Resume Templates
For PM & BA Roles
Resume Format Guidelines
ATS-Friendly Structure
- Header - Name, contact, LinkedIn
- Summary - 2-3 sentences (optional)
- Experience - Reverse chronological
- Skills - Relevant tools and methodologies
- Education - Degrees, certifications
Key Rules
- ✅ One page for <10 years experience
- ✅ Metrics, metrics, metrics - Quantify impact
- ✅ Action verbs - Led, Launched, Increased, Reduced
- ✅ Keywords - Match job description
- ❌ No "responsibilities included..." - Focus on achievements
- ❌ No graphics for ATS submissions
Product Manager Resume Template
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ JANE DOE │
│ [email protected] • (555) 123-4567 • linkedin.com/in/jane │
│ San Francisco, CA │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ SUMMARY │
│ Product Manager with 5 years experience in B2B SaaS. Launched │
│ 3 products from 0→1, grew ARR from $2M to $8M. Expert in │
│ data-driven prioritization and cross-functional leadership. │
│ │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
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│ EXPERIENCE │
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│ Senior Product Manager │
│ TechCorp, San Francisco, CA 2022 - Present │
│ │
│ • Led product strategy for enterprise analytics platform │
│ serving 500+ B2B customers, growing ARR 40% YoY ($5M→$7M) │
│ • Launched real-time dashboard feature, increasing daily │
│ active users 25% and reducing churn 15% │
│ • Prioritized 50+ feature requests using RICE framework, │
│ shipping 12 major features with 6-person engineering team │
│ • Conducted 40+ customer interviews to validate product-market │
│ fit for new analytics module, achieving 85% adoption rate │
│ │
│ Product Manager │
│ StartupXYZ, San Francisco, CA 2020 - 2022 │
│ │
│ • Owned end-to-end product lifecycle for mobile app with │
│ 200k MAU, from ideation to launch to optimization │
│ • Improved onboarding conversion 30% through A/B testing │
│ (sample size: 10k users, p<0.01 significance) │
│ • Wrote PRDs and user stories for 25+ features, collaborating │
│ with 4 engineers, 2 designers, and QA team │
│ • Reduced support tickets 40% by redesigning self-service FAQ │
│ │
│ Associate Product Manager │
│ BigCo, New York, NY 2018 - 2020 │
│ │
│ • Managed product backlog of 100+ items, ensuring 95% sprint │
│ commitment accuracy across 20 sprints │
│ • Created competitive analysis comparing 5 competitors across │
│ 15 dimensions, informing $500k product investment │
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├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ SKILLS │
│ │
│ Product: Roadmapping, PRDs, User Research, A/B Testing, OKRs │
│ Analytics: SQL, Amplitude, Mixpanel, Looker, Google Analytics │
│ Tools: Jira, Figma, Notion, Confluence, Linear │
│ Technical: REST APIs, Agile/Scrum, Basic Python │
│ │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ EDUCATION │
│ │
│ MBA, Product Management Concentration │
│ Stanford Graduate School of Business, 2018 │
│ │
│ BS, Computer Science │
│ UC Berkeley, 2016 │
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Business Analyst Resume Template
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ JOHN SMITH │
│ [email protected] • (555) 987-6543 • linkedin.com/in/john │
│ Chicago, IL │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ SUMMARY │
│ Business Analyst with 4 years in financial services. Expert │
│ in requirements elicitation, process optimization, and data │
│ analysis. Delivered 8 major projects with combined ROI of $3M.│
│ │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
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│ EXPERIENCE │
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│ Senior Business Analyst │
│ FinanceBank, Chicago, IL 2022 - Present │
│ │
│ • Elicited requirements from 15+ stakeholders for $2M core │
│ banking modernization, documenting 200+ user stories │
│ • Created BPMN process maps identifying 12 inefficiencies, │
│ reducing loan processing time from 5 days to 2 days (60%) │
│ • Designed UAT test cases (50+ scenarios), achieving 98% │
│ defect detection before production release │
│ • Facilitated weekly stakeholder meetings with C-suite, │
│ translating technical concepts for business audiences │
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│ Business Analyst │
│ ConsultingFirm LLP, Chicago, IL 2020 - 2022 │
│ │
│ • Delivered 6 client engagements across healthcare, retail, │
│ and manufacturing with 100% client satisfaction rating │
│ • Conducted gap analysis for ERP implementation, identifying │
│ 45 customization requirements and prioritizing top 15 │
│ • Built SQL dashboards tracking KPIs for 3 departments, │
│ reducing manual reporting effort 20 hours/week │
│ • Authored BRDs and FRDs following IEEE 830 standard, │
│ reviewed and approved by technical and business teams │
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│ Junior Business Analyst │
│ TechStartup, Chicago, IL 2019 - 2020 │
│ │
│ • Gathered requirements via interviews, surveys, and job │
│ shadowing for CRM selection project (evaluated 5 vendors) │
│ • Created data flow diagrams and entity relationship diagrams │
│ for inventory management system redesign │
│ │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
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│ SKILLS │
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│ BA Core: Requirements Elicitation, BRD/FRD, Gap Analysis, │
│ Process Mapping (BPMN), Stakeholder Management │
│ Data: SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL), Excel (Advanced), Tableau │
│ Tools: Jira, Confluence, Visio, Lucidchart, Balsamiq │
│ Methodologies: Agile/Scrum, Waterfall, Six Sigma (Green Belt) │
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├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
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│ CERTIFICATIONS │
│ • CBAP (Certified Business Analysis Professional), 2022 │
│ • Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Master (CSM), 2021 │
│ • Six Sigma Green Belt, 2020 │
│ │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
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│ EDUCATION │
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│ BS, Information Systems │
│ University of Illinois at Chicago, 2019 │
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Action Verbs by Category
Leadership
Led, Directed, Managed, Spearheaded, Championed, Orchestrated
Delivery
Launched, Shipped, Deployed, Released, Delivered, Implemented
Growth
Increased, Grew, Expanded, Scaled, Accelerated, Boosted
Efficiency
Reduced, Optimized, Streamlined, Automated, Simplified, Eliminated
Analysis
Analyzed, Evaluated, Assessed, Measured, Quantified, Investigated
Collaboration
Collaborated, Partnered, Aligned, Facilitated, Coordinated, United
Metrics to Include
PM Metrics
- User growth (MAU, DAU)
- Revenue impact (ARR, MRR, GMV)
- Conversion improvements (%)
- Feature adoption rates
- NPS / CSAT changes
- Churn reduction
- Time-to-market
BA Metrics
- Process efficiency gains (time, cost)
- Requirements coverage (# of stories)
- Defect detection rate
- Stakeholder satisfaction
- Project delivery (on-time, on-budget)
- ROI of delivered solutions
Tailoring for Job Descriptions
Step 1: Highlight keywords from job posting
Step 2: Mirror exact language where authentic
Step 3: Quantify achievements matching those keywords
Example:
- Job says: "Experience with agile methodologies"
- Resume says: "Facilitated 20 sprint planning and retrospective sessions using Scrum framework"