Last year, Cockroach Labs introduced its first rotational product management program for aspiring early-career product managers. The goal of the program is to dissolve hidden barriers and train future product leaders as oftentimes, product management can appear to be a heavily gated career field -especially as it becomes increasingly popular across the technology industry. I was hired in September 2020 and I was overjoyed to have been selected to participate in Cockroach Labs’ program as an early career professional and learn about such an innovative product offering under the direction of the skilled product team here. Since my start, I’ve had the wonderful opportunity to work with talented members and customers across teams.