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How much do product strategy lead jobs pay per year?

As of Aug 9, 2026, the average yearly pay for product strategy lead in the United States is $185,798.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $152,000.00 and $209,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a product strategy lead?

A Product Strategy Lead is a professional responsible for guiding the direction and vision of a company's products. They analyze market trends, customer needs, and business goals to develop and execute strategies that ensure product success. This role collaborates closely with product managers, designers, engineers, and executives to align product development with overall company objectives. Product Strategy Leads often play a key part in identifying new opportunities, setting priorities, and measuring product performance to drive growth.

What does a product strategy lead do?

A product strategy lead is responsible for defining the long-term vision and strategic direction of a product or product portfolio. They analyze market trends, customer needs, and competitive landscape to develop plans that guide product development and prioritize features. This role often involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, setting goals, and using tools like roadmaps and KPIs to ensure product success.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a product strategy lead, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Product Strategy Lead, you need expertise in market analysis, product lifecycle management, and strategic planning, usually supported by a background in business, marketing, or related fields. Familiarity with data analytics platforms, product management tools like Jira or Asana, and frameworks such as Agile or Lean is typically required. Exceptional communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills help drive alignment and inspire teams. These capabilities are crucial for developing successful product strategies that align with business goals and deliver value in competitive markets.

How does a product strategy lead typically collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive product vision?

A Product Strategy Lead works closely with cross-functional teams such as engineering, design, marketing, and sales to ensure that the product vision is clearly communicated and aligned across departments. They facilitate regular strategy sessions, gather input from various stakeholders, and help prioritize features and initiatives based on market trends and business goals. Effective collaboration often involves balancing differing perspectives, managing dependencies, and ensuring that everyone is working toward a shared objective. This role is pivotal in translating high-level strategy into actionable plans that teams can execute efficiently.
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Infographic showing various Product Strategy Lead job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 87% Full Time, 10% Part Time, and 3% Contract. Highlights an 91% Physical, 3% Hybrid, and 6% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $185,798 per year, or $89.3 per hour.

Executive Director, Product Strategy Lead - CML

U014 (FCRS = US014) Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

East Hanover, NJ • On-site

$237 - $439/hr

Other

Medical, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 3 days ago

New


Job description

Band Level 7 Job Description Summary

This position will be located at the East Hanover, NJ site and will not have the ability to be located remotely. This position will require 20% travel as defined by the business (domestic and/ or international). The Executive Director, Product Strategy Lead (PSL) will lead the creation, implementation, orchestration and measurement of the integrated product strategies for an indication of a product within a given therapeutic area in the US, under the leadership of a General Manager for the Product or Portfolio. This individual will contribute to the key decision making for maximizing the impact of the product under their remit while actively and appropriately managing resource allocation across multiple teams, and multiple functions. This will be done in consultation with various teams and functions, including: Marketing, Sales, Novartis Patient Support, Market Access, Insights and Decision Science and Medical about their respective strategies, plans and proposed resourcing. This leader will impact the Novartis legacy in his/her responsibility for accelerating impact in the product/while leading through a business-critical transformation. This role will contribute to the management of the full P&L for the assigned product, under the final leadership of the General Manager for the Product or Portfolio and will partner closely with functional heads for decision-making of resource allocation to deliver the most accelerated impact for the product. This leader will be a key member of the General Manager team in the Integrated Product Strategy Organization and is expected to demonstrate accountability for the assigned product or indication and responsibility for broader enterprise leadership in their decisions and engagement across the US Pharma organization. This leader has a passion for transformational enterprise leadership, decisive strategy in service of delivering higher impact for patients, customers, healthcare systems with higher quality, speed and agility. Additionally, this leader will be responsible for ensuring that customer engagement and relationship building are factored into the product/ indications’ strategic approach and performance metrics to optimize the approach and identify potential areas of risk.

Job Description Key Responsibilities
  • Define critical and specific integrated priorities and key impact measures for assigned product/indication in consultation with the cross-functional product strategy team under the final leadership of the General Manager.
  • Integrate, lead, measure and take decisive action against the KPIs on the integrated product strategy to raise impact for product
  • Significant contribution to the P&L of a product/indication while enabling partner functions to manage day-to-day resource management
  • Significant contribution to the topline results as an outcome of strategic choices
  • Significant contribution to the integrated cross-functional resource allocation to deliver highest impact
  • Establish and coordinate management of KPI’s across all functions accountable for the integrated product strategy
  • Appropriately partner with functional heads in trade‑off decisions
  • Partner with other general managers and members of the Product Strategy team for enterprise decisions, including potential trade‑offs between products/indications
Essential Requirements
  • Education (minimum/desirable): Bachelor’s Degree, preferred MBA
  • Experience: Required: 10+ years in pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, or healthcare consulting industry inclusive of at least 2 different types of cross‑functional roles/experience
  • 3+ years of direct responsibility for large budget management inclusive of owning key product trade‑off decisions
  • 3+ years leading and translating an integrated product strategy requiring global and local alignment US Market, launch and product lifecycle stages experience, OR, General Manager experience in other countries
  • Preferred: Therapeutic Area experience US experience strongly preferred Global or other country / region experience (Projects or full time roles or temporary roles for 6 months or more)
Skills Desired
  • Asset Management
  • Commercial Excellence
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Digital Marketing
  • Influencing Skills
  • Inspirational Leadership
  • Medical Affairs
  • People Management
  • Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
  • Product Marketing
  • Product Positioning
  • Revenue Growth
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Value Propositions
Salary Range

Salary Range $236,600.00 - $439,400.00

The salary for this position is expected to range between $236,600.00 and $439,400.00 per year. The final salary offered is determined based on factors like, but not limited to, relevant skills and experience, and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically. Novartis may change the published salary range based on company and market factors.

Your compensation will include a performance-based cash incentive and, depending on the level of the role, eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards.

Benefits
  • US-based eligible employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, life and disability benefits, a 401(k) with company contribution and match, and a variety of other benefits.
  • In addition, employees are eligible for a generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves.

To learn more about the culture, rewards and benefits we offer our people.

https://www.novartis.com/careers/careers-research/notice-all-applicants-us-job-openings

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