950+ Product & Project Management Jobs in Minneapolis, MN

Government wage data for the broad management major group is high: mean annual pay in the metro was about $149,000 in May 2025. That headline is useful, but it likely overstates what many product and project applicants should expect because it covers a wider management bucket than this category. A better local anchor for hands-on delivery roles is project management specialist pay around $100,700 median and $105,760 mean, with sampled current postings centered on about $101k to $141k.

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Advertised pay

Across the 844 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $82,400 at the 25th percentile, $115,000 at the median and $148,128 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 25, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Overall, this is a workable but selective market for experienced management, product, and project talent. Metro payroll employment rose 1.5% over the year ended June 2026, and the metro unemployment rate was 4.2% in July 2026. For this occupation family, Minnesota postings were up 11.5% year over year while statewide employment was essentially flat, and the local sample still showed more than 600 postings across more than 350 companies over the last 90 days. The catch is that access is uneven: about 55% of sampled roles were mid-level, about 35% were senior, and only about 5% were entry-level.

Best positioned: Candidates with established delivery or product ownership experience, strong risk/budget/stakeholder management, and willingness to work on-site or hybrid have the best odds.

Main caution: Do not treat this as a remote-first or entry-level market: only about 5% of sampled roles were fully remote and about 5% were entry-level.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 963 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. U.S. Bank: 17 open roles
2. Threadneedle group: 15 open roles
3. Xcel Energy, Inc.: 15 open roles
4. Medtronic plc: 14 open roles
5. Ameriprise Financial, Inc.: 12 open roles
6. Optum: 12 open roles
7. RBC Royal Bank: 12 open roles
8. Target Corp: 12 open roles
9. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities: 12 open roles
10. WSP Global Inc.: 12 open roles

Where the openings are

• Minneapolis: 291
• Saint Paul: 80
• Bloomington: 43
• Eden Prairie: 41
• Maplewood: 40
• Plymouth: 34
• Minnetonka: 30
• Eagan: 27

Work arrangement

on-site 585 (62%), hybrid 323 (34%), remote 38 (4%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is spread across a long tail of employers rather than one dominant buyer. Over the last 90 days, the local sample showed more than 600 postings across more than 350 companies, with active names including Optum, U.S. Bank, WSP Global Inc., Epic, HDR, MSA Professional Services, Proto Labs, and Mas Hvac, and overall employer concentration was fragmented. Sector mix matters, though. The sample was heaviest in construction at about 40%, followed by healthcare at about 15%, then manufacturing, software development, and industrial machinery manufacturing at about 10% each. For this report's scope, treat the construction-heavy slice carefully: some roles in that bucket are likely specialist construction-management jobs rather than the core management/product/project path, so the cleaner targets are enterprise program, product, and delivery roles inside healthcare, banking, software, and manufacturing firms. This is also not a broad-access market. About 55% of roles were mid-level, about 35% senior, and only about 5% entry-level, so the best openings cluster where employers already trust candidates to run budgets, risks, and stakeholder alignment from day one.

• Enterprise healthcare and health-tech programs (high): Healthcare accounts for about 15% of the sampled market, Optum is among the most active employers, and UnitedHealth is committing $1.5-$1.6 billion to AI in 2026, which supports demand for regulated program and product work.
• Banking and large-enterprise transformation (moderate): U.S. Bank appears among the most active local employers, and this segment tends to reward candidates who can manage stakeholders, risk, and budgets across large internal programs.
• Software, cybersecurity, and tech-enabled platforms (moderate): Software development makes up about 10% of the sample, Epic is among active employers, and a Minneapolis cybersecurity startup reported a $30 million Series B in late August 2026 that could support technical product and program work.

Where to focus: Focus first on enterprise program and product roles in healthcare, banking, software, and regulated tech companies where stakeholder, risk, and budget ownership are core and where the job is not actually a specialist construction-management role.

