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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$175K - $200K *

Oversee integrated planning across multiple workstreams, ensuring alignment and timely execution. Collaborate cross-functionally to connect roadmaps with delivery capacity, supporting annual planning...

Tennessee, USRemote

1 week ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Consumer Technology

$123K - $155K *

Drive innovation in residential customer solutions by leading product strategy and execution. Collaborate across teams to enhance user experience and deliver impactful results, while mentoring others...

Vancouver, BCIn-Person

3 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Hospitality & Recreation

$123K - $155K *

Champion innovation at the forefront of product management, leading the development of transformative solutions for residential customers. Drive strategy, collaborate across teams, and enhance user ex...

Toronto, ONIn-Person

3 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Hospitality & Recreation

$110K - $130K *

Innovate the residential customer experience by leading product strategy and development. Collaborate across teams to deliver impactful solutions, leveraging data insights and user feedback to drive g...

4 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Hospitality & Recreation

$100K - $120K *

Transform product strategy and execution in a dynamic veterinary healthcare sector. Drive innovation from concept through commercialization, leading cross-functional teams, ensuring market alignment...

London, ONIn-Person

Reposted 3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$180K - $248K *

Advance our product strategy by leading the integration of data center operations into Prism, enhancing diagnostics and decision-making for operators and executives alike. Collaborate with cross-funct...

RemoteRemote

Reposted 1 week ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$170K - $220K *

Shape the future of the Payouts Platform by defining vision, enhancing capabilities, and optimizing performance for seamless, low-cost transactions across diverse markets and payment methods...

Yesterday

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$170K - $220K *

Shape the future of payouts by defining the vision and roadmap for a platform that ensures fast, reliable, and low-cost money transfers across various markets and payment methods, enhancing product ca...

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$152K - $205K *

Unlock potential by leading product development for cloud computing services. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define features, engage customers, and drive adoption, all while ensuring a cus...

2 weeks ago

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

$110K - $130K *

Elevate your career by leading product strategy and lifecycle management. Drive profitability and cross-functional collaboration while ensuring market alignment and vendor performance. Shape product s...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$90K - $120K *

Elevate product visibility by executing high-impact marketing campaigns, driving product launches, and crafting compelling messaging that resonates with target audiences. Collaborate cross-functionall...

Vancouver, BCIn-Person

3 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Staffing

$180K - $240K *

Lead the charge in shaping the Member Experience by defining product strategy, enhancing engagement, and driving retention through data-informed decision-making and cross-functional collaboration...

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$109K - $218K *

Drive the evolution of a leading advertising platform by collaborating cross-functionally, enhancing product strategies, and launching innovative initiatives to transform traditional OOH advertising...

Reposted yesterday

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Transportation

$170K - $200K *

Champion innovative product development by owning a portfolio of capabilities, driving user research, and leading AI software lifecycle to enhance client value and market success...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$170K - $200K *

Join a team that's shaping the future of AI-driven solutions by developing innovative features on a cutting-edge platform. Collaborate across functions to deliver impactful products and drive the evol...

Reposted 1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$153K - $197K *

Shape the future of risk management by delivering strategic controls that enhance governance and enable secure transformation across the financial services sector, overseeing complex initiatives to st...

Toronto, ONIn-Person

Reposted 2 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Legal & Accounting

$147K - $176K *

Unlock potential by driving product adoption and user engagement within a global staffing platform. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate user needs into actionable strategies, ensuring...

4 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Business Services

$141K - $169K *

Elevate user engagement and product adoption by translating customer needs into actionable strategies. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance staffing solutions, ensuring alignment with bu...

4 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Business Services

$134K - $161K *

Shape the future of staffing solutions by collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance product adoption, drive user engagement, and ensure alignment with business goals, all while leveraging e...

4 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Business Services

$134K - $161K *

Elevate user engagement by driving product adoption and continuous improvement. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate customer needs into actionable strategies, ensuring alignment with...

4 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Business Services

$134K - $161K *

Empower progress at the intersection of product strategy and user engagement. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance staffing solutions, ensuring alignment with business goals while drivin...

4 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Business Services

$147K - $176K *

Take ownership of product strategy and stakeholder engagement to enhance staffing solutions. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive user adoption, gather feedback, and ensure continuous impr...

4 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Business Services

$128K - $153K *

Unlock potential by driving product adoption and user engagement within a global staffing platform. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate user needs into actionable strategies, ensuring...

4 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Business Services

$140K - $160K *

Join a team that's driving innovation in AI-powered tools, enhancing agent performance, and optimizing consumer experiences through collaboration, experimentation, and data-driven strategies. Play a p...

Reposted yesterday

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Real Estate & Construction

$184K - $250K *

Champion a transformative engineering team to innovate vector and hybrid search capabilities, driving architectural decisions and operational excellence while enhancing customer experiences in data re...

2 weeks ago

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

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.