3 REASONS THAT MADE ME CHOOSE THE SP JAIN EXECUTIVE MBA I started my career as an animator back in 2012. But after spending 2 years in the VFX industry, I realized that this is not what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. Luckily, I was able to find a few job opportunities that put me on an interesting career path – product management. I know what you might be thinking. Is product management as interesting as I am portraying it to be? Honestly, it is! Something that most people do not know is that Product Managers are the internal voice of the customer, as well as the business. We try to build products that keep customers happy, while also fulfilling the strategic vision of the company. It is a job where you get involved in every aspect of creation. You interact with a lot of people and get work done from different teams without any direct authority over them. Additionally, you need to have an understanding of a wide range of topics including technology, design, strategy, analytics, and business. Not surprisingly, you cannot survive in the job without excellent soft skills, and I loved the challenge that this role brought with it!
Shireen C. Godhaa is SP Jain’s Executive MBA graduate from the Class of 2019. However, even while I was doing relatively well in my role, I didn’t have the scope for a lot of career progression due to the skills I lacked in business strategy, finance, and operations. An MBA was the best way for me to build these skills, and that’s when I started researching and stumbled upon SP