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Lead Product Manager CV template

A ready-to-use CV template for the role of Lead Product Manager. Polished design — colored sidebar, refined typography, structure built to pass ATS filters and reassure recruiters.

Olivia Cooper

Lead Product Manager

SUMMARY

Lead Product Manager with 10+ years of experience. Lead Product Manager responsible for overall product strategy, PM team coordination and alignment between product vision and business objectives. Defines standards and processes for the Product practice. Core stack: Jira, Confluence, Notion, Figma. Able to deliver autonomously on high-stakes topics with a strong focus on quality, measurable outcomes and product collaboration.

EXPERIENCE

Lead Product Manager01/2023 — Present
AlanParis
  • Led a team of 8 lead product manager on Jira and Confluence.
  • Defined the technical roadmap and made strategic trade-offs with product and exec.
  • Introduced standards (code review, CI/CD, observability) — incidents reduced by 40%.
Senior Product Manager06/2019 — 12/2022
PayFitParis
  • Designed and shipped critical projects on Jira, Notion.
  • Mentored 4 juniors and structured the technical documentation.
Junior Product Manager09/2016 — 05/2019
QontoLyon
  • First contributions on Confluence and ramp-up on Jira.

EDUCATION

Engineering degree · Computer Science & Systems09/2009 — 06/2014
HEC ParisJouy-en-Josas

LANGUAGES

EnglishFluent (C1)
FrenchNative
SpanishIntermediate (B1)

Why this template for this role?

This template is tuned for the role of Lead Product Manager: technical skills surfaced in the sidebar, impact-driven summary, experiences described with action verbs and metrics.

The Polished design is one of the most loved by recruiters: balanced between originality and readability, restrained colour palette, dense yet airy structure. Compatible with applicant tracking systems (ATS).

CV structure

  • Header with name and job title, immediately identifiable.
  • Sidebar: photo, contact, soft skills, hard skills, knowledge, certifications.
  • Main column: summary, reverse-chronological experiences, education, languages.
  • Soft skills tagged with short, descriptive labels (impact, not jargon).

Tips to adapt this CV

  • Mirror the role’s key skills in the summary — that’s what ATS and recruiters scan first.
  • For each experience, prefer short bullets (1 to 2 lines) with a measurable outcome.
  • Stick to 1 page until you reach 8+ years of experience.
  • Adapt the primary colour to your industry: muted tones (green / blue / black) for finance / corporate, warmer ones for design / product.

Frequently asked questions

Is this Lead Product Manager CV template really free?

Yes. You can customise and export this Polished template from Traject for free. No credit card required.

Is the Polished design ATS-friendly?

Yes. The sidebar / column layout remains readable by mainstream modern ATS (Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, Taleo) as long as section names stay explicit (Experience, Education, Skills).

Can I change colours and fonts for my Lead Product Manager CV?

Yes. On Traject, the Polished template exposes 6 colours (green, blue, black, grey, red, orange) and 6 font pairings (Modern, Elegant, Classic, Tech, Corporate, Minimal).

How long should a Lead Product Manager CV be?

1 page as long as you have less than 8 years of experience. 2 pages beyond that, never more. This template is calibrated to fit on a single A4 page for mid-career profiles.

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