Where I work, we separate the roles of Product Manager and Engineering Manager. The former focuses on roadmaps and priorities and works with the engineers direc

Where I work, we separate the roles of Product Manager and Engineering Manager. The former focuses on roadmaps and priorities and works with the engineers directly while the latter focuses on people’s growth and career goals, and has almost no say on what people are working on or the handing out of tasks. It works well. It’s nice to have someone to talk to and work with who isn’t invested on what you are working on today or riddled with conflicts of interest.