550+ Product & Project Management Jobs in Detroit, MI

Government wage data for Detroit's broad management occupations shows a $127,690 median, $140,750 mean, $83,450 at the 25th percentile, and $171,300 at the 75th percentile in 2025, but that group is broader than product, program, project, TPM, and chief-of-staff roles. In the local posting sample, advertised ranges center on about $99k to $142k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $71k to $193k. Separately, Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts the mean offered salary on new Michigan openings for this occupation family at about $86,211 in September 2026 based on n=1,169, which is a postings-based mean rather than a posted-salary median.

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Advertised pay

Across the 256 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $66,500 at the 25th percentile, $118,260 at the median and $150,375 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of October 17, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

This is a competitive market rather than a dead one. Detroit had more than 450 sampled postings across more than 250 companies over the last 90 days, and Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows Michigan postings for this occupation family up 2.2% year over year in September 2026. But the metro labor market is softer than the national backdrop: Detroit unemployment reached 5.7% in August 2026, metro employment fell 1.5557% year over year, and local Professional and Business Services employment fell 0.9646% year over year. The upside is still meaningful if you land well-scoped work, with broad local management pay benchmarks around a $127,690 median and local posted ranges centering on about $99k to $142k.

Best positioned: Mid-career candidates who can show shipped programs, budget and risk ownership, and automotive, manufacturing, software, or consulting context—and who are open to on-site or hybrid work—have the best odds, because the market skews about 55% mid and about 30% senior, with about 65% on-site and about 35% hybrid.

Main caution: Do not mistake broad management pay benchmarks or construction-heavy posting volume for easy access to core product, program, or project roles; some visible demand sits in adjacent specialist tracks, and the broad wage data covers many roles beyond this category.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 563 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. CVS Health Corporation: 24 open roles
2. Ford Co: 20 open roles
3. GM: 14 open roles
4. General Motors Company: 12 open roles
5. Jacobs Engineering Group: 8 open roles
6. Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc.: 6 open roles
7. Bosch Group: 5 open roles
8. Henry Ford Health: 5 open roles
9. Marriott International: 5 open roles
10. Turner & Townsend: 5 open roles

Where the openings are

• Detroit: 143
• Dearborn: 59
• Troy: 51
• Warren: 45
• Southfield: 34
• Novi: 25
• Windsor: 20
• Farmington Hills: 19

Work arrangement

on-site 376 (68%), hybrid 153 (28%), remote 27 (5%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated in a few channels, not spread evenly across all management titles. In the local sample, the heaviest industry mix is construction at about 30%, motor vehicle manufacturing at about 20%, software development at about 15%, automotive at about 10%, and IT services and IT consulting at about 10%. For core Management, Product & Project candidates, the most usable part of that mix is automotive and manufacturing transformation plus software and consulting delivery; a chunk of the construction volume likely belongs to specialist construction-management tracks that sit next to, not inside, this category. Detroit's mobility and commercialization ecosystem adds a second lane. Michigan Central joined Ford, JPMorganChase, the State of Michigan, and Newlab to launch Michigan LIFT, with a 30-acre testing-and-scaling environment and a $20 million in-kind commercialization-support aspiration, while separate Detroit-area grants backed Boston Dynamics and Bedrock, Cargility, and Neology pilots. Those signals imply program delivery, vendor coordination, and go-to-production work, but they are not the same as a large wave of named openings. Employer demand is also fragmented across more than 250 companies rather than dominated by one buyer, which means a focused target list beats a one-company strategy.

• Automotive and supplier programs (high): Motor vehicle manufacturing accounts for about 20% of sampled postings and automotive another about 10%, while Ford is the most recurrent named employer in the sample.
• Software and consulting delivery (moderate): Software development makes up about 15% of sampled postings and IT services and IT consulting about 10%; HTC Global and Deloitte recur as named employers.
• Commercialization and pilot programs (moderate): Michigan LIFT, Michigan Central, Newlab, and grant-backed Detroit pilots point to productization, testing, and cross-partner execution work, but without a direct local hiring count for these roles.
• Construction-adjacent project work (limited): Construction is about 30% of sampled volume, but many of those roles likely belong to the separate construction-management track rather than this report's core path.

