[michepriest]

This is a perfect Unstuck in 15 question. Unstuck in 15 is a framework to get clarity in 15 minutes with 3 questions.

The first question could be: What are all of the options available to you?

You have move and change careers. One might be working in a lucrative job and creating side projects. Another is exploring different industries and seeing what those job titles are. They could be something unfamiliar such as “intrapreneur”

The second question could be: What information is missing about your options? You’re doing a bit of this by asking about tech jobs.

I worked as an AI product manager. There’s tons of opportunities in AI. If you’re wanting more strategy work look into becoming a product manager (not to be confused with project manager). Although I suspect you’ll eventually go back to wanting to build. Strategy is mostly stakeholder communications and negotiation.

The third question is always nuanced and depends on the person and situation. In this case it might be along the lines of: What are all of the ways you can advance toward a career in product design despite the constraints?

There’s voluntary apprenticeship, making things and sharing your process on social media, creating lucrative Udemy courses on product design…