Join Limor as she sits down with Purni Siddarth, a trailblazing product leader whose career journey exemplifies the power of resilience, continuous learning, and an unwavering drive to create value. From her roots as a software engineer in India to her current role as Principal Product Manager for Payments at Peek, Purni shares her transformative story, shattering barriers along the way.

In this candid conversation, Purni recounts how she embraced layoffs as opportunities, pivoting from engineering to product management - her true calling. Discover how her technical background became a powerful asset, enabling her to forge robust partnerships with engineering teams and drive cohesion across organizations.

As a "teacher's daughter" instilled with a lifelong passion for learning, Purni offers invaluable insights into striking a harmonious balance between career growth, motherhood, and personal ambitions. Her experiences serve as a testament to the resilience and tenacity that define women in tech.

Whether you're an aspiring product leader, a working mother seeking inspiration, or someone navigating their own path, this episode is a must-listen. Join Limor and Purni as they explore the art of continuous discovery, the value of resilience, and the transformative power of embracing setbacks as opportunities for reinvention.

You'll also gain insights into:
- Purni's journey from engineering to product management
- Overcoming challenges and breaking into new roles
- The importance of continuous learning and adaptability
- Balancing career growth with motherhood
- Fostering strong partnerships between product and engineering teams
- Creating value and driving innovation through collaboration

About Purni Siddarth:
Principal Product Manager for Payments at Peek.
"I thrive in the FinTech and Payments problems space. It is exciting to solve intricate money problems with sound technical solutions. I aspire to become a Chief Product and Technology Officer someday (thank you, Claire Vo, CPO at LaunchDarkly, for planting the seed and showing me that it could be me). I am charting my course to get there.
Peek provides booking software for tour operators and activity providers
The payments team is responsible for the flow of funds from when an end customer pays for an activity for a tour to when the activity provider/tour operator gets the money. Everything in between and after - chargebacks, refunds, reserve balance.
Prior to Peek I was the Director of Product Management at Dividend Finance where I led forward flow partnerships with credit unions and banks for financing Solar and Home Improvement loans. 
I am a continuous learner that enjoys honing the craft. At the end of a day at work, I return to the warmth of my family. They are my pride and joy. I married my best friend, we have busy careers and nothing gives us more joy than our 2 young kids, our parents and siblings. "

Mentions:Product School - https://www.linkedin.com/school/product-school/
Rose Yao - she set me on the path to Product Management
Hamid Schricker  - my teacher at Product School
Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia - trained me with mock interviews and helped me write my 1st PM resume

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