Kelly Jacobs is a Product Design Lead and Manager at Parachute Health, formerly Design Manager at Twilio. We talk about becoming a manager, women in leadership, working at Twilio, design career ladders, transitioning to IC, and re-learning Figma.
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Where to find Kelly:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-jacobs-b491bb23/
Revamping the Twilio Career Ladder (Created by Kelly Jacobs and Megan Allison)
Twilio’s Product Design Career Ladder
Chapters
(00:00:00) Transitioning From Deloitte to An In House Tech Role
(00:05:55) Upcoming Events With Sera
(00:07:53) Women in Leadership
(00:10:36) Influences on Management Style and Julie Zhuo
(00:14:39) Imposter Syndrome as a Manager
(00:17:43) Qualities of Effective Managers
(00:20:52) Interviewing for a Manager Role
(00:23:16) People Management at Segment, Twilio
(00:27:27) Performance Reviews, Career Ladders & Design Leveling
(00:36:04) Returning to Individual Contributor Role
(00:38:03) Management to IC Portfolio
(00:40:59) Upskilling in Figma with a Maven Course
(00:42:27) Debunking Myths in Career Transitions
(00:52:41) Lightning Session ⚡️
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