Being a product manager in an enterprise context is different. You become fluent in marketing strategy, merchandising tactics, finance modeling, operations planning, and engineering architecture - learning how businesses actually work at scale, not just product theory from blog posts.

This cross-functional fluency is rare and valuable specific knowledge. Most PMs stay in the product bubble. You're developing genuine business acumen that makes you credible for VP roles, strategy positions, or starting your own venture. You understand customer acquisition economics, go-to-market execution, and operational constraints.

The best enterprise PMs I know treat cross-functional work as executive training. They're building business fluency that compounds into career opportunities far beyond IC product roles.