Program Manager
Program Manager — a operations role focused on project-management, stakeholder-management.
$132,000 medianDemand 80/100growingRemote-friendlyOperations & Strategy
Core skills
What matters in this role
Project ManagementStakeholder Management
Move from here
Where Program Managers go next
easy76% overlap
Program Manager → Technical Program Manager
Natural progression from program-manager to technical-program-manager — same track, higher scope and compensation.
11 mo+27% salary
moderate57% overlap
Program Manager → Director of Engineering
Fast-track jump from program-manager to director-of-engineering — ambitious but very achievable with focused skill-building.
21 mo+97% salary
moderate55% overlap
Program Manager → Product Manager
PMPs frequently transition into product roles.
12 mo+12% salary
Employers
Top employers hiring Program Managers
GoogleAmazonMicrosoft
Countries
USAUKCanadaGermanyIndiaSingaporeUAEAustralia
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