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By Lenny Rachitsky · lennysnewsletter.com · @lennysan on X · YouTube · LinkedIn
Lenny Rachitsky's follow-up report uses data from TrueUp (new tech job openings) and Live Data Technologies (job changes) to map the state of the product job market. It covers a slow recovery, a tilt toward senior PM hiring, shrinking remote roles, Bay Area concentration, in-demand hard skills like SQL and LLMs, and emerging AI-related roles.
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- Open PM roles at tech firms are recovering slowly after the 2022 peak, with senior and lead levels gaining share.
- Remote-friendly PM openings have fallen sharply, while the Bay Area's share of open PM roles keeps rising.
- SQL remains the most requested PM hard skill, with LLM experience the fastest-growing mention in job descriptions.
- AI companies hire mostly engineers and data scientists, though a few hundred dedicated AI PM roles exist.
- Product owner growth is concentrated at non-tech firms like banks and telecoms, not at tech companies.
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