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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$91K - $136K *

Accelerate your career by managing product development and enhancing customer experiences. Lead innovative solutions, collaborate with teams, and achieve business objectives through strategic product...

Reposted 1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$137K - $186K *

Unlock potential by leading cross-functional teams to deliver platform features that enhance global market capabilities. Drive localization efforts and ensure seamless integration across diverse regio...

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1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Legal & Accounting

$137K - $186K *

Champion the development of shared platform features for global markets, ensuring seamless localization and configuration across jurisdictions. Collaborate cross-functionally to enhance product delive...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Legal & Accounting

$110K - $130K *

Shape the future of direct-to-consumer fulfillment by leading product strategy and engineering teams to enhance order management and operational efficiency, driving measurable improvements in accuracy...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Retail & Consumer Goods

$80K - $90K *

Drive sales and product development in the conveyor belt industry, expanding client relationships and delivering technical solutions. Lead a team, engage with clients across North America, and ensure...

Oshawa, ONIn-Person

Reposted 1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$160K - $180K *

Lead the charge in shaping innovative digital image exchange solutions. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance enterprise imaging workflows, ensuring product delivery aligns with strategic...

Reposted 6 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$160K - $180K *

Design and execute innovative product strategies for digital image exchange, ensuring seamless healthcare workflows and market differentiation. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance enter...

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Reposted 6 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$160K - $180K *

Champion innovative solutions in enterprise imaging by leading product strategy, development, and market engagement. Drive the evolution of digital image exchange products to enhance healthcare workfl...

Reposted 6 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$110K - $130K *

Join a team that's redefining web platform management by driving innovation and adoption. You'll translate stakeholder needs into actionable roadmaps, partner with engineering teams, and enhance platf...

Toronto, ONIn-Person

3 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$150K - $180K *

Drive the evolution of the Apple Pay ecosystem by collaborating with issuers and partners to enhance product features, ensuring seamless, secure transactions while leading strategic initiatives across...

1 month ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$110K - $130K *

Discover innovative solutions as a Senior Product Manager, leading product strategy and execution for SaaS offerings. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance customer experiences and drive...

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1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Education, Government & Non-Profit

$110K - $130K *

Join a dynamic team to define product strategy and deliver innovative payment solutions. Collaborate across functions to drive customer value and business outcomes while managing the end-to-end paymen...

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3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Education, Government & Non-Profit

$110K - $130K *

Shape the future of product management by leading the implementation and adoption of innovative solutions, collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance customer experiences and drive product u...

Reposted 5 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Pharmaceuticals & Biotech

$132K - $149K *

Elevate healthcare AI by owning product strategy for evaluation tools. Collaborate with engineers and developers to create scalable solutions that enhance user value and ensure compliance across diver...

Waterloo, ONIn-Person

Reposted 1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$160K - $200K *

Join a team that's redefining customer financing by leading the strategy and execution for Originations, creating seamless apply and checkout experiences for enhanced growth and customer satisfaction...

Reposted 1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$160K - $200K *

Join a team that's redefining the financing experience by leading the Originations product strategy and execution, optimizing consumer application journeys while collaborating cross-functionally to dr...

Reposted 1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$160K - $200K *

Join a team that's redefining financing experiences by leading product strategy and execution for Originations. Drive growth through innovative apply and checkout solutions while collaborating across...

RemoteRemote

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$171K - $245K *

Champion innovative threat detection solutions by leading product strategy and execution. Drive impactful initiatives in cybersecurity, collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance customer pr...

United StatesRemote

Reposted 2 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$196K - $245K *

Lead the charge in scaling a cutting-edge big data logging infrastructure, driving cloud architecture and integrations for a world-class security platform. Collaborate across teams to enhance logging...

Reposted 2 weeks ago

  •   11 - 15 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$135K - $160K *

Lead the strategy for the Commitments product, enhancing customer compliance tracking through AI. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive adoption and deliver impactful solutions that address...

United StatesRemote

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$160K - $170K *

Elevate your career by providing top-tier reliability engineering for fixed income derivatives systems. Collaborate with sales and trading desks, troubleshoot technology issues, and enhance infrastruc...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$100K - $120K *

Elevate the delivery of Salesforce solutions by leading discovery sessions, translating business needs into actionable Epics, and ensuring alignment among stakeholders. Drive accountability and resolu...

Toronto, ONIn-Person

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$120K - $170K *

Transform user experiences by leading product development for a mental health platform. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver intuitive solutions that meet real-world needs and drive impa...

3 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Education, Government & Non-Profit

$148K - $215K *

Drive product strategy and execution across teams, enhancing marketing technology solutions. Collaborate with leadership to optimize workflows and ensure alignment with business goals, delivering impa...

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$139K - $239K *

Drive innovation by leading product strategies in real-time credit decisioning. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create scalable solutions that translate complex business needs into actionab...

Reposted 4 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

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.