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Program Manager jobs: 1,267 open roles

Open program manager jobs taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open. Listings that state pay show a median of $132,500 a year.

The market for program manager work

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

Verified open program manager jobs
1,267

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

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Median pay in listings that state it
$132,500

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Programs openings that ask for AI skills
2%

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Programs openings that are remote
4%

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

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Skills most often named in openings

  1. 1. project management10%
  2. 2. excel6%
  3. 3. pmp5%
  4. 4. onboarding4%
  5. 5. risk management4%
  6. 6. logistics4%
  7. 7. procurement4%
  8. 8. supply chain4%

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 program manager experience can go next

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

  • Technical program management

    Close fit · A few months

    Technical program management pays more for the same delivery craft, aimed at engineering teams.

    Carries over: Delivery planning, Risk management, Stakeholder updates

  • Implementation and onboarding

    Close fit · Quick switch (weeks)

    Customer implementation is project management with a customer on the other side.

    Carries over: Running projects with customers, Scope and timeline control

  • Operations management and chief of staff

    Adjacent · A few months

    Chief of staff and business operations roles hire strong program people to run the leadership agenda.

    Carries over: Cross-team coordination, Executive reporting, Process

  • Product operations

    Adjacent · A few months

    Product operations runs the product team's processes and releases, a natural home for delivery people.

    Carries over: Release planning, Process, Tooling

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Open program manager jobs

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Program Manager salary

The middle half of program manager listings that state pay run from $100,500 to $153,000. See the full program manager salary breakdown.

Where program manager jobs are

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Program Manager jobs by city and state

Employers hiring program managers

  • Three Saints Bay 32
  • Anduril Industries 15
  • Regal Rexnord 14
  • National Power 14
  • Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health 12
  • Apple 10
  • General Atomics 9
  • Stripe 8
  • Aecom 8
  • Trinzic 8

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