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Entry-level associate product manager jobs: what the job is, skills and open roles

An associate product manager helps decide what a software product should do next, based on customer needs and data, and works with designers and engineers to ship it. Rotational APM programs often hire without prior product experience. Right now 161 entry-level associate product manager jobs are open on employers’ own career sites.

What a associate product manager does

In the project and product family of jobs. Roles that coordinate work, schedules and product details.

A typical day

  1. 1. Talk to customers and users
  2. 2. Write requirements and tickets
  3. 3. Prioritize with the team
  4. 4. Track launch metrics
  5. 5. Run sprint meetings

Do you need experience?

2 of the 161 open entry-level associate product manager jobs say in their own text that no experience is required. 2 say they provide training. The figures are counted from the posting text and change as jobs open and close.

Open entry-level associate product manager jobs

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Skills for associate product manager jobs

The skills this job uses, most important first. Most can be learned or shown before the first day.

Skills to build or show

  1. 1. Customer research
  2. 2. Writing requirements
  3. 3. Prioritization
  4. 4. Data reading
  5. 5. Communication with engineers
  6. 6. Curiosity

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The market for associate product manager work

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Open entry-level associate product manager jobs
161

Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.

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Openings that say no experience is required
2

Source: The posting’s own text, counted by NextChapter.

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Openings that say they provide training
2

Source: The posting’s own text, counted by NextChapter.

Median pay in listings that state it
$107,500

Source: NextChapter verified openings (30 with pay).

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Across 30 open entry-level associate product manager listings that state an annual pay figure, the middle half run from $78,500 to $118,500, with a median of $107,500. Listings that state pay are not every listing, and some roles add commission or bonus on top.

Where entry-level associate product manager jobs are

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Employers hiring associate product managers now

  • Uline 35
  • CereCore 3
  • Initio Capital 3
  • JPMorgan Chase 3
  • Arthrex 2
  • BD 2
  • DRW 2
  • Eaton 2
  • Elise A.I. Technologies 2
  • EliseAI 2

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Questions about associate product manager jobs

What does a associate product manager do?
An associate product manager helps decide what a software product should do next, based on customer needs and data, and works with designers and engineers to ship it. Rotational APM programs often hire without prior product experience. A typical day includes: talk to customers and users; write requirements and tickets; prioritize with the team; track launch metrics; run sprint meetings.
Can I get an entry-level associate product manager job with no experience?
2 of the 161 open entry-level associate product manager jobs say in their own text that no experience is required. 2 say they provide training. The figures are counted from the posting text and change as jobs open and close.
What skills do you need to be a associate product manager?
The skills this job uses most are customer research, writing requirements, prioritization, data reading, communication with engineers, curiosity. Most can be learned before the first day through coursework, short courses, practice or a related job.
How much does an entry-level associate product manager make?
Across 30 open entry-level associate product manager listings that state an annual pay figure, the middle half run from $78,500 to $118,500, with a median of $107,500. Listings that state pay are not every listing, and some roles add commission or bonus on top.
Where can a associate product manager job lead?
People in this job commonly move to business analyst, associate project manager, associate product marketing manager, UX or product designer. The link between jobs is the shared skills; the path is not guaranteed and depends on the employer.

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