Titlesby GlyphProduct Manager job title trend since Apr 2011
Product · Established · in 6.0% of HN hiring posts · 802 open roles at 193 companies · median $221k
Decides what gets built and why, and gets it shipped.
first seen before 2011, Hacker Newstook off Apr 2012
Why it exists
Written by rule from our own data
Already in the first Who is hiring thread we have (April 2011), so it is older than our data. It took off in April 2012, when its share of Who is hiring posts first reached a quarter of its best year. Today 802 open roles use the title at 193 companies, most of them in fintech. Closest tracked titles: Technical Product Manager, AI Product Manager, Product Designer.
- PostingAsk HN: Who is hiring? (April 2011)Hacker News, Apr 2011 · backs: first sighting
- PostingLead Product Manager, Agentic CommerceImprint, Nov 2026 · backs: an open posting with the title
Where it is posted
Sectors
- Fintech118
- Data platform89
- Consumer77
- AI application60
- Developer tools56
- AI infrastructure31
- AI lab28
- Software28
Cities
- San Francisco198
- New York187
- Palo Alto78
- Seattle71
- London, United Kingdom33
- Chicago25
- Toronto, Canada20
- Washington18
- Dublin, Ireland14
- Austin8
Countries and remote
- United States570
- Canada62
- United Kingdom43
- Ireland18
- India10
- Netherlands9
- Singapore6
- Germany5
- Brazil4
- Australia3
Remote option37%
Posted pay
Middle half $193k to $258k, median $221k from 491 postings that state a base range (USD a year).
Who is hiring for it
Open postings on their own job boards, read 5h ago| # | Company | Open roles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 | ||
| 2 | Anduril IndustriesA company hiring most for Systems Engineer and Test Engineer. | 27 | |
| 3 | 25 | ||
| 4 | 20 | ||
| 5 | 19 | ||
| 6 | 17 | ||
| 7 | 16 | ||
| 8 | 16 | ||
| 9 | 16 | ||
| 10 | 15 | ||
| 11 | 15 | ||
| 12 | 14 |
Open roles
8 of 802; company pages list the restSenior Product Manager, Finance Technology (Procure-to-Pay & Record-to-Report)
Remote - United States
| Role | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Product Manager, Agentic CommerceImprintSan Francisco$190k to $210k | Imprint | San Francisco | $190k to $210k |
| Senior Product Manager: Extensible Compute | US-CA-Menlo Park | $200k to $288k | |
| Product Manager II | Remote - USA | $149k to $172k | |
| Senior Product Manager, Finance Technology (Procure-to-Pay & Record-to-Report) | Remote - United States | $168k to $235k | |
| Product Manager, Identity | Remote (United States) | $177k to $221k | |
| Senior Product Manager | Washington, DC | $139k to $269k | |
| Product Manager - Reference DataAddeparNew York, NY$122k to $152k | Addepar | New York, NY | $122k to $152k |
| Product Manager, Growth - MarTech | San Francisco, CA, USA | $176k to $244k |
Share of Hacker News hiring posts
6,068 posts since Apr 2011 · -6% in 6 monthsNovember 2026 15 of 207 postings, 7.2%
Related titles
Technical Product ManagerA product manager for platforms, APIs and developer products.0.62% of HN posts, 12 mo · 38 open · $219k median · since Apr 2011AI Product ManagerA product manager for model-powered products, fluent in evals and model behaviour.0.46% of HN posts, 12 mo · 63 open · $234k median · since May 2017Product DesignerDesigns how a product works and looks, from research to the final screen.3.1% of HN posts, 12 mo · 268 open · $206k median · since Apr 2011Data Product ManagerTreats data sets and data platforms as products with users and roadmaps.0.17% of HN posts, 12 mo · 18 open · $236k median · since Nov 2011Deployment StrategistThe non-engineering half of a forward deployed team: scopes the customer problem and runs the deployment.66 open · $140k median · seen Nov 2026Product Operations ManagerA professional who optimizes processes, data access, and alignment across product and operational teams.22 open · $194k median · seen Nov 2026
About this title
Decides what gets built and why, and gets it shipped.
Also counted: PM, product owner
First sighting
...Francisco, CA - Rails developer (also Android developer, Product Manager) MedHelp is the largest online health community, with 12 million uniques...
Median posted salary $221k from 491 postings that state a base pay range (the median of their midpoints, USD a year). Not a survey of what people earn.