S03E02: Arielle Benedek

Being a Product Manager on Design Systems

Product management is one of those often misunderstood areas, not only within design systems. Often seen by designers and engineers as the people who get in the way, when done right, product management can be the glue that keeps the ship together, the rudder that points them in the right direction and the sails that push them towards the right destination.

For episode two, I speak to Arielle Benedek, one of the product managers on Encore, Spotify’s design system about what a product manager actually does, why they are integral to the success of a high-functioning design system, and when you might need one.