Rachel Guanwei
Tao
Manager, New Business & Customer Strategy at TriMas
"Designing Your Career Like a Product: A Product Manager’s Guide to Personal Strategy"
"Designing Your Career Like a Product: A Product Manager’s Guide to Personal Strategy"
Thu May 22 - 5:40 PM EDT/New York (See in local time)
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"Designing Your Career Like a Product: A Product Manager’s Guide to Personal Strategy"
"Designing Your Career Like a Product: A Product Manager’s Guide to Personal Strategy"
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Session: Designing Your Career Like a Product: A Product Manager’s Guide to Personal Strategy
In the fast-paced world of product management, we’re trained to define visions, conduct user research, test ideas, and launch solutions that meet real needs. But what if we applied the same principles to our own careers?In this empowering and reflective session, Rachel Tao—a product leader with 18 years of global experience in medical devices—shares how treating her career like a product helped her rebuild confidence, gain clarity, and move forward with purpose after multiple transitions, including immigration, layoffs, and burnout.
Whether you’re just starting out, feeling stuck, or navigating a career pivot, this session offers a fresh, product-driven mindset to help you take control of your journey and build a career rooted in purpose, not just titles.
Key Takeaways
- How to navigate career uncertainty with clarity and resilience
- Lessons from real-world product leadership challenges—and how to turn them into growth
- Inspiration to lead authentically, even when the path feels unclear
Bio
Rachel Tao is a senior product leader with over 18 years of experience in the medical device sector. She has successfully launched 17+ products globally and led cross-functional teams across Fortune 500 and mid-sized companies. Currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Business Leadership , Rachel brings a unique blend of technical expertise, strategic vision, and lived experience as woman in tech. She is passionate about mentoring women to navigate bias, own their voice, and lead with confidence and purpose.