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Senior Data Product Manager | AI, SaaS & Data Strategy | Duluth, MN

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Month: September 2026

Data Product Team Structure: Why $180K Failed in 90 Days

data product team structure — Data Product Team Structure: Why $180K Failed in 9

A fully-funded $180K data product with executive sponsorship and 40-person kickoff collapsed in 90 days. David Ohnstad breaks down the organizational failures that killed this initiative and the structural lessons every data PM needs to know before scaling.

Published September 5, 2026
Categorized as Data Product Management

Data Product Manager Salary Negotiation: Why I Left $47K

data product manager salary negotiation — Data Product Manager Salary Negotiation: Why I Lef

I accepted a data PM role at $138K, only to discover the same company hired a PM for $185K with nearly identical responsibilities. The mistake? Negotiating within the wrong salary band. Here’s what I learned about positioning and anchoring.

Published September 2, 2026
Categorized as Data Product Management

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