How to become a chief product officer
Official title: Chief product officer
Also called: Head of product (Information and communications technology (ICT)), Head of Product, Lead Product Manager, Head of product (ICT)
Chief product officer defines product development vision and strategy. He/she oversees and drives the development and alignment of the product roadmap with the organisation’s strategy and vision, and anticipates the impacts of external and internal business challenges and market conditions on the roadmap. He/she develops the go-to-market strategy for the products, oversees enhancements to product portfolios and the product development process. He/she establishes product branding strategies, marketing tactics, pricing and launch strategies. He/she guides development teams on issues related to product design, development and deployment, and guides the team to develop differentiated strategies across various lines of business.
Main tasks
- Consulting with users, management, vendors, and technicians to assess computing needs and system requirements and specifying technology to meet those needs
- Directing ICT operations, analysing workflow, establishing priorities, developing standards and setting deadlines
- Assigning, reviewing, managing and leading the work of systems analysts, programmers, and other computer-related workers
- Establishing and directing operational and administrative procedures
- Representing the enterprise or organisation at ICT related conventions, seminars and conferences
Ways in
- University: Computing & IT degrees, Offered by 5 universities in Singapore
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.
Related jobs
- Chief information officer/Chief technology officer/Chief information security officer
- Software and applications manager
- Network/Communications/Infrastructure manager
- ICT service manager
- ICT product design manager
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Questions people ask
How do I become a chief product officer?
Ways in include: Computing & IT degrees.
Will AI change the work of a chief product officer?
Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026