from the team and documentation. |
| Role | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | Required | Independently plans and conducts research: selects methods, recruits respondents, analyzes results. Uses the JTBD framework for needs analysis. Synthesizes insights into actionable recommendations. |
| Technical Product Manager | Required | Independently conducts user research for a technical product. Conducts developer interviews focused on DX (developer experience). Analyzes quantitative data from analytics and qualitative feedback from support channels. |
| Role | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | Required | Builds a continuous discovery system: regular interviews, feedback analysis, NPS/CSAT monitoring. Combines qualitative and quantitative research. Creates data-driven user personas. |
| Technical Product Manager | Required | Builds systematic user research program for a technical platform. Defines research roadmap with a mix of generative and evaluative methods. Conducts complex studies: diary studies with developers, API usability testing. |
| Role | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | Required | Defines research strategy for the product division. Implements tools and processes for scaling research. Trains the team on UX research and customer development methods. |
| Technical Product Manager | Required | Defines user research framework for the division. Introduces continuous discovery practices with technical users. Shapes research operations: participant recruitment, insight repository. Trains TPMs on research skills. |
| Role | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | Required | Shapes a customer-centric culture at the organizational level. Defines investments in research capabilities. Uses research results for strategic decisions at the company level. |
| Technical Product Manager | Required | Shapes enterprise user research strategy for technical products. Defines organizational research practice. Builds insight-driven culture with systematic knowledge sharing. Coordinates cross-product research initiatives. |