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P7
PRODUC8.PRODUCTMCD1D.P7
Product Management Roles — P7
P6
PRODUC8.PRODUCTMCD1D.P6
Product Management Roles — P6
P5
PRODUC8.PRODUCTMCD1D.P5
Product Management Roles — P5
P4
PRODUC8.PRODUCTMCD1D.P4
Product Management Roles — P4
Market pay$247k ($194k$315k)inherited$201k ($158k$256k)inherited$148k ($116k$188k)inherited$117k ($92k$149k)inherited
LevelP7 · P7 — Staff / Distinguished ProfessionalP6 · P6 — Principal ProfessionalP5 · P5 — Expert ProfessionalP4 · P4 — Senior Professional
FunctionProduct Management RolesProduct Management RolesProduct Management RolesProduct Management Roles
FocusProduct Management RolesProduct Management RolesProduct Management RolesProduct Management Roles
Typical years15–2212–188–125–8
ScopeCross-organization / enterprise technical strategyOrganization-wide architecture and the hardest problemsMultiple systems or a technical domainA system or set of related features
AutonomyOperates autonomously at the enterprise levelDefines direction; minimal oversightSets direction within the domainSelf-directed; reviewed at critical decision points
ImpactEnterprise-wideOrganization-wideOrg / multi-team outcomesMulti-team / function outcomes
Decision rightsFinal technical authority across multiple domainsSets technical strategy for a major areaAuthority over a technical domainOwns technical decisions for a system; influences adjacent design