[nickelbob]

Shouldn't this live under the VP of Product?

[cebert]

That’s a good point. Perhaps where this group lives depends on your organization. Unfortunately, the innovative ideas aren’t necessarily coming from product where I work.

[charlie0]

No, product shouldn't be the head of an engineering team.

[ulfw]

So you're argueing "prototyping greenfield projects and exploring innovative ideas" is something that should come solely out of engineering with no Product input?

[charlie0]

That's not what I'm saying. There needs to be a collaboration with product ofc, product shouldn't be the boss though.

[nickelbob]

Should engineers be pushing product forward?