Episode 3 – Your Career Is a Product, So Start Designing It Like One
Host: Laila H.
Guest Expert: Oleksandr Shatov – Lead Product Designer at Instagram (Meta)
In Episode 3, we explored how product thinking can be applied to career development with Oleksandr Shatov, Lead Product Designer at Meta. Oleksandr shared practical insights from his own journey and reframed career decisions through the lens of experimentation, strategy, and long-term growth.
In this episode, Oleksandr:
– Defined his personal North Star Metric and how it guided his career moves
– Explained how he distinguished between experiments and roadmap bets in his journey
– Offered a perspective on portfolio signals that demonstrate readiness for strategic product work
– Shared his approach to building authentic, long-term networks in the design world
– Reflected on a career decision he would approach differently today, and what shifted in his mindset
This conversation was especially valuable for designers and product professionals looking to make intentional, long-term career decisions by thinking like product leaders.
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