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Product manager resume template

Showcase your product management experience and the value you bring to teams

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About the product manager resume template

Most PM resumes list responsibilities instead of showing what you actually accomplished. When you write that you "managed the product roadmap" or "worked with cross-functional teams," hiring managers cannot tell what decisions you made or what changed as a result of your work. This template gives you a structure to organize your experience around measurable outcomes and the specific role you played — so your resume shows both what got built and how you contributed to making it happen.

Included in the product manager resume template

This product manager resume template includes built-in capabilities such as:

  • Tables to help you capture and organize your career experience

  • Quick access to product manager resume best practices

  • A rich text editor to format experience and skills clearly

  • An AI assistant to help you draft and revise with ease

How to use the product manager resume template

This resume template works for PMs at any career stage. Maybe you are early in your career or transitioning into product, focused on work where you made decisions about what to build, gathered user feedback, or coordinated between teams — even if your title was not product manager. If you have PM experience, fill out the sections with your work history, education, and skills.

Be specific about what you actually did. Instead of "drove product strategy," describe a decision you made and what happened afterward. Rather than saying you "improved user engagement," note that engagement went from X to Y over Z months after you shipped particular changes. Hiring managers want to see that you can spot problems worth solving and see them through.

When you are applying to different roles, keep one boilerplate version and adjust which parts you emphasize to match what each role needs. Customize the fonts and colors to fit your personal style, then export your resume as a PDF before sending it to recruiters or hiring managers. A focused resume that shows what you actually accomplished will always stand out more than one that lists responsibilities.

Best practices

Rewrite responsibilities to show what you actually did.

  1. Tailor your resume to each application: Match what each job description emphasizes — leading with the experience that is most relevant to the role you are applying for.

  2. Show your contributions: Describe the part of the work you owned or drove and the scope of what you were coordinating (team sizes, timeline, complexity, etc.).

  3. Use numbers to show change: Include specific metrics that demonstrate impact. Quantifiable outcomes are more convincing than general statements about improvement.

  4. Keep it scannable: Limit your resume to one page if you have less than eight to 10 years of experience. Lead with your most significant work in each role.

FAQs about the product manager resume template

I want to break into the product manager role. What resources can help?

We have plenty of guides and blogs focused on product management basics. (We also have specific sections of our PM guide that cover product team roles and pointers on securing a product job — use the left sidebar to toggle between guides.)

Here is some of our most popular career-focused material:

How should I organize my product manager resume?

A chronological format typically helps recruiters see your recent achievements first. But some candidates opt for a functional resume format — organizing experience by skill set versus role. This can be a good choice if you want to highlight particular skills or account for career gaps or transitions.

Is this template free to use?

Yes. To use this product manager resume template, sign up for a free 30-day trial of Aha! Whiteboards. (You can also try this template in Aha! Roadmaps if you need a complete product management solution.) Easily customize the template to suit your needs, then share it with as many people as you want (for free) to streamline collaboration.