Principal Product Manager Jobs

Discover Principal Product Manager jobs for experienced product leaders ready to shape strategy, guide cross-functional teams, and deliver meaningful customer and business outcomes. Ladders features vetted professional opportunities paying $100,000 or more, helping you focus your search on senior roles with strong earning potential.

What Does a Principal Product Manager Do?

Principal Product Managers typically lead complex products, portfolios, or strategic initiatives. They identify customer needs and market opportunities, define product vision and roadmaps, prioritize investments, and align engineering, design, data, marketing, sales, and executive stakeholders. Depending on the organization, the role may also involve mentoring product managers and influencing product practices across teams.

Skills and Experience Employers Seek

Employers often look for substantial product management experience, strategic judgment, and a record of bringing products from discovery through launch and iteration. Valuable capabilities include customer research, product analytics, roadmap planning, business case development, communication, and the ability to lead through influence. Experience in a relevant industry, product type, or technical domain may also be important.

Principal Product Manager Salary and Career Outlook

Compensation varies with location, industry, company size, scope, and experience. Principal-level positions may include base salary, bonuses, and equity, with total compensation differing substantially among employers. Ladders focuses on vetted jobs paying at least $100,000, making it easier to explore opportunities aligned with senior-level compensation expectations.

Find Your Next Principal Product Manager Role

Browse Principal Product Manager openings on Ladders to find opportunities that match your experience and goals. Review each listing for product scope, leadership expectations, location, compensation details, and required expertise, then tailor your application to show how your product decisions have delivered measurable results.

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$115K - $183K *

Elevate your career by leading product strategy and execution for transformative digital solutions. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify key challenges, drive impactful outcomes, and en...

Woburn, MAHybrid

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  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$115K - $183K *

Lead the charge in product strategy and execution for digital transformation platforms, collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify key problems, drive discovery, and deliver impactful solut...

Reposted 4 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$130K - $155K *

Drive innovation by understanding user needs and transforming complex workflows into efficient solutions. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance platform reliability and deliver impactful...

Reposted 4 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$120K - $145K *

Lead the charge in optimizing platform strategies by identifying key issues, developing shared services, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance product reliability and efficiency whi...

Reposted 4 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$115K - $218K *

Join a team that's shaping the future of digital service experiences. Lead after-sales software and support tools for battery energy storage products, enhancing customer interactions and deploying AI...

4 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$138K - $234K *

Lead the charge in ensuring audit-ready documentation of Xvantage capabilities, driving collaboration across teams to maintain accurate data flows and controls while automating evidence extraction for...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Business Services

$120K - $180K *

Drive innovation in financial tools for builders, leading product strategy from discovery to delivery. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance user experience and automate workflows, ensuri...

United StatesRemote

Today

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$120K - $180K *

Transform the financial tools for builders by leading product strategy, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and delivering innovative AI-powered solutions that enhance profitability and streaml...

Today

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$163K - $236K *

Take ownership of innovative attribution models that enhance digital advertising effectiveness. Collaborate cross-functionally to guide products from conception to launch, ensuring data-driven insight...

2 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$220K - $265K *

Contribute to the strategic direction of software and spectrum dominance, leading a high-performing team to drive product lifecycle, business performance, and market positioning in defense technology...

2 days ago

  •   11 - 15 years exp.  •   Telecommunications & Hardware

$125K - $150K *

Optimize cross-disciplinary teams to develop and enhance cloud-based platforms, driving user-centric solutions and aligning product strategy with organizational goals while fostering collaboration acr...

Reposted 3 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$164K - $221K *

Transform the user experience in AI-driven drug discovery and clinical research, guiding design direction across multiple products while collaborating with cross-functional teams to create impactful...

Reposted yesterday

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Retail & Consumer Goods

$100K - $120K *

Pioneer successful project delivery by managing multifaceted subprograms. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, ensure clear communication, and address dependencies to propel technology initiatives...

Reposted yesterday

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$180K - $230K *

Unlock your potential as a key product leader, driving AI innovations and collaborating with engineering and design to shape impactful solutions that enhance the permitting process and elevate user ex...

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$236K - $296K *

Lead innovative product initiatives by owning vision, strategy, and execution. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to transform ideas into scalable solutions, driving impactful outcomes for the co...

United StatesRemote

3 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$100K - $132K *

Transform enterprise technology by leading the ServiceNow product strategy, enhancing collaboration and user experiences while driving continuous improvement and adoption across teams and stakeholders...

Brampton, ONIn-Person

2 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Retail & Consumer Goods

$150K - $188K *

Champion product innovation by aligning user needs with business goals, collaborating across teams to build tools that enhance hosts' success and drive Turo's mission of reinventing rental experiences...

Reposted 4 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Transportation

$180K - $225K *

Innovate solutions for complex enterprise accounts, defining technical success and managing relationships with key stakeholders. Lead a squad of engineers to tackle unique challenges, ensuring alignme...

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$200K - $250K *

Reimagine customer success by leading complex deployments, defining technical success, and building trust with enterprise accounts. Collaborate with engineers to tackle challenging problems and drive...

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$180K - $225K *

Shape the future of enterprise accounts by defining technical success, navigating complex relationships, and leading a squad of engineers to deliver impactful solutions. Drive outcomes on high-stakes...

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$200K - $250K *

Join a team that's redefining customer success by tackling complex enterprise accounts. You'll lead technical deployments, build trust, and drive outcomes that matter, all while collaborating closely...

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$236K - $329K *

Join a team that's driving innovation in program management, leading complex, cross-functional projects that connect merchants with buyers globally. Collaborate with diverse stakeholders to ensure sea...

2 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$135K - $160K *

Join a team that's redefining dental insurance workflows by leading agent product areas. You'll drive innovation, enhance customer outcomes, and collaborate across functions to transform messy process...

Today

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$110K - $166K *

Transform data into impactful products by leading the strategy and execution of scalable data platforms. Collaborate across teams to enhance data reliability and drive measurable business value throug...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Media

$140K - $185K *

Transform the commercial real estate landscape by leading product innovation. Engage with enterprise clients to identify needs, drive solutions, and enhance user experience. Shape product strategy and...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Real Estate & Construction

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  • What does a Principal Product Manager do?question toggle

    A Principal Product Manager sets direction for complex products or strategic initiatives, translates customer and business needs into product plans, and aligns cross-functional teams to deliver outcomes. The role may also include mentoring colleagues and influencing product strategy across an organization.

  • What qualifications are usually required for Principal Product Manager jobs?question toggle

    Requirements vary, but employers commonly seek extensive product management experience, strategic leadership, strong communication, and a track record of delivering successful products. Some roles also require expertise in a specific industry, technical area, or product category.

  • How much does a Principal Product Manager earn?question toggle

    Pay depends on factors such as location, industry, employer, experience, and role scope. Compensation may include base salary, bonus, and equity. Ladders features vetted professional jobs paying $100,000 or more; check individual listings for available compensation information.

  • What is the difference between a Senior and Principal Product Manager?question toggle

    A Principal Product Manager often has broader organizational influence or responsibility for more complex, high-impact products than a Senior Product Manager. Exact leveling and responsibilities differ by company.

  • Where can I find Principal Product Manager jobs paying $100,000 or more?question toggle

    You can search Ladders for vetted professional opportunities paying $100,000 or more, including Principal Product Manager roles. Use listings to compare responsibilities, qualifications, location, and compensation details.