I’m wrapping up my second year in IB and seriously considering a move to tech PM. I’ve heard vets talk about ‘practical frameworks’ for mapping financial skills to product roles, but most advice feels too theoretical. How do you actually reframe modeling expertise or client negotiations into something a FAANG recruiter would care about? More importantly, how do you avoid coming off as too finance-obsessed during interviews when your entire resume screams M&A? Would love to hear from folks who made the jump using concrete examples of what worked.
lol ‘practical frameworks’ is just corpo-speak for ‘we made a powerpoint once.’ truth is, you’re gonna sound like a banker because you are one. lean into it – tech bros love hiring ex-bankers to do their dirty valuation work while pretending to care about ‘user journeys.’
Any templates for this? like how to phrase deal timelines as product roadmaps? im terrible at translating my cv stuff
You’ve got this! Banking rigor is a superpower in tech. Just focus on storytelling – PMs love metrics-driven thinkers!
When I pivoted to PM, I literally brought a slide comparing LBO models to product lifecycle stages. Interviewers ate it up. Key was replacing terms – instead of ‘synergy targets,’ talk about ‘success metrics.’ Still flubbed a few times (called a roadmap a ‘pitch book’ once), but owned the slip with humor.
Analysis of 23 successful transitions shows 78% emphasized transferable processes over domain knowledge. Example: ‘Led 5 analyst teams through 3 concurrent acquisitions’ becomes ‘Managed multiple high-stakes projects with cross-departmental dependencies.’ Quantify stakeholder management (e.g., ‘Aligned 15+ C-suite execs on integration priorities’).