Gregg Flecke
Writing the posting is one piece of a bigger search. For the full 2026 playbook, the comp math, the four-stage interview loop, and where the best candidates are hiding, read how to hire an AI product manager. AI Product Manager Job Description Template 2026 Last updated: June 7, 2026 An AI product manager job description … Read more
Opening a technical PM req this quarter? The companion to this guide is our 2026 hiring walkthrough: how to hire a technical product manager, which covers the JD, the interview loop, and the scorecard. This page is about the number. Technical Product Manager Salary Guide 2026 Last updated: June 6, 2026 | By Gregg Flecke … Read more
Last updated: June 5, 2026 | By Gregg Flecke Product Manager vs Project Manager: A Hiring Manager’s Decision Framework A product manager owns what gets built and why; a project manager owns how it ships and when. Hire a product manager when the open question is which roadmap to bet on. Hire a project manager … Read more
How to Hire a Data Product Manager: 2026 Guide Last updated: June 4, 2026 | By Gregg Flecke Hiring a data product manager in 2026 means deciding whether the role owns an internal data platform or a customer-facing data product, setting base pay of $140K to $180K mid and $180K to $240K senior, and testing … Read more
Last updated: June 3, 2026 | By Gregg Flecke Hiring a business analyst in 2026 means picking one of four profiles (Systems BA, Process BA, Agile BA, or Data/Reporting BA), pricing the band at $85K to $140K base for mid-to-senior, and grading the candidate’s actual requirements artifact instead of the resume. The fastest way to … Read more
Last updated: June 2, 2026 | By Gregg Flecke Hiring an LLM engineer in 2026 means scoping the system you actually need built (assistant integration, retrieval, fine-tune, eval and safety, or agent platform), budgeting $155K to $225K mid-level and $245K to $355K senior, and running a five-step loop that grades retrieval reasoning, eval discipline, and … Read more
Last updated: June 1, 2026 | By Gregg Flecke The data analyst interview in 2026 should grade three things and three things only: stakeholder translation, business framing under ambiguity, and judgment about which question is worth answering. SQL syntax, dashboard mechanics, and tool trivia all belong in a 20-minute screen or a take-home, not in … Read more
Last updated: May 30, 2026 | By Gregg Flecke Hiring a generative AI engineer in 2026 means scoping which of five working profiles you actually need (LLM application engineer, RAG/retrieval engineer, fine-tuning specialist, eval and safety engineer, or production GenAI/MLOps), budgeting $145K to $215K mid-level and $230K to $340K senior, and running a four-round loop … Read more
Last updated: May 29, 2026 | By Gregg Flecke A 2026 data analyst hire breaks cleanly into one of four working profiles (BI, marketing or product, analytics engineer, or finance and FP&A), with base comp running $72K to $135K depending on profile and metro, and clean searches closing in 21 to 35 days from intake … Read more
Cybersecurity Engineer Salary Guide 2026 Last updated: May 28, 2026 | By Gregg Flecke Cybersecurity engineers in the United States earn $118,000 to $185,000 base in 2026, with a national median near $148,000. Senior engineers in cloud security or incident response clear $200,000. CISSP and OSCP add $15,000 to $30,000 on top of band. I … Read more
