# Product Development Manager

Occupation

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/product-development-manager

A Product Development Manager guides a product from concept through launch, building and maintaining the product roadmap while coordinating engineering, design, and marketing teams toward shared deadlines. Typically found in tech, consumer goods, or manufacturing companies, this role leans on Agile or Scrum practices and market research to prioritize features that meet customer needs. Strong cross-functional leadership and stakeholder management skills are essential to keep diverse teams aligned around a common vision.

Top skills: [Market Research](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/market-research), [Stakeholder Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/stakeholder-management)

## Career ladder

- Often comes from: [Product Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/product-manager)
- Often leads to: [Director of Product Development](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/director-of-product-development)

## Similar roles

[Director of Product Development](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/director-of-product-development), [Director of Product Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/director-of-product-management), [Engineering Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/engineering-manager), [Merchandising Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/merchandising-manager), [Product Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/product-manager), [Program Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/program-manager), [Project Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/project-manager)

## Open Product Development Manager roles (7)

- [Product Development Manager](https://ur.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/URcareers/job/Remote-Office/Product-Development-Manager_98724-1) at [United Rentals](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/united-rentals) (listed on United Rentals's own careers site)
- [CMC Commercial Asset Development Lead](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/0f008bf3-d4bf-4f17-9169-d8042fcf8a9a/cmc-commercial-asset-development-lead-at-biogen) at [Biogen](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/biogen) — Full-time, Cambridge, MA, $163,000 – $225,000
- [Exec Director, PDM Product Strategy Leader](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/05080cea-dad8-4e45-bd5d-8521d3c58e3c/exec-director-pdm-product-strategy-leader-at-gilead-sciences) at [Gilead Sciences](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/gilead-sciences) — United States - California - Foster City, $302,005 – $390,830
- [Associate, Product Development - Handbags](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/93ccb66e-e33f-46a3-b2a3-325c0d2c659a/associate-product-development-handbags-at-tory-burch) at [Tory Burch](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/tory-burch) — Full-time, New York, NY, $70,000 – $75,000
- [Director of New Product Development & Commercialization](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/2c2cc075-5f93-4368-b4ca-60cec476899c/director-of-new-product-development-commercialization-at-rbi) at [RBI](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/rbi) — Full-time, Corp - Zug Corporate Office
- [Sr. Manager, Product Development - UGG Footwear](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/1fc6ab5d-add3-4961-b8c5-ab69ebd42783/sr-manager-product-development-ugg-footwear-at-hoka) at [HOKA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/hoka) — Full-time, Goleta, CA, $137,500 – $185,600
- [Sr. Director, Product Development & Engineering - HOKA Innovation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/7799dbd2-f163-43b2-b77c-8e8cb7b0e7a6/sr-director-product-development-engineering-hoka-innovation-at-hoka) at [HOKA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/hoka) — Full-time, Portland, OR, $185,600 – $250,500

## Roles similar to Product Development Manager (793)

From [Director of Product Development](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/director-of-product-development), [Director of Product Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/director-of-product-management), [Engineering Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/engineering-manager), [Merchandising Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/merchandising-manager), [Product Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/product-manager), [Program Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/program-manager), [Project Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/project-manager).

- [Sr. Product Manager/Staff Product Manager - Core Experience (Remote)](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/rula/a6462b97-3547-4c1a-9ae8-22a40f635fde/application) at [Rula](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/rula) — Full-time, Remote - United States, $180,000 – $260,000 (listed on Rula's own careers site)
- [Engineering Manager, Billing Platform](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/sentry/9b7ba790-75d1-404c-bf9f-c3776179f7f2/application) at [Sentry](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/sentry) — San Francisco, CA · Remote, $220,000 – $450,000 (listed on Sentry's own careers site)
- [Project Manager](https://aoins.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/AutoOwners/job/Lansing-MI/Project-Manager_R_14137-1) at [Auto-Owners Insurance](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/auto-owners-insurance) (listed on Auto-Owners Insurance's own careers site)
- [Product Manager](https://medtronic.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/MedtronicCareers/job/Lausanne-Vaud-Switzerland/Product-Manager_R75096-2) at [Medtronic](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/medtronic) (listed on Medtronic's own careers site)
- [Product Manager](https://mastercard.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CorporateCareers/job/Milan-Italy/Product-Manager_R-287369) at [Mastercard](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/mastercard) (listed on Mastercard's own careers site)
- [Program Manager](https://elevancehealth.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ANT/job/CA-WOODLAND-HILLS-21215-BURBANK-BLVD/Program-Manager_JR199859-1) at [Elevance Health](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/elevance-health) — Woodland Hills, CA (listed on Elevance Health's own careers site)
- [Program Manager](https://gentex.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Gentex/job/Zeeland-MI/Program-Manager_REQ026585) at [Gentex](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/gentex) (listed on Gentex's own careers site)
- [Engineering Manager, GPU Infrastructure](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/cohere/28239d75-5dd9-41fb-ba43-cb08b491be2b/application) at [Cohere](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cohere) — Full-time, United States, Canada, CA$330,000 – CA$400,000 (listed on Cohere's own careers site)
- [Project Manager](https://fa-ewjt-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2/job/19647/apply) at [EXL Service](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/exl-service) — New York, NY (listed on EXL Service's own careers site)
- [Program Manager](https://avav.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/AVAV/job/Herndon-VA/Program-Manager_8587) at [AeroVironment](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/aerovironment) (listed on AeroVironment's own careers site)

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