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Lead Product Manager jobs: 93 open roles

Open lead product manager jobs taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open. Listings that state pay show a median of $204,000 a year.

The market for lead product manager work

Every figure names its source. Skills and AI-skill shares describe the whole Product function this title sits in.

Verified open lead product manager jobs
93

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

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Median pay in listings that state it
$204,000

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Product openings that ask for AI skills
25%

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Product openings that are remote
12%

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Skills most often named in openings

  1. 1. agile9%
  2. 2. go-to-market6%
  3. 3. onboarding4%
  4. 4. project management3%
  5. 5. supply chain3%
  6. 6. sql3%
  7. 7. stakeholder management3%
  8. 8. scrum3%

AI skills worth building for this work

  1. 1. AI tools in daily work
  2. 2. Gen-AI assistants (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude)
  3. 3. Prompt design
  4. 4. AI coding assistants
  5. 5. AI workflow automation
  6. 6. Automation platforms (Zapier, n8n, Power Automate)

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Where lead product manager experience can go next

Career moves the skills carry over to, closest fit first. Time is how long a move usually takes.

  • Program management

    Close fit · Quick switch (weeks)

    Program management uses your delivery and coordination strengths with less ambiguity.

    Carries over: Roadmaps, Cross-team delivery, Stakeholder management

  • Product operations

    Close fit · Quick switch (weeks)

    Product operations improves how product teams work, which you know from the inside.

    Carries over: Product process, Tooling, Launches

  • Product marketing

    Adjacent · A few months

    Product marketers who understand how the product is built are rare.

    Carries over: Product depth, Customer research, Positioning

  • Solutions consulting and sales engineering

    Adjacent · A few months

    Solutions consulting puts your product knowledge in front of buyers, with a sales bonus.

    Carries over: Product depth, Customer discovery, Demos

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Open lead product manager jobs

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Lead Product Manager salary

The middle half of lead product manager listings that state pay run from $176,000 to $222,500. See the full lead product manager salary breakdown.

Product jobs in the rankings

Rankings about product jobs

Product jobs · Top Product employers · All rankings

Where lead product manager jobs are

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Lead Product Manager jobs by city and state

Employers hiring lead product managers

  • Verkada 6
  • Humana 4
  • Pylon 4
  • Docusign 3
  • LawnStarter 3
  • MaintainX 2
  • Ultimate Kronos Group 2
  • Sidecar Health 2
  • Hover 2
  • Lattice 2

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