You've both explained why the job is so hard, and hard to fill: a competent PM/PO must speak both "business" and "tech" fluently, without being experts in eithe

You've both explained why the job is so hard, and hard to fill: a competent PM/PO must speak both "business" and "tech" fluently, without being experts in either. In my long years I've found some people speak business very well, and they're promoted. Some people speak tech very well, and they're promoted. To find someone who speaks both languages well and wants to spend their lives translating between two camps which often times don't even want to understand the other side is demanding and difficult. We often end up taking all the heat with misunderstandings, requirement conflicts, capacity constraints, and priorities. Such a candidate is usually earning as much or more in their respective camps, with comparatively lower levels of stress.