With all the recent buzz around AI agents that can handle entire development projects, it’s easy to wonder: is the product manager role heading for extinction? We’re seeing tools that can write code, analyze data, and even generate user stories. It’s a legitimate concern.
But I believe this isn’t about replacement; it’s about evolution.
AI is becoming incredibly proficient at executing the ‘how’—how to build a feature, how to query a database, how to A/B test a button. However, it still struggles with the foundational ‘why’. Why does this problem matter to our users? Why is this the most critical thing to build right now? Why should our stakeholders care?
This is where the PM role becomes more crucial than ever. Our core value isn’t in writing the perfect Jira ticket; it’s in deep user empathy, strategic thinking, and masterful cross-functional collaboration. As AI automates the tactical grunt work, it frees us to focus more on that strategic ‘why’—aligning stakeholders and connecting work to outcomes, a process that tools specializing in strategic roadmapping, like those at https://leera.io, can significantly streamline. We can move from project managers to true visionaries.
So, how are you personally using AI to offload tactical work so you can focus more on strategy and user discovery?