In practice, VPs of product tend to skew either more strategic or more tactical. There are VPs who are great at being a product manager and at doing the work to grow a product themselves. Then there are VPs of product who focus more on the strategy and on figuring out growth plans for the product. A successful VP of product needs to fundamentally be more of a strategic person and to know that, in order to scale their organization, they need to hire in people who take over the tactical and operational components. This also allows them to grow into the role of CPO, which is primarily strategic.
