The Intentional Product Manager Podcast You Should Always Be Interviewing: Staying Sharp, Visible, and Ready with Jennifer Moore
Even if you love your job — you should always be interviewing.
Not because you're planning to leave.
But because staying sharp, visible, and connected is part of leading well.
In this episode, Shobhit sits down with Jennifer Moore — Chief Product Officer of Strategies that Spark consulting services — to unpack what it really means to lead with clarity in a messy, AI-shifting, emotionally charged environment.
This isn’t just about job strategy.
It’s about protecting your leverage, knowing your value, and not waiting until you're burned out to explore what's next.
In This Conversation:
- Why “always be interviewing” is a leadership strategy — not a job search tip
- How to build internal clarity by having external conversations
- What it looks like when product becomes the silent bottleneck
- How Jennifer disarms boardroom tension and brings teams into alignment
- Why visibility, repetition, and emotional resilience are non-negotiable skills in AI-era leadership
- What she asks herself regularly:
“If I were replaced tomorrow, what’s the first thing the new person would fix?”
Whether you're actively job searching or just leading through noise, this episode will reframe how you think about career momentum — and what it really means to be ready.
00:00 Introduction to the Podcast
00:26 Meet Jennifer Moore: Product Strategy Expert
00:59 The Magic of Product Management
01:18 Quickfire Questions with Jennifer
04:49 Navigating Product Alignment
07:28 Managing Stakeholder Communication
13:39 Creative Communication Strategies
15:11 The Importance of Empathy in Product Management
16:40 Balancing Data and Human Stories
18:56 Handling Loud Customers vs. Meaningful Signals
21:31 Building Empathy Within Product Teams
24:35 The Future of Product Management with AI
27:04 Essential Skills for Product Leaders
29:05 The Role of Community in Product Management
30:17 Creating an AI-Proof Career Plan
34:39 Rapid Fire Questions
37:05 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
Connect with Shobhit on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/shobhitchugh/
Connect with Jennifer on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-r-moore/
www.intentionalproductmanager.com