Product manager cover letter example

A product manager's cover letter is a short case for your judgement: the product you run and its scale, one decision with the evidence behind it and the result, how you work with a team, and why you want this product. Hiring managers read it for clear thinking more than keywords.

Modern letterPairs with Joe Mercer’s CV
Product manager cover letter example: a fictional letter from Joe Mercer. The full text follows.

Fictional letter from Joe Mercer, the applicant in the product manager cv example. Every person and employer in it is invented.

Why each paragraph is there

  1. I am applying for the Senior Product Manager role on your tenant services team. I run the online claims product at Hearth Home Insurance, an app used by 300,000 customers, with a team of four developers, a designer and a tester.

    The role, your product, its scale and your team.

  2. Research with customers showed that most gave up when asked for photos at the end of a claim. We moved photo uploads to the first step, and claims made online rose from 41% to 68% in a year.

    One decision, the evidence behind it and the result.

  3. I review usage data and feedback with the team every week, and I agree priorities with our claims and fraud teams and partner repair firms. Reporting a repair is a lot like making a claim, and I would like to make it as easy for your tenants.

    How you work, then why this product.

  4. My CV is attached. I would be glad to talk through the claims work in more detail. Thank you for considering my application.

    What is attached and a next step.