In the UK it is possible to switch between academia and industry, so long as you are satisfied with fixed term contracts in academia.
Recruiters tend to get confused when someone turns at their doorstep with a PhD ("which marks did you get?"), and academics tend to not have a clue of what's the benefit of industrial experience (in spite of being effectively "agile" product managers themselves when participating in, say, a European Framework project).
Recruiters tend to get confused when someone turns at their doorstep with a PhD ("which marks did you get?"), and academics tend to not have a clue of what's the benefit of industrial experience (in spite of being effectively "agile" product managers themselves when participating in, say, a European Framework project).