Raptive Senior Director of Product on Climbing the ladder from Engineer to Sr Dir of Product

  • Speaker
Alexandra Guernon

What to expect

  • Unique perspectives from featured VP/C-suite products executives
  • Webinar Format: Enjoy our Speaker Presentation followed by Q&A Session

What can a career journey from mechanical engineering to product leadership look like? In this webinar, Raptive Senior Director of Product Alex Guernon talks about breaking into Product Management from Mechanical Engineering, moving from an individual contributor PM to a manager, and then climbing the rungs to a senior leadership role in PM, and the lessons she’s learned along the way. Alex will share insights on the skills and experiences that facilitated her transition and how she navigated the challenges she faced. Join us to gain valuable advice on transitioning from mechanical engineering to product leadership.

About the speaker

Alexandra Guernon
Senior Director, Product Management

I have over 10 years of experience in product and project management, four years of managing and mentoring direct reports, a B.S. in engineering and a MBA-equivalent graduate degree. I'm extremely customer-centric and data driven. I enjoy working in fast-paced environments, leading PMs, and engaging with sales, marketing and engineering teams to generate strategic roadmaps and build high quality features and products.

About the host

Nisarg Desai
Director of Product

Nisarg is currently the Director of Product at cloud security unicorn Lacework, and has a decade of experience in Product Management with the entirety of his focus on securing enterprises from cyberattacks. He has built both 0-1 and 1-100 products in cybersecurity. He is passionate about pushing forward the field of product management by helping a diverse field of entrants grow into successful PMs. He lives in Boston, MA.