Denver Product Management: Stakeholder Management, AI, Product Strategy Lead 298 Roles -- January 2026

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Denver's January 2026 product management market features 307 roles across 185 employers with 62% remote availability, the highest among tracked US cities. Fintech and Data Infrastructure lead hiring, with a median salary of $200K among the 24% of tracked roles disclosing salary ranges, and AI/ML PM roles gaining share.

This report analyzes 298 Product Management job postings from 178+ companies tracked via direct employer career pages and job board aggregators. Our coverage skews toward tech-forward and scaling companies; large enterprises using enterprise hiring platforms may be underrepresented. Coverage varies by section and is noted throughout.

Key Takeaways for Job Seekers

1.0Leverage remote flexibility With 62% remote availability, Denver-based roles offer access to talent nationwide. Position yourself for remote-first companies if location flexibility matters.

1.1Build AI fluency AI skills appear in 23% of job postings. Demonstrating familiarity with AI tools and workflows may differentiate your application.

1.2Target enterprise employers Enterprise companies offer 68% of tracked roles. Oracle, Stripe, and Caterpillar are among the active hirers with multiple openings.

1.3Research salary benchmarks Among tracked roles with disclosed salary data, Senior PM roles median at $183K while Staff/Principal reaches $223K.

1.4Emphasize stakeholder skills Stakeholder management appears in 26% of postings, the top skill. Highlight cross-functional collaboration and communication experience.

Skills Demand

45% of roles with skills data

Low

High

Skills insight: Stakeholder management leads at 26%, followed by AI (23%), Roadmapping (21%), and SQL (21%). The high AI skill demand aligns with the AI/ML PM role growth. Common skill pairs include Data analysis + Stakeholder management and Product strategy + Roadmapping, indicating employers seek both analytical depth and strategic planning capabilities.

Seniority Distribution

Junior: 0-2 years | Mid-Level: 3-5 years | Senior: 6-10 years | Staff/Principal: 11+ years (IC track) | Director+: Management track

Low

High

vs December 2025

Biggest Gainer

Staff/Principal

+5pp

Biggest Decline

Senior

-5pp

Senior-to-Junior Ratio

18:1

Senior+ roles per Junior role

Entry Accessibility Rate

15%

Junior + Mid-Level roles combined

Senior roles lead at 49%, with Staff/Principal (20%) and Director+ (19%) positions forming a substantial leadership tier. The 19:1 senior-to-junior ratio indicates a competitive entry market, with only 12% of roles accessible to candidates with under 3 years experience. Based on a single month's movement, Staff/Principal gained 5pp while Senior declined 6pp.

Working Arrangement

Onsite: office full-time | Hybrid: mix of office and remote | Remote: work from anywhere | Flexible: employee chooses arrangement

100% of roles with known working arrangement

62%Remote

Remote63%

Flexible24%

Onsite7%

Hybrid6%

Among direct employer postings, Remote leads at 62%, the highest rate among tracked US cities. Flexible arrangements account for 25%, with Hybrid (6%) and Onsite (7%) representing a small minority. The 93% flexibility rate suggests remote-first policies are standard among Denver PM employers.

Role Specialization

Low

High

vs December 2025

Biggest Gainer

ai_ml_pm

+6pp

Biggest Decline

technical_pm

-5pp

Core PM roles account for 54% of tracked positions, with Technical PM (15%), AI/ML PM (13%), and Platform PM (13%) forming a balanced specialized tier. Based on a single month's movement, AI/ML PM gained 6pp while Technical PM declined 5pp, which may indicate AI capabilities being absorbed into dedicated AI product roles rather than general technical PM positions.

IC vs Management Track

85%IC

Individual Contributor85%

Management15%

Individual contributor roles account for 80% of tracked positions, with management track roles at 20%. This balance suggests opportunities for both hands-on product work and people leadership paths within Denver's PM market.

Compensation

24% of roles with disclosed salary ranges

Overall Distribution

25th Percentile

$179K

Median

$200K

75th Percentile

$224K

IQR (Spread)

$45K

Advertised Salary by Seniority

Advertised Salary by Role

Market Context

1.January 2026 layoffs highest since 2009 US employers announced 108,435 layoffs in January, up 118% year-over-year, with technology among the hardest-hit sectors (Challenger, Gray & Christmas, February 2026).

2.Hiring announcements at 17-year low Companies announced just 5,306 new hires in January, the lowest for any January since 2009 when tracking began (Challenger, Gray & Christmas, February 2026).

3.Colorado pay transparency law Colorado's Equal Pay for Equal Work Act requires salary disclosure in job postings. After removing predicted salaries from aggregator sources, 24% of tracked roles include employer-disclosed salary ranges.

4.Remote-first market positioning Denver's 62% remote availability likely reflects employers competing for talent against higher-cost coastal markets by offering location flexibility.

5.Tech hiring may stabilize Q1 2026 Toptal marketplace data suggests US tech hiring may strengthen in Q1 2026, pointing to stabilization rather than a return to 2021-level hiring (InterviewQuery, January 2026).

Methodology

This report analyzes direct employer job postings for Product Management roles in Denver during January 2026.

Data collection:

1.Over 300 roles from 185+ employers aggregated from multiple sources
2.Recruitment agency postings identified and excluded (3% of raw data)
3.Jobs deduplicated across sources to avoid double-counting

Classification:

1.Roles classified using an LLM-powered taxonomy
2.Subfamily, seniority, skills, and working arrangement extracted
3.Employer metadata enriched from company databases where available

Limitations:

1.Not a complete census of the market - some roles may not be captured
2.Skills analysis based on 135 roles with skill data (45% coverage)
3.Salary data available due to pay transparency law
4.Working arrangement based on 112 ATS-sourced roles (Adzuna excluded due to truncated descriptions)

Data coverage:

79%

Seniority coverage

Roles with seniority level classified

100%

Arrangement coverage

Roles with working arrangement known

45%

Skills coverage

Roles with skills extracted from description

72%

Employer metadata

Roles with enriched company data

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