I'm a developer and I've only worked with 2 people whose job title was "product manager" (both at the same company).<p>They didn't seem to have the any stake in building and inspiring teams. I don't think the product managers were involved in hiring at all. They were always remote and traveling so they weren't in communication enough to inspire anything.<p>The team was given vague goals by the CEO, but the product managers prioritized work on their own pet projects. In the end, the message about what we were doing was confused.<p>Is this typical? What should I expect from product management?