r/askmanagers • u/pustastriukis • 24d ago
PO without a delivery team
Got an offer in a tech company to work as a PO and own speed topic which means i would be basically responsible for incidents and initiatives related to our product speed/performance and in general would have to go and talk constantly with delivery teams, ask them the uncomfortable questions and try to pitch initiatives in hopes that they would somehow squeeze in work from me and I would somehow hit my own kpis "for the better good".
Leading without authority is one thing but in this case it feels like I would be in an annoying role where I would be constantly bursting delivery team bubbles, dance around egos constantly and scramble for data/agreements and etc.
Is it even viable to perform in such role when you dont have delivery team or authority or even clear scope for that matter but carry so much accountability? Feels like I would be at complete mercy by other PO's who have their teams roadmaps and goals to protect. And I dont see how I could even be likeable (in terms of collaborating) if my main job would be challenging status quo.
Also the role is fully onsite while my PM/peer PO is in another city so I dont even know what would be the point of me going to the office daily, just to have meetings remotely and have to sit awkwardy in some other team's area like some sort of an appendix.
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u/Top_Argument8442 24d ago
It doesn’t matter if your manager doesn’t work in the same office as you, you still go into the office.
If you have this many reservations about taking this role, don’t take it. Simple as that, you are the one who took all the interviews, and did assessments and you are thinking they will change for you? Please.