Denver Product Management: Stakeholder Management, AI, Product Strategy Lead 298 Roles -- January 2026
BetaDenver'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 Hiring Managers
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
Employers Hiring for Product Management Roles
Biggest Gainer
Stripe
+1pp
New This Month
Airwallex, EchoStar, Socure
Biggest Decline
Coinbase
-1pp
Market interpretation: Among tracked employers, Oracle leads with 4 open PM roles, followed by Airwallex and Stripe with 3 each. New entrants this month include Airwallex, Echostar, and Innovaccer. The top 15 employers account for 29% of tracked postings, with hiring broadly distributed across the employer base.
Industry Distribution
65% of roles with industry data
Biggest Gainer
Other
+3pp
Biggest Decline
Professional Services
-5pp
Among tracked employers with industry data (65% coverage), Fintech leads at 16%, followed by Data Infrastructure (10%) and Healthcare (9%). The diverse top 10 includes Crypto, Cybersecurity, and Marketing Technology, each at 5-6%. Based on a single month's movement, Productivity Software declined 4pp while the 'Other' category gained 3pp.
Role Specialization
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.
Seniority Distribution
Junior: 0-2 years | Mid-Level: 3-5 years | Senior: 6-10 years | Staff/Principal: 11+ years (IC track) | Director+: Management track
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.
Company Maturity
65% of roles with company age data
Among tracked employers with company age data (64% coverage), Growth-stage companies (6-15 years) lead at 52%, followed by Mature companies (45%) and Young startups (7%). This distribution likely reflects Denver's mix of established enterprises and scale-ups expanding their product functions.
Ownership Type
65% of roles with ownership data
Among tracked employers with ownership data (64% coverage), Private companies lead at 52%, with Public companies close behind at 43%. The relatively balanced split suggests opportunities across both venture-backed scale-ups and established public enterprises.
Employer Size Distribution
56% of roles with company size data
Among tracked employers with size data (56% coverage), Enterprise companies (1,000+ employees) lead at 68% of roles, followed by Scale-ups (22%) and Startups (11%). This enterprise concentration may reflect larger companies establishing Denver offices to access talent at lower costs than coastal markets.
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
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.
Skills Demand
45% of roles with skills data
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.
Market Context
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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