Moving to FAANG PM from Fintech Associate PM in NYC

Hi everyone!

I recently accepted an Associate Product Manager position at a payments fintech company (think Amex, Mastercard, Visa), but I have been hearing from others that I won't be able to eventually move from an APM role at one of these companies into a FAANG PM role. Is there a negative stigma in PM and at FAANG companies against APM positions at companies like Amex/Mastercard/Visa? For example, how would an APM position at another FinTech company like Capital One or Discover compare to an APM position at Amex/Mastercard/Visa. Furthermore, would you be able to provide me with a ranking of PM at Amex vs MasterCard vs Visa?

Thank you!!

 

Well it really depends! Are you under the core product management role with the MasterCard Launch program?

 

Honestly no one here is probably qualified to answer this. Everyone on WSO is undergrads trying to break into consulting, and everyone on r/consulting and Fishbowl are analysts/associates trying to break into PM with limited understanding of what it actually is. I'd try to post on Blind (most helpful) or r/cscareerquestions (less helpful because mostly undergrads) to ask people who actually work in tech

 

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