Roles worth searching next

• Business analyst: It is a credible bridge for candidates who already do requirements gathering, stakeholder communication, prioritization, and problem framing, especially as AI-assisted research and documentation become more common in PM work.
• Implementation consultant: This path stays close to scheduling, risk, stakeholder alignment, and customer-facing delivery, which are all visible in the local skill mix.
• Governance or compliance program analyst: Large local health-tech employers are investing heavily in AI under HIPAA-grade governance, which creates nearby work in policy, controls, documentation, and regulated execution.
• UX research operations lead: The local VR and HCI community points to adjacent work coordinating design, research, and immersive-tech initiatives around emerging user experiences.

What postings ask for

• Project management (table_stakes | immediate): It appears in about 45% of sampled postings, making it the clearest baseline skill in this market. Who: Everyone in this category.
• Risk management (differentiator | immediate): Risk management shows up in about 20% of sampled postings, which makes it one of the cleanest ways to separate yourself from task-only candidates. Who: Mid-career PMs, program managers, and switchers from operations or consulting.
• Budget and stakeholder management (differentiator | immediate): Budget management, budgeting, and stakeholder management each appear in about 15% of sampled postings, signaling that employers want commercial judgment, not just coordination. Who: Anyone aiming for enterprise program, delivery, or transformation roles.
• Scheduling and strategic planning (table_stakes | near-term): Scheduling and strategic planning both appear in the local skill mix, which means employers still care about disciplined execution even in higher-level roles. Who: Entry-level and career-switching candidates who need to prove operating rigor.
• PMP (differentiator | near-term): PMP is the certification most often required in the local sample, even if only about 5% of postings ask for it explicitly. Who: Project and program candidates who already have the experience hours and need a credibility boost.
• AI-assisted product workflow (premium | immediate): Nationally, 73% of product managers use AI tools weekly or daily, most often for PRD writing, customer feedback analysis, and competitive research. Who: Product managers, chiefs of staff, and program managers who need to show modern operating habits.

Questions about this market

What do Management, Product & Project roles pay in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI?

Government wage data for the broad management major group is high: mean annual pay in the metro was about $149,000 in May 2025. That headline is useful, but it likely overstates what many product and project applicants should expect because it covers a wider management bucket than this category. A better local anchor for hands-on delivery roles is project management specialist pay around $100,700 median and $105,760 mean, with sampled current postings centered on about $101k to $141k. In practice, Minneapolis pays solidly for experienced PM talent. Minnesota's mean offered salary on new openings for this occupation family was about $89,471 in August 2026, versus about $73,701 across all occupations statewide. That says employers still pay a premium for coordination, ownership, and cross-functional accountability.

Where is demand for Management, Product & Project roles in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI concentrated?

Real opportunity is spread across a long tail of employers rather than one dominant buyer. Over the last 90 days, the local sample showed more than 600 postings across more than 350 companies, with active names including Optum, U.S. Bank, WSP Global Inc., Epic, HDR, MSA Professional Services, Proto Labs, and Mas Hvac, and overall employer concentration was fragmented. Sector mix matters, though. The sample was heaviest in construction at about 40%, followed by healthcare at about 15%, then manufacturing, software development, and industrial machinery manufacturing at about 10% each. For this report's scope, treat the construction-heavy slice carefully: some roles in that bucket are likely specialist construction-management jobs rather than the core management/product/project path, so the cleaner targets are enterprise program, product, and delivery roles inside healthcare, banking, software, and manufacturing firms. This is also not a broad-access market. About 55% of roles were mid-level, about 35% senior, and only about 5% entry-level, so the best openings cluster where employers already trust candidates to run budgets, risks, and stakeholder alignment from day one.

Which employers are hiring the most Management, Product & Project talent in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI?

Recent postings show the most activity from Optum (15 postings), U.S. Bank (10 postings), WSP Global Inc. (10 postings), Epic (10 postings), HDR, Inc. (10 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Management, Product & Project roles in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 40% hybrid, with 60% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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