Where to focus: Prioritize automotive and manufacturing delivery roles plus software and consulting programs, then selectively pursue commercialization work around Michigan Central and related mobility initiatives.

Roles worth searching next

• PMO analyst / project coordinator: It is the cleanest bridge if you have process discipline but not enough direct PM title history.
• Supply chain program analyst / procurement project lead: Detroit's hiring pockets are tied to automotive, manufacturing, and supplier ecosystems, so delivery skills can transfer into supplier-facing work.
• Technical business analyst: It keeps you close to product and delivery teams while lowering the barrier versus pure product-manager searches.
• Industrial production / operations improvement lead: Manufacturing-heavy local demand makes operations-facing leadership a realistic neighboring lane.
• Construction project controls / scheduler: About 30% of sampled local volume sits in construction, but much of that belongs to a separate specialist track outside this report's core scope.

What postings ask for

• Project management (table_stakes | immediate): It shows up in about 50% of local postings, making it the default screen-in skill for this market. Who: Everyone in this category, especially applicants whose titles have varied across PM, program, delivery, or chief-of-staff work.
• Program management (differentiator | immediate): Program management appears in about 15% of local postings and helps you compete for broader cross-team work instead of single-project execution only. Who: Mid-career candidates aiming to move above pure task tracking into portfolio or cross-functional ownership.
• Risk management (differentiator | immediate): Risk management appears in about 20% of local postings, which makes it one of the clearest signals that you can run troubled or ambiguous programs, not just meetings. Who: Anyone coming from delivery, operations, supplier, or consulting environments.
• Stakeholder management (differentiator | immediate): Stakeholder management also appears in about 20% of local postings, and Detroit's supplier, consulting, and commercialization work rewards people who can align multiple parties. Who: Career switchers and mid-career applicants who need to prove cross-functional influence.
• Budget management (premium | immediate): Budget management appears in about 15% of local postings and helps separate true owners from coordinators. Who: Candidates aiming for senior project, program, or chief-of-staff style roles.
• PMP (differentiator | near-term): PMP is the most visible named certification in local postings, showing up in about 10% of stated certification requirements. Who: Mid-career project and program managers with enough experience hours to qualify.

Questions about this market

What do Management, Product & Project roles pay in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

Government wage data for Detroit's broad management occupations shows a $127,690 median, $140,750 mean, $83,450 at the 25th percentile, and $171,300 at the 75th percentile in 2025, but that group is broader than product, program, project, TPM, and chief-of-staff roles. In the local posting sample, advertised ranges center on about $99k to $142k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $71k to $193k. Separately, Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts the mean offered salary on new Michigan openings for this occupation family at about $86,211 in September 2026 based on n=1,169, which is a postings-based mean rather than a posted-salary median. This is still a six-figure-capable market for experienced hires, and Detroit's regional price parity sits near the U.S. average at 100.3 while local CPI rose 3.7% year over year in August 2026.

Where is demand for Management, Product & Project roles in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated in a few channels, not spread evenly across all management titles. In the local sample, the heaviest industry mix is construction at about 30%, motor vehicle manufacturing at about 20%, software development at about 15%, automotive at about 10%, and IT services and IT consulting at about 10%. For core Management, Product & Project candidates, the most usable part of that mix is automotive and manufacturing transformation plus software and consulting delivery; a chunk of the construction volume likely belongs to specialist construction-management tracks that sit next to, not inside, this category. Detroit's mobility and commercialization ecosystem adds a second lane. Michigan Central joined Ford, JPMorganChase, the State of Michigan, and Newlab to launch Michigan LIFT, with a 30-acre testing-and-scaling environment and a $20 million in-kind commercialization-support aspiration, while separate Detroit-area grants backed Boston Dynamics and Bedrock, Cargility, and Neology pilots. Those signals imply program delivery, vendor coordination, and go-to-production work, but they are not the same as a large wave of named openings. Employer demand is also fragmented across more than 250 companies rather than dominated by one buyer, which means a focused target list beats a one-company strategy.

Which employers are hiring the most Management, Product & Project talent in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

Recent postings show the most activity from Ford (15 postings), Kastle (5 postings), HTC Global (5 postings), Deloitte (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Management, Product & Project roles in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 35% hybrid, with 65% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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